Okonkwo's Self-Destructive Masculinity in Things Fall Apart

Okonkwo's self-destructive masculinity to things fall apart Chinua Achebe's novel "Disintegration" is a story that allows readers to live in a village in Nigeria in a completely different way. Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930. Perhaps this is why he wrote a book in the village of Nigeria and introduced Nigerian people's lifestyle. From the first page of the book to the last page, Achebe allows the reader to enter the idea of ​​the main character Okonkwo. Okonkwo is the leader of his village and is highly appreciated by many of his achievements.

The first reason is the fear of Okonkow's manhood and the masculinity of Okonkow is characterized by his fear of becoming like a father. Okonkwo's father (Unoka) is a talented musician, but he is still known for Okonkwo's laziness and irresponsibility. The bad reputation of Unocha is known for not repaying his debt, which brought shame to his family. But he (Uno) is not so ... in the book of Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo depicts his masculinity in various ways even if it hurts the person closest to him. He thinks he needs to show masculinity, so he will not end like a father's Unocha. "He has no patience for men who fail, his father has no patience" (4). Okonkwo associates masculinity with aggression, the only feeling he should show is anger, I feel he is making him unemployed.

Okonkwo's self-destructive masculinity to things fall apart Chinua Achebe's novel "Disintegration" is a story that allows readers to live in a village in Nigeria in a completely different way. Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930. Perhaps this is why he wrote a book in the village of Nigeria and introduced Nigerian people's lifestyle. From the first page of the book to the last page, Achebe allows the reader to enter the idea of ​​the main character Okonkwo. Okonkwo is the leader of his village and is highly appreciated by many of his achievements.