TFA+(20-25)+Youjin+(Jenny)+J.

Did Okonkwo make the right decision? (Did he have any other options? What should he have done?)

Yes. Okonkwo made the right decision.Though his murder is and will never be justifiable in legal terms, I, being a fervent supporter of this fragile yet valiant man, believe that Okonkwo had to do what he had done. I do not blame his crime, not only because he has been suffering for such a long time, but also because I think the white men have broken (and simply ignored) the Umuofian legal system and code of conduct in the first place without any respect or explanation. If they are going to break others' laws without any sufficient justification, why does Okonkwo have to give them back any more respect than what he has received? Plus, had they not harassed the wise and important men of Umuofia with contemptible manners? I was very enraged when I saw that the Umuofians were being treated like dogs by those white barbarians, whom mistakenly believe that the natives are the savages, when they are. (I'm trying not to be emotional here, but I can't help, especially when I see unjust scenes as these.)

Considering what the white men have done to the clan, the damage Okonkwo did to them is minimal. Okonkwo had been suppressing his anger for long, and if doing the action could make him relax at least a little, I heartily agree with his decision. Surely there were other options, such as staying quiet and submitting himself to the rule of the white men, but I would have been left very desolate if that would have happened.