The character, Okonkwo in a story analysis Slide One Okonkwo, as the main protagonist in this story, shapes his character opposite of his father’s character. While his father was lazy, cowardly and had lived a debt-filled life, Okonkwo was brave and respected. He was also very hard-working and found success in farming, in war and in wealth. He was able to alienate himself from his father’s character, which he related to weakness. He was renowned for his might and his success in war. Violence was one of the ways he differentiated himself from his father, who could not stand the sight of blood. Slide Two Okonkwo was respected in his village and on this occasion had been sent to collect
