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How does Okonkwo feel about Nwoye joining the missionaries?
Although he has always been harsh with his son, Okonkwo still believes in Nwoye’s potential to become a great clansman.
What is the relationship between Okonkwo and his family?
As an uncompromising man’s man, Okonkwo’s relationship towards his family is one of complete dictatorship. His three wives are there to serve him his food and raise his children. By seeing them as his subjects, Okonkwo can justify his brutal behavior against them. He can beat his wives without guilt.
Why does Okonkwo disown Nwoye?
He is compelled to convert to Christianity against the expressed wishes of his father. After his conversion, Nwoye prepares to go to missionary school in Umuru. As he probably predicted would happen, he is disowned by his enraged father.
Why was Okonkwo mad at nwoye?
Part of the reason Okonkwo is so angry about Nwoye’s new religion is that he considers Christianity weak and effeminate, and we know how important manliness is to Okonkwo. Okonkwo sees his father in Nwoye and can’t believe that he could father a son who’s so much like “a woman.”
What happens when Okonkwo confronts nwoye about his activity with the Church?
What happens when Okonkwo confronts Nwoye about his activity with the church? Nwoye says nothing and leaves his father forever. Okonkwo beats Nwoye until he promises to give up the church.
What was the relationship between Okonkwo and his son Nwoye?
Nwoye is Okonkwo’s eldest son who Okonkwo considers unforgivably emasculate and very much like his father, Unoka. As a child, Nwoye usually receives the brunt of his father’s criticism and remains feeling unwanted.
Why did Nwoye leave his family?
When he starts to beat Nwoye with a heavy stick, his uncle Uchendu demands that Okonkwo leave his son alone. Nwoye leaves the hut and never returns. Okonkwo fears that, after his death, his younger sons will abandon the family ancestors because they have become attracted to the new religion.
What did Okonkwo do when he found out that Nwoye has converted to the white mans religion?
What does Okonkwo do when he finds out Nwoye went to the Christian Church? He beats him.
What is Nwoye’s relationship with Okonkwo?
Nwoye, Okonkwo ’s oldest son, struggles in the shadow of his powerful, successful, and demanding father. His interests are different from Okonkwo’s and resemble more closely those of Unoka, his grandfather.
Why did Nwoye have to leave his family?
Nwoye had to leave his family to be a part of the new religion although he had plans to return to convert his mother and sisters. Okonkwo had given up on his son; he didn’t believe that Nwoye was worth fighting for. He had never thought of his son as masculine. Nwoye knew he disappointed his father, but he didn’t know what to do about it.
How does Nwoye become more attracted to the religion?
As the number of converts grows, Nwoye secretly becomes more attracted to the religion and wants to attend Sunday church service, but he fears the wrath of his father if he enters the church. One day, Okonkwo’s cousin sees Nwoye inside the Christian church. He rushes to tell Okonkwo, who says nothing until his son returns home.
How does Chinua Achebe compare Okonkwo and Nwoye in Things Fall Apart?
Nwoye also exemplifies the familial aspect of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. In contrast to Okonkwo, Nwoye creates bonds with his family, especially with Ikemefuna. Nwoye also prefers his mother’s folktales to Okonkwo’s violent war stories.