Things Fall Apart response

After reading the first four chapters my opinion of Okonkwo is good. I think that he is a great man, he is respected by everone in the village and is treated like an elder. He always has a good crop too, because he puts a on of effort into farming. He never shows emotion except for anger, and i think that that will be his downfall. Like when he offended the goddess during the Week of Peace by beating his wife. I don't think that beating his wife was such a big deal and don't judge him badly for it because it is the way of their civilization. But becasue it was during the week of peace it is a major offence, and he is punnished for it. He is feeling bad about offending the goddess but becasue he doesn't show emotion all the villagers get even angrier with him because they think that he doesn't care about the goddess. I think that he is a good man though and I don't think that the villagers will hold a grudge for too long.