Things Fall Apart

    How does Okonkwo's sense of masculinity and male and female roles compare with that of the rest of the tribe? Is he a typical man in his society? Use specific passages in your response (provide citations). In Chapter 2, the narrator says, "And so Okonkwo was ruled by one passion - to hate everything that his father Unoka had loved. One of those things was gentleness and another was idleness." How is this hate manifested in Okonkwo's life in the chapters we've read thus far? Provide specific examples (provide citations). Length: Half a page total (about 125 words)