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In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is determined to not be like
his father. He tries so hard to be everything his lazy fatheris not. Sadly enough,
Okonkwo goes to the opposite extreme. He becomes a workaholic. He has ideals and works
hard to make those ideals a part of life. He has never understood how his father could
be so lazy.

Okonkwo and his father represent two extremes.
There is no balance in either man's life. Okonkwo is so determined to be unlike his
father until he abuses his family, his wives and children, in order to keep them from
being like his lazy father.

Okonkwo cannot relax. On the
other hand, Okonkwo's father does nothing but relax. Okonkwo works hard to make a name
for himself. Okonkwo's father already has a name for himself, but it is nothing for
which to be proud. He owes everyone in the tribe and then
some.

When the white man comes in and tries to change the
tribal views, Okonkwo cannot handle it. As things fall apart, Okonkwo gives up and hangs
himself. Sadly enough, he will be buried without the honor he worked so hard to achieve.
In the end, he will be buried exactly as his father was, without honor, and that is what
he tried so hard to prevent from happening.

Neither of the
men win. The story in itself teaches a valuable lesson about compromise. There should be
a happy medium. Finding the balance between work and play is essential to having a happy
life.