Paper 2 Prompt - Okonkwo
Paper 2 Prompt: Children often inherit their values from their parents. Explore to what extent this is true for Okonkwo.
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- contextual information of Igbo - honour and pride - manhood - wealth - focused cultural context
In terms of values, Okonkwo certainly did not inherit his from his parents. As a child, Okonkwo's father Unoka was known as the laziest man in Umuofia. He never paid back the abundance of debts he owed many people and never got rewarded a title of any sort. Unoka never attempted to rescue his dying crops in order to provide food for his family, instead, Okonkwo was left to make sure his family ate. Okonkwo's father never became a warrior seeing how he could not stand the sight of blood. Okonkwo's most significant hopes were to make sure that he would never turn out to be the man his father once was.
His entire life, Okonkwo strived for excellence. Unlike his father, Okonkwo achieved many great things throughout his life. He had three wives, his own land and plentiful crops, overthrew the best wrestler nicknamed 'The Cat', and was respected by most of the people in his village.
Although Unoka was not a hard worker, he was an excellent drinker and musician. Whenever there was a festival on, he would make sure to take his flute with, as this was his most prized possession.
Nevertheless, Okonkwo's most prized possession was not a physical thing, it was the amount of pride he had. Okonkwo had excessive pride which was one of the factors which led to his death. He tried so hard to steer away from being his father's child that he lost sight of what was really important to him. When the substantial shift came to Umuofia, Okonkwo could not adjust to the change. He felt as though he would be seen as weak for giving in to the British. When he committed suicide, he showed people that he would rather die than face the change. Although he saw this as a prideful way of dying, the people of Umuofia did not see it this way.
NEEDS TO BE EDITED
- contextual information of Igbo - honour and pride - manhood - wealth - focused cultural context
In terms of values, Okonkwo certainly did not inherit his from his parents. As a child, Okonkwo's father Unoka was known as the laziest man in Umuofia. He never paid back the abundance of debts he owed many people and never got rewarded a title of any sort. Unoka never attempted to rescue his dying crops in order to provide food for his family, instead, Okonkwo was left to make sure his family ate. Okonkwo's father never became a warrior seeing how he could not stand the sight of blood. Okonkwo's most significant hopes were to make sure that he would never turn out to be the man his father once was.
His entire life, Okonkwo strived for excellence. Unlike his father, Okonkwo achieved many great things throughout his life. He had three wives, his own land and plentiful crops, overthrew the best wrestler nicknamed 'The Cat', and was respected by most of the people in his village.
Although Unoka was not a hard worker, he was an excellent drinker and musician. Whenever there was a festival on, he would make sure to take his flute with, as this was his most prized possession.
Nevertheless, Okonkwo's most prized possession was not a physical thing, it was the amount of pride he had. Okonkwo had excessive pride which was one of the factors which led to his death. He tried so hard to steer away from being his father's child that he lost sight of what was really important to him. When the substantial shift came to Umuofia, Okonkwo could not adjust to the change. He felt as though he would be seen as weak for giving in to the British. When he committed suicide, he showed people that he would rather die than face the change. Although he saw this as a prideful way of dying, the people of Umuofia did not see it this way.
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