Things in Okonkwo's Journey Fall Apart. This downward journey is caused by many factors. In the novel things fall apart, masculinity plays an important role in society, Okonkwo is proving his masculinity by often beating Nwoye and his wives. His family suffered from his uncontrollable temper simply to prove that he is a man. Okonkwo's fear is to resemble his father Unoka, and to distance himself from what he hated what his father loved and love what his father hated. He has changed into a different person who hardly resembles his past characteristics of being a heroic, intelligent, and wealthy warrior. The camp begins to move when the whites arrive to convert the people of the Nigerian villages to the new faith; however they saw masculinity in a different way. Okonkwo was one of the leaders of Umuofia; he was also one of the egwugwu. He was young but was still respected by his people for his achievements. He was already one of the greatest men of his time, "Okonkwo clearly washed his hands and so ate with the kings and elders." (Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart, 1958, chapter 1). He was the son of the lazy Unoka; he has struggled to make his way in the world that seems to valorize virility. He brought honor to the village by beating the cat Amalinze in a wrestling match, the cat that had not been beaten for seven years. “Not only was he known for his fighting skills, but he also won two titles and displayed incredible skill in two intertribal wars.” (Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart, 1958, chapter 1). She had no patience with failed men like her father. In doing so he rejected everything he believes his father stood for. Unoka was lazy, poor, indebted and cowardly, kind, interested in his flute and his… medium of paper… the sons decided to follow Nwoye's step and abandon their ancestors. He even called Nwoye a woman, he told his other sons that if any of them prefer to be a woman they must follow Nwoye. British missionaries penetrated Nigeria through the Bible. This means the fall of tribal life and values ​​in favor of the new religion. Okonkwo is determined to resist this change even at the cost of his life. People like Nwoye embrace this change because they have found the right place for them. Some people like Akunna are still halfway there. Okonkwo believes that every tender emotion is feminine and therefore weak. He ultimately ended his life because he saw that his obsession with masculinity had fallen apart; masculinity in his village had fallen apart. Okonkwo, one of the greatest men of Umuofia, was buried like his father who he was ashamed of, he was buried like a dog.