1. The Description of Okonkwos Personality
his household. He forces his wives and children too much to fulfill his expectation. He always uses his harsh and cruel actions every time he sees
laziness and weakness in their life. He often gives them punishment if they disobey his orders.
Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His`wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his
little children. p.13
His superiority can be on the way he treats unsuccessful men. He is so strict with the condition of being weak or lazy. This condition always makes him
upset. He does not care of such thing although his wives or children do those kinds of thing. He always uses his strength and harsh action to teach his wives
and children in avoiding laziness or weakness. Okonkwo never showed any emotion openly, unless it be the emotion of
anger. To show affection was a sign of weakness; the only thing worth demonstrating was strength. p.28
Although Okonkwo is described as a great warrior but he also has some weaknesses. Besides his strong and well-built body, Okonkwo cannot say what
he thought quickly. He is a little bit stammer. He is also a man who cannot accommodate his anger. Every time he gets angry and cannot express it by his
words, he will use his fists to satisfy his anger. He often uses his fists to weakness and unsuccessful men like his father.
And he did pounce on people quite often. He had a slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get his words quickly enough, he
would use his fists. He had no patience with unsuccessful men. He had no patience with his father. p.4
Okonkwos harsh actions actually show his inability in overcoming his fear. He covers up his weakness behind his harsh and rude actions. He cannot
expel his fear because he can only distract it from his mind temporarily. Moreover, he spreads his fear to everybody and prevents them to recognize his
weakness.