Okonkwo of Africa: How would he fair elsewhere?

The main character in "Things Fall Apart" is a man named Okonkwo. He's that tough guy on the block, but by no means is he that bully looking for trouble. Okonkwo is considered a leader in his village by many. He has had many wives, who seem to be simply chefs and caretakers of his children. Okonkwo is the man of the village in the depths of Africa, but by no means would he be a man in the depths of other continent or countries.

Okonkwo's personality makes himself look wise and manly in Africa. Let's just say marrying multiple wives and almost shooting one of them, along with determining whether or not you are a man through the use of guns and yams, wouldn't necessarily be considered too manly here in the wilderness of Newport Coast.

Through reading "Things Fall Apart", I have learned how different the world is and how much of a bubble we reading. Heck, if I lived where Okonkwo lived, with my yam skills and firing ability, I'd be considered a baby. Here, I'm considered a man simply for growing an each in between visits with the grandparents. It definitely puts things into perspective.

Okonkwo would almost actually resemble a "hobo" living in urban areas, based on the way he lives in Africa. That does not justify the fact that he could not have survived or even thrived by adapting to the ways of more developed areas, but that would be far fetched. His ways are simply too radical in his corner of the world for him to happily live elsewhere.

In order to be a man