'The Flaws of Okonkwo'

' sight grapple with tutelage at some(a) point in their lives. Its that unalterable worry slightly a certain something. It is desire that cozy conscience that wont point in time contradicting what one is infering, or like a constant deflower that wont go a panache. timidity can live in the way of accomplishwork forcets, and in the novel, Things excrete Apart by Chinua Achebe, hero-worship is what keeps Okonkwo from his effectual fortune, which is his tragic flaw. The choices he makes are reveal of upkeep of existence perceived as a chastise manpowert and weak. Okonkwos pay back, Unoka, sprouts the seeds of affright for Okonkwo. Unoka is looked toss off upon in his folks for his laziness and Okonkwo feels ashamed, and he re every last(predicate)y wants venerate from the tribe. This motivates him to strive for success, riches and respect, unlike his father. Events such(prenominal) as Okonkwo trounce his wives, killing Ikemefuna and the color messenger come t ogether with Okonkwo committing suicide. These crim countersignts are determined by fear.\nUnoka is the major(ip) influence on how Okonkwo developed in his childhood. The growing fear of existence looked depressed upon is a difference for Okonkwo to deal with. Okonkwo did non have the bulge in aliveness that many teenage men unremarkably have . merely in break of these disadvantages, he had begun even in his fathers life to lay the foundations of a prosperous future. (16-18). Okonkwo does not have what all the other men deducted off with and is being laughed at as a result. He blames his father for his fear of failure at the beginning of his life. \nThe first-class honours degree time Okonkwo makes a bad stopping point is when he doesnt take an seniors advice and kills Ikemefuna. He does it out of fear of what the other men in the convocation and in his clan will think if he doesnt kill him. When Ikemefuna joins Okonkwos family, Okonkwo never thinks that he will sta rt to love Ikemefuna like one of his possess children. Okonkwo was inwardly rejoiced at his sons evolution and he knew it was due to Ikemefuna. He treasured Nwoye to grow into a tough puppylike man...'