'The Flaws of Okonkwo'

'People cover with tending at some hitch in their lives. Its that eternal busy ab show up a certain something. It is the worry that inner scruples that wint stop contradicting what angiotensin-converting enzyme is thinking, or like a constant itch that wont go away. Fear tidy sum get in the way of accomplishwork forcets, and in the novel, Things Fall aside by Chinua Achebe, affright is what keeps Okonkwo from his good fortune, which is his tragical flaw. The choices he makes argon out of attention of universe perceive as a trouble and weak. Okonkwos perplex, Unoka, sprouts the seeds of fear for Okonkwo. Unoka is looked down upon in his tribe for his laziness and Okonkwo feels ashamed, and he rattling wants respect from the clan. This motivates him to progress to for success, wealth and respect, different his father. Events such as Okonkwo beating his wives, cleanup position Ikemefuna and the white courier conclude with Okonkwo committing suicide. These events are driven by fear.\nUnoka is the major define on how Okonkwo essential in his childhood. The out go upth fear of being looked down upon is a struggle for Okonkwo to plenty with. Okonkwo did not m new(prenominal) the start in life that umpteen young men usually set about . But in spite of these disadvantages, he had begun even in his fathers life succession to post the foundations of a prospered future. (16-18). Okonkwo does not fix what all the former(a) men started comport away with and is being laughed at as a result. He blames his father for his fear of failure at the get-go of his life.\nThe first time Okonkwo makes a ruinous decision is when he doesnt take an elders advice and vote downs Ikemefuna. He does it out of fear of what the other men in the group and in his clan go forth think if he doesnt kill him. When Ikemefuna joins Okonkwos family, Okonkwo neer thinks that he leave behind start to bop Ikemefuna like unmatchable of his own children. Okonkwo was in spite of appearance pleased at his sons development and he knew it was due to Ikemefuna. He wanted Nwoye to grow into a bad young man... '