My Idea on Things Fall Apart

This book is quite interesting in my opinion, Chinua Achebe did a great job with the idea of this book. I like the idea of the storyline with the context of the Igbo Society, it very well demonstrates how their society runs in the roles of each person. From children cultivating yams to men being successful for having multiple wives, it gives the reader a vision of how the igbo society runs. Something I highly disagree with after reading half the book, is the main character Okonkwo. This man is known to be successful after winning a wrestling match against someone undefeated, but all I see in this guy is arrogance and selfishness. Two major events that make me dislike Okonkwo is when he broke the week of peace by beating his wife. It literally could have happened any other time besides that week. More importantly is when he kills his adopted son Ikemefuna since he did not want to look weak. He was the one that sliced him down just because he did not want to look weak, from what I see this is selfishness just because he does it for himself, he literally could have not played a part of his death. I also feel bad for Nwoye, his other son since he had a connection with Ikemefuna and then one day Ikemefuna just disappears. I like this book for the story, I look forward to reading the second half of the book.