they swore never to lend him any more money because he never paid back." (5) In Umuofia, a father is supposed to teach the children right and wrong, and in this case, the lessons were not taught, but self-learned. Okonkwo had to rely on his own interpretations of what defined a "good man" and to him that was someone that was the exact opposite of his father. Because of his own self-taught conclusions, Okonkwo feels that anything resembling his father or anything that his father enjoyed was weak and unnecessary. . Okonkwo's fear allows him to gain more respect from his tribe, but only because it motivates him to do better than anyone else. He in return has the most successful crops in the tribe and is one of the leaders.
Okonkwo's own interpretation of a man turns him into a heartless being. Okonkwo even strikes down a child that calls him father: "[as the machete came down] Okonkwo looked away. He heard the blow. He heard Ikemefuna cry `My father, they have killed me!' . Okonkwo [draws] his machete and cuts him down. He does not want to be thought weak." (61) The fact that Okonkwo kills the child shows that the way that he thinks is wrong. Okonkwo is not very noble when reputation is more important than the life of a child. He is constantly worrying about what other people think of him but if he were a true hero he would have a heart and instead of putting himself in the situation that involves the death of Ikemefuna. Okonkwo would have not participated in the ritual and he would have stayed home. Although it is a shame to be weak, Okonkwo's actions in this scene show that he is not truly a person that is capable of being a ruler, but just a strong man that has fought for his whole life trying to be something different from his father.
Okonkwo's uncontrollable anger is his most prominent flaw that keeps him away from true greatness. Although his anger in some cases is helpful in his life, ultimately, it destroys his way of life.
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