07 August 2012
Nwoye
The character I think I liked the best was Okonkwo's son, Nwoye. I think I can identify with him the closest. I don't think of him as lazy as Okonkwo did in the book, but I think he just had a different set of skills that Okonkwo would consider weak or lazy. He was obviously very smart, but also very cautious. He didn't like his original religion because it ultimately left many of his questions unanswered. I think he was smart to question his religion and not just take what his relatives and neighbors told him at face value. I was happy when Nwoye finally let his father stop bullying him around and went into education and pursued something that he was not only good at, but something that made him happy, regardless of how his father felt about it.
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Yes, Nwoye was a very interesting character! I love how in the beginning of the novel it talked about when he walked past the baby twins left in the woods, and how he felt it wasnt right, and there was this bad feeling inside him. Then later in the novel people showed up that took in those baby twins and saved them from dying. I knew then that that was where Nwoye belonged. SO it was pretty cool to see how he turned out, and how he changed his future to do something he loved. He is one of the few characters who actually does what he wants, and doesnt follow the crowds.
I think a trend that can be shown from the father son relationship is the generation gap. The father is stuck in his old ways of ancestral gods and male dominance while the son is very accepting of new ideas and practices. This occurance is prevalent in our society as children always think their parents don't know anything or are too strict whereas the parents feel as if the kids are never trying to accomplish anything and that they have an overall attitude of not caring.
I liked Nwoye too because he wasn't afraid of being different. Even though his dad didn't approve of him becoming a Christian, Nwoye converted anyway because he thought that it would be best for him. Nwoye didn't fear change like his father and he was independent.
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