Things Fall Apart

Chapters 24 and 25: Pages 198 - 209

what does Obierika mean when he says to the District Commissioner: "you drove him to kill himself"?

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Obierka is referring to the white men, and the changes wrought by their intrusion in the area. The loss of custom and traditions were something that Okonkwo couldn't cope with, so he took his own life.

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