Opinion of Okonkwo

After reading the first four chapters I think I have a fairly solid opinion of Okonkwo. He is a very strict man who is afraid of laziness and affection because that is what his father was like and he disliked his father. He is a man who will not take any way but his own and beats his wives and children when he thinks they did something wrong. Since that is his culture I can agree with this on that level, however I don't think it is right to beat your wife or children. Okonkwo also has a short temper and will go off to beat his wives and children regularly. An example of this was during the Week of Peace, the week where there were to be no fighting or beating of one's family to honor the goddesses of earth. His third wife had gone to a friends house to get her hair done and didn't get back in time for the evening meal. So Okonkwo was waiting for his wife to bring him his third meal and when she didn't went to her hut to find her missing. When she got back he didn't wait for an excuse from her and starting beating her, for which he got punished for doing during the week of peace. Also, Okonkwo is a fierce warrior that has brought home 5 human heads, quite a lot for someone of his age, from war. Those are my opinions of Okonkwo after reading the first four chapters.