o does not. Upon his return he discovers that his tribe has been partially converted by the Christian missionaries. He is appalled and rejects the idea.Okonkwo was deeply grieved. And it was not just a personal grief. He mourned for the clan, which he saw breaking up and falling apart, and he mourned for the warlike men of Umofia, Who had so unaccountably become soft like women. (157)He has an overwhelming feeling of betrayal for the former members of the tribe because they no longer act like the great warriors that they once were. In a way Okonkwo feels that if he had been there he could have prevented the conversion of many of the tribe members to Christianity. His inability to conform brings his death; he is driven to suicide. .Okonkwo does not change throughout the novel. Despite his experiences, tribal and family, he remains the same; unchanged in a new time, where change is the only way to be accepted. This changed society, a society without heroes, was not a society suited for Okonkwo. He remains true to his beliefs at all costs, eventually the cost of his own life....
