Bookreport: Things Fall Apart Author: Chinua Achebe Describes the book as a tragedy, shows evidence about why Okonkwo makes this book a tragedy.

The Tragedy of Life
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe describes to us a tragic story about a "strong man" whose life is run by his own anger and fear of himself. The definition of a tragedy is a drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. Essentially, Okonkwo and his society compose this novel to be a tragedy.
Okonkwo's life shows how this story is a tragedy. He starts off believing that he will be a rich and famous man, but…