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Sun 2 Jun, 2013 12:50 am
A fear is a fear that everyone has. In Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo’s life is dominated by fear, the fear of not wanting to be like his father. He was already popular in nine villages and known as a strong man in the village because he was a great wrestler. His fear leads to do things that make him look weaker, which he doesn’t want to make himself look weaker or look like a feminine in front of his clan, he wants to do better than his father. This is clarified when he kills his son Ikemefuna, he beats his wife during the Peace of Week and lastly when he kills himself.
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His fear is one shared by almost everyone. In "Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart," Okonkwo’s life is dominated by despair of emulating his father. Although was already popular in nine villages, known as a "Strong Man" for his renown as a wrestler, his fear eventually leads to mistakes he supposes could make him look weaker or effeminate to his clan. That he wishes to eclipse his father is clarified when he kills his son Ikemefuna then beats his wife during the Peace of Week, and lastly when he commits suicide.
Despair: fear: dread, foreboding,
http://thesaurus.com/browse/fear?s=t
Emulate: mirror, rival, etc
http://thesaurus.com/browse/emulate?s=t
Eclipse: outdo, surpass, etc
http://thesaurus.com/browse/outdo?s=t
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