Things Fall Apart

In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo was indeed very much an individual, with a personality unlike most of his fellow Igbomen. The things that he said and the actions that he took in the situations that he encountered throughout his life played an important role in how things fell apart for him. Some people would describe Okonkwo as being extraordinary, strong, intelligent, motivated, and brave. Others might think he was cruel, unjust, irrational, and inhumane. From what I gathered from the book, Okonkwo demonstrated all of these traits, for better or for worse. In an attempt to analyze his personality, I have broken his main characteristics into three parts: his productiveness, his fear and wrath, and his traditionalism. With these three aspects of his personality, I have found several interesting factors that contributed to his success in early life, and how things fell apart for him in his last years.…