He never took a title in his life, he borrowed money from his clansmen, and he rarely repaid his debts. He never became a warrior because he feared the sight of blood. Moreover, he died of an abominable illness.
Unoka died in debt and humiliation. The memory of him gave Okonkwo a terrible fear of failure, and to work tirelessly. An excellent flutist, he was happy and peaceful when he was playing his flute, in spite of the sorrow and grief that was evident in his music. Unoka lacked responsibility.
He was poor, lazy, and neglectful of his wife, and he did not plan for the future. During his life, he never took a title and, therefore, never gained status or respect from the villagers. Instead, they called him a loafer, and he was the laughingstock of the community. Whenever he managed to get his hands on money, "he immediately bought gourds of palm-wine. Unlike his father, Okonkwo had no problem with the idea of war. Okonkwo grew up resenting his father for not being stronger and more masculine.
Okonkwo is constantly fearing that he will end up a failure like his father. The first reason is, everyone respects The Receiver and it is the most important and exclusive job in the community. It is a very different and rare event that almost never happens so they admire and honor him. He also was skipped over which, in their community, was a monumental deal.
He abused and raped Celie during her teenage years until he send her off to marry a man stranger to Celie. He is a picture of an abusive, cruel and pervert man who only thinks about his own satisfaction and disregarded even his own flesh and blood.
Willy is having one of his flashbacks and talks to his dead older brother, Ben. Ben states that, "Father was a very great and a very wild-hearted man And we 'd stop in the towns and sell. He is thought to be lazy and weak and does not live up to the expectations that his father has for him as his oldest son. After the arrival of Ikemefuna, Okonkwo began to see positive changes in his son.
He began to adopt more manly attitudes giving Okonkwo hope for him. He was poor, and his wife and children had barely enough to eat. People laughed at him because he was a loafer, and they swore never to lend him money because he never paid back. His father was the exact opposite of what the Igbo people stand for. In turn, Okonkwo became a ruthless warrior who was known across the different tribes. The worst aspect of Unoka is that he was considered to be a failure. The narrator tells the readers how Okonkwo 's life in the beginning was.
Since his father was ill-fated,lazy, irresponsible, and has a bad reputation, Okonkwo did not inherit anything. He did not inherit neither a barn,nor a title, nor a young wife. The narrator tells us that when he talks about Unoka 's Oracle visit. The priestess told Unoka that he is having bad harvest due to his being lethargic.
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