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~ End of the Book Did Okonkwo make the right decision? (Did he have any other options? What should he have done?

In my perspective, Okonkwo’s decision on killing the messenger and himself were completely ill-judged since he did not achieve his goal of life, being a manly man who is remembered as robust, respectful, and masculine. He needed to think before he takes an action. In other words, he should not let his temper control his consciousness. Due to a moment of being furious to the messenger, he did not think about the follow up penalty. If he might have been a bit calm down, he would not make two sacrifice. Also, even if he did kill the interpreter from church, he should not commit suicide; he has four young sons, who should have father’s teaching and daughter, who had not married yet. This seems to show how he resembles his father’s character of being careless to his family still solely being selfish all the time. Thus, his action of deed of murdering two morals appeared to be incorrect and foolish.