Things Fall Apart

Who was most to blame for okonkwo death

obierika accuses the British of being responsible for okonkwo a death, saying “that man was one of the greatest men in umuofia. You drove him to kill himself; and now he will be buried like a dog” (Achebe 208)

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I think Okonkwo is most to blame for his own demise. It is Okonkwo's stubborn hubris that enables his very bad decisions. Okonkwo does rash and paranoid things like killing his adopted son.

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