https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h en-us 2018-01-11 13:08:48 UTC 2026-03-10 06:10:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220730706 1: We feel as though we are beginning to feel some empathy for him, but majorly he is deserving of the bad things that have been happening to him. He has potential to make up for his bad actions, but he is still making these bad decisions. These decisions are what makes the readier more biased against him.
2:  He does portray humanity well. Everyone is faced with the options of following what they truly believe, or going along with the crowd and what would make him seem more like what everyone holds him to a standard of.
3: As mentioned in question 1, we see that he has potential to make up for his wrongs, but he continues to do wrong. He hasn't clearly made an effort to make a life change. 
4: he takes what Umofia values and really takes that to heart. He sees strength in his community as having no emotion at all. It is a good representation of how ideals can be over exaggerated.
5: Yes, to people he hasn't really wronged we suppose that he could make himself up but to people like his wives it really seems that he couldn't make it
 up to them.]]> 2018-01-11 18:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220730706 https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220730766 1. At this point in the novel, Okonkwo is not portrayed as a tragic character, and does not deserve our pity.  He has made a judgment error, that has not yet led to his destruction.  
2. Achebe's portrayal of Okonkwo is in a way an accurate portrayal of all humanity.  All of us, whether we admit it or not, succumb to our own arrogance and fall victim to ourselves.  
3.  After all of the things Okonkwo has done, he is still redeemable.  We see him show humanity after he cuts down Ikemefuna.  Meaning that there is something more to him than anger and arrogance.
4. It is a good idea to view Umofia's culture through Okonkwo.  Through the text, it is seen that Okonkwo is their portrayal as the perfect man, and they are also considered a very fierce tribe that values war, making their neighbors fear them.  
5. Overall, Okonkwo's positives do not weigh out his negatives. He commits many more negative actions then he does positive. However, down the road he may begin to make more positive and beneficial decisions/actions. ]]> 2018-01-11 18:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220730766 https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220731280 1. No. Okonkwo doesn't deserve pity because he chooses his actions and he does it to himself if something goes wrong.
2. No. Okonkwo is an extreme character and his actions aren't like that of the other people in the village. His ego has driven him to be the person he is and the other people doesnt have that large of an ego. No Okonkwo is doomed because his ego will always overtake his judgement. No Okonkwo's father tried to show him the true way to be happy and successful but Okonkwo chose to the they type of person he is.
3. Yes. People change so he can definitely change his ways if he truly wanted to be different.
4. No its not a good idea to view Umofia through Okonkwo's values because like we already said Okonkwo is an extreme version of the people of Umofia. Okonwo is exaggerated representation of the culture in Umofia and Achebe did this to show how people are different even when they grow up in the same village.
5. Yes if Okonkwo changes his ways and proves that he can put his ego aside and become a good person than he could be a good person.]]> 2018-01-11 18:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220731280 https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220733195 1. While Okonkwo can be considered a tragic figure, he is unworthy of our pity. He does the things that cause him grief himself, he is the one in the wrong.
2. Achebe's portrayal of Okonkwo is a portrayal of all humanity from a certain perspective. Humans sometimes contradict their own beliefs to further their social standing and reputation. Okonkwo is, if he continues down his current path, doomed. He needs to do something to improve his future. Unoka has not taken the chance of being a different person from Okonkwo, nothing is ever set in stone and Unoka is not Okonkwo's only influence.
3. Okonkwo is redeemable. He is still a human and just follows the ideals of his society and he can still move on from the hatred he feels for his father that causes so many of his problems.
4. Looking at Okonkwo is a good way of identifying Umofia's values. He is thought of as the ideal man and is well respected by his people.
5. His positives can make up for some of his negatives.]]> 2018-01-11 18:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220733195 https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220742391 2018-01-11 19:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliephillips2693/mbs27gyqmy9h/wish/220742391