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Okonkwo's Tragic Hero In Things Fall Apart

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A hero is a selfless individual that displays not only bravery, strength, and courage, but also transfers compassion, love, wisdom, and acceptance to others. In my opinion, Okonkwo is not a hero because of the many flaws in his personality. What also affects Okonkwo as a hero is his bad actions he committed throughout the book. I consider Okonkwo a tragic hero. By tragic hero I mean that Okonkwo holds lots of power and prestige, but he contains a major flaw. In this case, his major flaw is the fear of turning out weak and unsuccessful like his father, Unoka. Throughout the novel, Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo displays many actions that are not hero like.

The reason why Okonkwo is not completely a hero is because of his anger. Okonkwo's anger

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