Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Why does Okonkwo kill Ikemefuna in Things Fall Apart? I need two good reasons.

I'll offer up
two possibilities, neither of which I feel are exhaustive or all-encompassing, but do both
coincide with his tragic flaw:

(1) 's belief in and reliance upon tradition.
When the elders decide thatshould be killed, Okonkwo does not second guess or challenge their
decision, just as he did not challenge the decision to place Ikemefuna with his family three
years before. Okonkwo sees his adherence to the wishes of the village elders as part of his
responsibility to his culture and tradition. We can juxtapose this to the warning of the eldest
member of the village who...

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