During Chapter 8 Okokwo acts as a "shivering old woman" because he is emotionally rattled from his earlier actions. Even though he is acting like a women, Okonkwo continually expresses his desire that Ezinma were a boy instead of a girl. When he visits Obierika he suggests that Ezinma is the only of his children who is "manly" enough for him. This attempt to support masculinity in his children could be something that he wishes his father would have done for him. He later rationalizes that he was so shaken up about Ikemefuna's death because it happened in a very dull time. There was not enough going on in the village to keep Okonkwo's mind off it.
What impact does Okonkwo's desire to have "manly" boys have on his character.
How does Okonkwo's view of the elderly couple's death support his skewed view of what a man should be like?
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