Nobody can teach who i am
-Chinau Achebe
Okonkwo is a very respected man in the village he lives in, Umofia. He is a famous wrestler as well as a farmer. He lives in fear of becoming his father, a coward and lazy man. He tries to become the opposite of his father and succeeds buy becoming very wealthy and building a home for his three wives and children. Later on a murder occurs and Okonkwo adopts a child from the other village his name ikemefuna. After 3 years of loving him more than any of his other children the tribe decided Ikemefuna must die. During his funeral Okonkwo accidentally shoots and kills a boy his punishment for this was to leave the village for 7 years.This strange white men come and they bring Christianity and win over Igbo and control them. As the Christian religion gains legitimacy, more and more Igbo people are converted. Just when Okonkwo has finished his seven-year sentence and is allowed to return home, his son Nwoye converts to Christianity.
Eventually, the Igbo attempt to talk to the missionaries, but the Christians capture the Igbo leaders and jail them for several days until the villagers get some money.The Igbo people hold a war council and Okonkwo is one of the biggest advocates for aggressive action. However, during the council, a court messenger from the missionaries arrives and tells the men to stop the meeting. Enraged, Okonkwo kills him. Realizing that his clan will not go to war against the white men, the proud, devastated Okonkwo hangs himself.
Eventually, the Igbo attempt to talk to the missionaries, but the Christians capture the Igbo leaders and jail them for several days until the villagers get some money.The Igbo people hold a war council and Okonkwo is one of the biggest advocates for aggressive action. However, during the council, a court messenger from the missionaries arrives and tells the men to stop the meeting. Enraged, Okonkwo kills him. Realizing that his clan will not go to war against the white men, the proud, devastated Okonkwo hangs himself.