is 's
father, who is depicted as a lazy, irresponsible man. Okonkwo despises his father and is
embarrassed to be related to him. Unoka is continually in debt and drinks excessively while
playing his flute. Unoka's primary desire is to live life to the fullest, and he is a relatively
peaceful man, who refuses to labor or attempt to earn titles.
Okonkwo is
ashamed of his father and is determined to not follow in his footsteps. Okonkwo grows up to be a
hardworking man, who is courageous but has an affinity for violence. Okonkwo's tough exterior
and callous personality stem from his fear of becoming an unaccomplished man like his father.
Unoka is not respected by his neighbors, and Achebe writes that he was an ill-fated man.
In , Achebe mentions that Unoka had a bad chi and died of "swelling of the
stomach," which was considered an abomination to the earth goddess. Unoka was carried to
the Evil Forest and left there to die.
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