Everyone shows fear. Fear can do an unpleasant emotion due to person or something being unsafe. painful. or a menace. Many chief characters in novels show fright. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Okonkwo. the chief character. who struggles with fright and battles it to go stronger. Okonkwo struggles with fright of going like his male parent. fright of looking weak. and fright of his kids non going like him.

Okonkwo shows fright of going like his male parent. Okonkwo reveals his fright of going like his male parent in his ideas. Okonkwo fears for himself he will non go like his male parent ( 10 ) . Okonkwo wants to be a comfortable individual and does non desire to cover with the thought of being lazy and good for nil. Okonkwo shows fright of going like his male parent through his actions. Okonkwo asks to borrow yam seeds from Nwakibie and works difficult to turn his farm ( 21 ) . This shows Okonkwo values difficult work and attempt and does non desire to fall into debt like his male parent. Okonkwo would instead be the complete antonym of Unoka and go more independent. Okonkwo shows fright of going like his male parent through his words. While Okonkwo speaks to Nwakibie at his hut. Okonkwo says. “I know what it is to inquire a adult male to swear another with his yams. particularly these yearss when immature work forces are afraid of difficult work. I am non afraid of work ( 21 ) . ”

This shows Okonkwowants to win with his farm and non travel into debt like his male parent. He is more determined to work hard on his farm. Okonkwo shows fright of going like his male parent. Okonkwo shows fright of looking weak through his actions. ideas. and words. Okonkwo shows fright of looking weak through his actions. Okonkwo drinks wine from the caput of a adult male he killed in war ( 10 ) . Okonkwo wants the Ibo folk to look at his societal position as a strong warrior. Okonkwo shows fright of looking weak through his ideas. Okonkwo contemplates killing Ikemefuna ( 61 ) . Okonkwo did non desire to look weak even though he cared for Ikemefuna and did non desire to kill him. Okonkwo shows fright of looking weak through his words. During a akin meeting. Okonkwo says “This meeting is for work forces ( 28 ) . ” Okonkwo has a bit on his shoulder. He puts others down to do himself look stronger than the remainder. Okonkwo shows fright of looking weak. Okonkwo shows fright of his kids non going like him through his actions. ideas. and words. Okonkwo shows fright of his kids non going like him through his words.

Okonkwo says “I will non hold a boy who can non keep up his caput in the assemblage of the clan” ( 33 ) . This shows Okonkwo wants his boy. Ikemefuna to understand the traditions of the kin. He wants Ikemefuma to travel along with it. Okonkwo shows fright of his kids non utilizing his values through his ideas. For illustration. Okonkwo wishes Nwoye would go more like Ikemefuna. This shows Ikemefuna has the qualities of being a boy a male parent would be proud to hold. Last. Okonkwo shows fright of his kids non going like him through his actions.

For illustration. after one of Okonkwo’s cousins notices Nwoye among the Christians. he informs Okonkwo. Okonkwo so chokes Nwoye by the cervix. demanding where he has been after he returns ( 151 ) . This shows Okonkwo was against Nwoye altering spiritual beliefs. he wanted Nwoye to remain with the original Ibo spiritual beliefs like he did. Okonkwo shows fright of his kids non going like him. Okonkwo struggles with fright of going like his male parent. fright of looking weak. and fright of his kids non going like him. Many chief characters struggle with fright internally and externally. Fear can do the character to go frightened. angry. or give them an unpleasant feeling they conflict to go stronger.