... of his clan is still challenged. When his son Nwoye converts to Christianity, he reacts with anger and violence. Okonkwo "[grips] [Nwoye] by the neck", "suddenly overcome with fury"(Achebe 87) and threatens to kill him. Okonkwo rightfully views the Christians as a danger to the clan and resists their beliefs, even if it means harming his own son. Later on, Okonkwo still resents ... like vermin by those who respected him. Igbo culture has been consumed and shattered by Western culture. Okonkwo's journey shows the devastation of the native culture and the death of a way of life. Things fa...

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