Okonkwo's Fate

There is a lot of debate on whether or not Okonkwo's hanging was "noble" or "right". In their society and even a bit in the modern world, suicide is not very just and is in general, simply frowned upon as a disgrace. However, perhaps it was Okonkwo's only choice. The actions of the evangelists forced him into making a decision of either losing his dignity or committing suicide. If he hadn't killed himself, he would be living in a society taken over by people that live to suppress his ideas, so perhaps his only available response was death to save himself.