Character Against The Mold Conformity is comfortable. Conformity is constant and reliable, unlike change, but change is, or can be important. Adaptation is an important lesson that everyone should go through because it is often needed in life. Having the world being turned upside down is an event that nobody enjoys. The thought of change often brings fear to the common man. Personal change causes enough stress, but stress from change on a whole society …showed first 75 words of 772 total…

…showed last 75 words of 772 total…fists. He would like to show more feeling, but he isn’t going to show any “woman” emotions because that’s weak in the Ibo community. He has accomplished too much in the Ibo tribe, and doesn’t want to throw it all away because of the arrogant white men. Okonkwo knew that he was going to be over-powered, and he probably would have refused to cooperate even if the change was for the better.