Static
characters do not experience a transformation, and their personalities remain the same
throughout the narrative. Static characters also maintain the same perspective throughout the
story and remain unchanged. One could label 's character static because he remains resolute,
callous, and aggressive from the beginning to the end of the story. Okonkwo fears that he will
become like his unaccomplished father and overcompensates by acting hostile and intolerant.
Okonkwo is scared to be viewed as weak, which is why he participates in 's death, and his
violent nature leads to his demise.
Okonkwo interrupts the Week of Peace by
beating his wife and is exiled for seven years after accidentally killing a boy during a funeral
ceremony. Okonkwo also ruins his relationship withand refuses to accept the fact that his
village of Umuofia is rapidly changing. Tragically, Okonkwo tries to fight European colonialism
with violence by beheading a messenger and commits suicide before...
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