Thing Fall Apart


I'm amazed about how Unoka neglected his family, and he acquired an extreme amount of debt due to his lazy actions. This attitude lead to him having barely enough money to feed them, yet there was always some for palm oil.This irresponsible behavior lead Okonkwo to be manipulated by the fear of becoming his father. This fear ruled over his every action, and that is why he is emotionally distant to wives and children in order to hide any weakness. In addition begins to see a laziness in Nwoye, so he would beat him because he feared that he would end up like his grandfather. Okonkwo's fear pressures him to act in his version of what a man should be based of cultural expectations. Sadly this fear and pressure to appear strong in front of others leads him to cut down some one he cared about. Ikemifuna. He was so afraid of being perceive as weak in front of the other tribe member's that he killed his adopted son after he screamed for Okonkwo to help him. This fear of being weak has helped him in becoming a wealthy yam farmer, but it is consuming and driving him mad. Hopefully in the future he will be able to learn from his mistakes and be able to over come his childhood traumas.