presents a challenge to the positivist idea of historythat
conditions continually improve over timeby depicting the change to Umuofia's culture as a result
of Christian missionaries. When the novel begins,is a powerful man and a leader in his tribe. He
is famous for wrestling and for growing yams, both of which establish his masculinity. Okonkwo
lives in opposition to his father before him. His father was a musician and was always poor and
asking others for help. Okonkwo resents his father and vows to be nothing like him. In some
sense, at least in Okonkwo's mind, his life is better than his father's; he has made progress
compared to the generation before him. He hopes that progress will continue with his son , but
his son is sensitive, unlike Okonkwo. In fact, one of Okonkwo's daughters is his favorite, but
he laments that he cannot treat her like a true heir because she is a girl.
Eventually, when the missionaries have taken over the village, Nwoye...
No comments:
Post a Comment