19 July 2012
Nwoye
Nowye story line definitely intruiged me the most. He really wasn't a factor until the missionaries moved on the Igbo land. Okonkwo could never accept him as his son, and only as a "woman". When Nwoye rebelled against his fathers wishes to become a "manly man" as I would call it. That really got me thinking about Nwoye because in reality no one really paid any attention to him in the beginning. His interest in the white men and the new religion kind of pulled me into the book as he disobeyed his father. Nwoye definitely made himself untouchable when he sided with the white men because they would protect him. I hoped that his story would have continued.
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I thought that Nwoye and Okonkwo's relationship was interesting as well. I thought it was somewhat ironic that Okonkwo thought of his son as a "woman" when he decided to convert. If anything he became more of a man! It would take a great deal of courage to stand up to Okonkwo, especially with his nasty temper and his incredible fighting skills.
He was definitely my favorite character. I loved his attitude and how he rebelled!
I think that fact that Nwoye rebelled made him a man. Not just to himself, but also to his father. Eventhough his father hates him beacause of it I think secretely Okonkwo relized that Nwoye is not a scared little boy any more.
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