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Okonkwo is the protagonist in the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart is about Okonkwo rule by success and fuel by the absolute resentment of becoming like his father, Unoka. Okonkwo chooses to live life by creating fear and anger to his tribe and his family. Okonkwo is ruled by fear and anger, which takes part in his ultimate downfall. Okonkwo is not so much a martyr but a tragic hero because he is a man of importance brought down by an insurmountable amount of conflict within himself due to his tragic flaws and the dominating cultural influence that threatens change in a traditional society.
Since Okonkwo is a tragic hero, he must have tragic flaws. The first of which is his obsession with war, fighting, and conquering. Okonkwo constantly must be engaged in some activity that has physical exertion or combat. For Okonkwo, the desire to conquer and subdue is described as being, "'...like the desire for woman'" (30). He possesses a one-track mind that......

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