... in debt to many of the other villagers and because he did not grow many yams, a symbol of manliness. 'Unoka, (Okonkwo's father) the grown-up, was a failure.' Many in the society of Umuofia looked down upon Okonkwo's father, this greatly embarrassed Okonkwo and so he decided, from a young age not to be like his father. Even as a very young man Okonkwo established his fame, much more so than his father had ever done in his long years. Okonkwo made his fame by becoming a great wrestler, eventually throwing Amalinze the cat, the greatest wrestler for seven years. 'Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan.' This was the background position for Okonkwo great fame and over a long period of twenty years and more it grew. In the society of Umuofia, Okonkwo was considered one of the greatest men. 'That was one of the ...

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