Okonkwo, as a respected man and fierce warrior, is selected to go to the village. The meeting is about the murder of one of the tribe’s women at the market by someone from a neighboring tribe. Gongs in the night indicate that a meeting of the men will happen in the morning. Not being like his father was a driving factor of Okonkwo’s life and his hard work and ambition made him a respected and powerful man in the tribe with titles, a big yam farm, and three wives. His father had been a lazy drunkard who enjoyed playing music and partying more than he enjoyed work and died with a lot of outstanding debts. Now, 20 years later, Okonkwo is a very important man in his tribe. The fight and his victory earned him much fame and glory. The story starts with a flashback where we meet the main protagonist Okonkwo 20 years in the past as he wins a wrestling competition against the undefeated champion “The Cat”.
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