Things Fall Apart

After reading a bit of Things Fall Apart I can say that it's really been keeping my eyes open. In the beginning when it talks about Okonkwo and how he doesn't want to be a lazy irresponsible person like his father, I first thought that he might make some good choices in life. That thought lasted till chapter 2. After that I was just waiting to see what other bad things he will do. Besides the fact that he has three wives and shows little affection towards each of them, he doesn't even like his son because he doesn't act like him. Then came Ikemefuna, after adopting him and taking care of him for three years, Okonkwo suddenly gets the idea that "oh this is a sign of weakness, let me just kill the only son that I really cared about." The fact that it took him that long just to get the feeling that he is being weak for taking care of him surprises me. I can only wonder what will happen later on.