changes radically as a result of colonization, namely because he converts to Christianity. He is
certainly not the only villager to whom the preaching of the missionaries appeals, but he is the
most important because he is the son of the.
Okonkwo is a village leader who
values masculinity above all else. He fully buys into the idea that his prowess in wrestling and
growing yams earns him a position of authority in his tribe. He avoids showing emotion even in
situations that warrant such a reaction. Okonkwo's personality was shaped in large part by his
father, who was a poor musician. Okonkwo wants to be as unlike his father as possible, so he
goes to the extreme and only pursues activities and attitudes that can be construed as
hypermasculine. His son Nwoye, on the...
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