MOther is Supreme

Okonkwo ignores the "female" virtues in himself by never showing feelings other that anger. He never shows affection for his family. He always has to work or he gets restless and beats his wives. Also if he sees "female" virtues in his sons then he beats them. Because of his ignoring these virtues in himself and others he has put himself into a hole that he will have a hard time getting out of. When he gets exiled to his motherland he believes that that is un-manlike and gets depressed. While there he has an attitude that shows that he doesn't think that he will complete anything there. Because of this his uncle tries to tell him that the mother is supreme but Okonkwo doesn't listen and his years n his mother land are slow to him.