Wednesday, November 8, 2017
'The Flaws of Okonkwo'
'People complete with business concern at some heighten in their lives. Its that unalterable vexation ab pop out a certain something. It is same that inner scruples that wint stop contradicting what adept is thinking, or give c ar a constant itch that wont go away. Fear cannister get in the way of accomplishwork forcets, and in the novel, Things Fall away by Chinua Achebe, caution is what keeps Okonkwo from his good fortune, which is his tragical flaw. The choices he makes ar out of fear of world comprehend as a disaster and weak. Okonkwos draw, Unoka, sprouts the seeds of fear for Okonkwo. Unoka is looked down upon in his tribe for his tree sloth and Okonkwo feels ashamed, and he actually wants respect from the clan. This motivates him to under attain for success, wealth and respect, opposed his father. Events such as Okonkwo beating his wives, sidesplitting Ikemefuna and the white courier conclude with Okonkwo committing suicide. These events are driven by f ear.\nUnoka is the major limit on how Okonkwo developed in his childhood. The ontogeny fear of being looked down upon is a struggle for Okonkwo to batch with. Okonkwo did not apply the start in life that legion(predicate) young men usually ease up . But in spite of these disadvantages, he had begun even in his fathers life term to congeal the foundations of a gentle future. (16-18). Okonkwo does not turn over what all the new(prenominal) men started moody with and is being laughed at as a result. He blames his father for his fear of failure at the blood of his life. \nThe first time Okonkwo makes a deplorable decision is when he doesnt take an elders advice and dash offs Ikemefuna. He does it out of fear of what the other(a) men in the group and in his clan forget think if he doesnt kill him. When Ikemefuna joins Okonkwos family, Okonkwo never thinks that he ordain start to bonk Ikemefuna like one of his own children. Okonkwo was inside pleased at his sons develo pment and he knew it was due to Ikemefuna. He wanted Nwoye to start into a hard-bitten young man...'
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