Obituary of Okonkwo

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Obituary of Okonkwo Okonkwo was born on 19th century in a village of Nigeria which calls Umuofia. When he was 17 years old, he defeats the strongest wrestling player who calls cat. Because of that he brought the honor to his village and won some title for himself. For Okonkwo, he is a strong and hard-working man. He did not show any weakness to anybody. He has 3 wives and 9 children. He is wealthy and powerful among the people of village. Actually, he got high position in his village; he is one of most important leader of his village. In the funeral of Ezeudu, suffering began to come to him, when people drums, Okonkow fired his gun and it accidently goes off and kill someone. Because of that, he and his family had to run away for 7years. They went to his uncle Uchendu s home. At that place, the rest of relatives received them warmly. They help Okonkow to make a hut and lend him some seed to star working. When Okonkow left, white man began to come to Umuofia. They introduced their religion to the villagers and tried to let them believe that. After 7 years pass, Okonkow returned to Umuofia, he found every part of his village almost was changed by white man. He and other leaders of village destroy a Christina church. Because of that, they were put into a prison. After that, the people of Umuofia gather for discussing fighting with the white man. At that time, Okonkwo killed a messenger of the white government who try to stop the meeting. He realized that people of Umuofia were not going to fight the white man with him. He realized that he will be killed sooner or late. So after that he hung himself. It is a pity that the death of Okonkwo, he is a tragic hero. He did not realize that the development of social. He keep the traditional that he had before. On another hand, he loves his village. He is a real man. When he face the white man who is more powerful than

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