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... Although Okonkwo was "not a man of thought but of action" (69), he did consider certain things: Okonkwo wanted to be a great man. ... Achebe explains early on that Okonkwo "had no patience with unsuccessful men. ... Achebe writes, "It was the fear of himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father" (13). He hated everything his father loved: "one of those things was gentleness and another was idleness" (13). ... Although Achebe describes Okonkwo as "one of the greatest men of his time," he also mentions Okonkwos youth. ... In fact, Achebe describes Okonkwo as a man whose "heels hardly touched the ground" and who "seemed to walk on springs" (4).
Approximate Word count = 1034
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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