Things Fall Apart Chapter 1-4

My opinion of Oknokwo is that he was shaped by his father.  Growing up he saw his father fail and be a "weak link."  After seeing this he didn't want that life for himself.  He wanted to never fail.   Since his father was weak, he wanted to be strong.  Since his father was a debtor, he wanted to be rich.  Basically everything he father was he wasn't.  That can be good and bad.  His father was compassionate and not physical.  Oknokwo meanwhile was not compassionate, or he never showed it, and he was very physical.  Instead of talking about an argument, he would go and beat up that person.  I think he wants to be a nice guy, but since his father was nice and failed, he, Oknokwo, isn't very loving.  I think that he believes that all of the qualities that his father had contributed to his death.  But it was really only one or two qualities that made his father fail.  He wants to be a good person,but he doesn't want to fail.  He also loses his temper easily.  He is way more a physical person than a talkative person.