Many readers of this may be shocked by the way in which the lives of women in the novel are displayed. They may see the composition of women in the text as sexist and perhaps judge the main character Okonkwo as the leading ’’chauvinist ‘’ .Furthermore, there is no doubt that the author Achebe planned to show how Okonkwo’s views of the roles of men and women, how this has a major influence on both his thoughts and actions …show more content…
This resistance is what alienates him in his own village. When Okonkwo arrives back to Umuofia after seven years in exile he finds it difficult to believe the transformation and is bewildered on how the people of the village have not fought back against these colonizers and the colonial power. Okonkwo says ‘’what is it that happened to our people? Why did they not fight back ‘’ (Achebe 128).Okonkwo feels isolated and confused as his rigid attitude towards Colonizers and a lack of understanding towards his fellow tribesmen leaves him in an apposition where the colonial power have become much