The pride of the despot a B.E.P. on Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart

The most despicable character in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart is Okonkwo, because he allows his pride to dictate his actions. Okonkwo is portrayed as a man whose wealth and ambition is surpassed only by his pride in himself and his Achievements. "'I will not have a son who cannot hold up his head in the gathering of the clan. I would sooner strangle him with my own hands (33).'" This relates to the …

…do anything to keep his image as a great warrior. Okonkwo is ashamed of his father because he was lazy, poor and heavily in debt. "Any wonder then that his son Okonkwo was ashamed of him(8)?" This shows that Okonkwo is embarrassed and ashamed to be related to his father. In Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart Okonkwo is the most despicable character because he lets his pride get in the way of his actions.