ome to make his meal because she is was visiting a friend, he then severely beat her. He also beat her when she took some leaves from a banana tree to wrap food in, and then was almost killed when she mumbled something about "guns that never shot" (38-39). Perhaps Okonkwo’s treatment of women and wives comes from unconscious fear of showing love or concern, which would be seen as a form of weakness. The Ibo tribes emphasize on virility, stereotyping, gender discrimination, and violence, which all create an unfair misrepresentation of women.The only women that were respected in this novel were the priestess, such as Chielo of the Oracle of the Hills and Caves. Chielo can transform from the ordinary and can talk back to Okonkwo, and even scream curses at him: "Beware of exchanging words with Agbala. Does a man speak when a God speaks? Beware!" (101). Okonkwo is powerless before the goddess's priestess. He feels insecure because she is a women, so he feels more of a need to control his own women. ...
