Okonkwo as a Victim
In Things Fall Apart Okonwo kills Ikemefuna. Ikemefuna is Okonkwo's adopted son. When it is said this way it makes Okonkwo seem evil and heartless. This is not completely true. When you look at how Okonkwo's life was, with his fear of becoming his father and the reputation he had in his village, it can be understood that the fact that Okonkwo is evil because of what he did is spurious. Okonkwo is really the victim in the book.
Okonkwo grew up with hate and disrespect for his father, Unoka, because he was a failure. Okonkwo feared becoming him so he tried to be th…
