My definition of tragic hero is someone who tries to be strong and tries to help everyone, but he doesn't succeed because of the tragic events happening in their life. In the story, Okonkwo was seen as a strong wealthy man that pretty much had it good until the bad things kept happening like the poor harvest, his exile, and his return to his village where he finds out that everything has changed. You can say that sometimes events in your life are inevitable and you can't control them. Okonkwo tries hard to make sure everything is constant, and get everyone to rebel and take back their previous religion and customs, but in truth very rarely does anything stay the same. Change is a part of life and some people can deal with it and some can't. Okonkwo, as we all know, couldn't deal with the change and just didn't feel like anything was worth living for or enjoying.
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