Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, is a fiction novel about the Igbo tribe. I am writing my essay on Okonkwo, the tragic hero, his flaws which led to his downfall, how he tries to escape his fate and the decision he made to end his life. The dictionary defines a tragic hero as a “great or virtuous” one. character in a drama destined for downfall, suffering and defeat. Okonkwo is a brave warrior and clan leader of the Igbo community of Umuofia. He rose from nothing to a high position in his village through hard work and became a great man. He has three wives and many children who all live in huts in his compound, including his son Nwoye whom Okonkwo considers weak and not manly enough as he tells Obierka: "I did my best to for Nwoye to become a man, but there are also some. a big part of his mother in him” (p65) and his daughter Ezinma whom he prefers among all because she has a good mind and a barn full of yams. Okonkwo's desire to succeed and fear of failure push him to do everything he can to avoid ending up like his father Unoka, who is meek, weak, idle, a...