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Things Fall Apart

In the novel Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo, the main character, ended up taking his own life. The fact that he was the one who ended his existence would make one think that he had total control over his fate. However, that was simply not the case. For one, his experience growing up with his father played a large role in how his life played out. Secondly, his experience with Ikemefuna and his questionable decision to assist in his slaying came back to haunt him. Lastly, the white Christian missionaries in both Okonkwo's fatherland and motherland pushed him to the brink of madness. Okonkwo's fate was indeed inevitable because of some major events in his life and the kind of person he was.
In Okonkwo's eyes, his father was lazy, effeminate, poor, and worst of all, title less. This shamed Okonkwo for his entire life, and it made him want to be the exact opposite. His whole life was aimed at erasing the memory of his father to his clansmen through great......

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