Things Fall Apart
How do you think Okonkwo’s son Nwoye will grow up?
How do you think Okonkwo’s son Nwoye will grow up?
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Aslan
Nwoye will grow up ostracized, withdrawn and afraid. Nwoye is in constant fear of Okonkwo. Okonkwo thinks that his son is feminine and weak. Nwoye is expected, by his father, to be hyper-masculine and aggressive. Nwoye has to live up to an ideal that he simply is not.