ted and driven man, who made Okonkwo strive to be everything that his father was not. Okonkwo grew up as a great wrestler in his village which made him feel strong, masculine and important in his society. He succeeded in his tribe of the Ibo having three wives and four children. Status and rank were the two main things that Okonkwo lived his life for. He worked hard throughout the whole year. He harvested his yams in the harvest season and worked around the village and his hut in the off season. His wives would cook his meals and tend his children until they came to an age to help him in his everyday activities. Everything Okonkwo did, he did to be accepted by his tribe. He lived his life the way an Ibo tribe member was supposed to and didn't
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