... fear as deep and intimate, a fear that he would resemble his father. Okonkwo had developed a very short and violent temper that was immediately triggered in response to actions that he deemed to be weak or actions that questioned his authority. Okonkwo despised and abhorred anything that was lazy, weak, or womanly like his father, and was often rather cruel to his ... as many other practices of the Igbos. The next major event occurs in chapter thirteen, where Okonkwo's gun misfires and he accidentally kills a young man during a wedding celebration. The only acceptable thing for Okonkwo ...

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