Set in Africa in the 1890s, “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe recounts the tragedy of Okonkwo at the time when Christian missionaries arrived and polluted the culture and traditions of many people. African tribes. Okonkwo is a self-made man who values ​​culture, tradition and, above all, masculinity. Okonkwo's attachment to Igbo culture and tradition, as well as his extreme emphasis on manhood, are the cause of his disgrace and eventual death. Within the Obi tribe, Okonkwo is an important man, who went from nothing to a man of great value. wealth and social status. Okonkwo is obsessed with masculinity and has a very narrow view of “manliness”. Okonkwo's relationship with his deceased father is the source of his violent and ambitious behavior. He wants to rise above his father's legacy of laziness, which he sees as weak and therefore feminine. This drive and this fierce pride made him a great man, but they are also the source of all his faults. The Igbo are deeply patriarchal and violence is not uncommon. This male domination is inherent to the language of the clan; the word for a man who ...