Ibo proverb "Mother is Supreme"

Okonkwo ignores/refuses to acknowledge the “female” virtues in himself and others in several different ways. This one-sidedness creates several problems in his life. Some ways that he refuses to acknowledge the “female” virtues in others because he thinks that everyone should be like him and have the same values and virtues. Also, he thinks that he cannot show any “female” virtues in himself or else he will look like a woman. This one-sidedness causes huge problems in his life, like how to be compassionate to others. Also, he ignores the “female” virtues, and that everyone should work hard everyday. His one-sidedness create problems with his is so one-sidedness makes him think that everyone should work hard everyday and shouldn’t every have a break. Also he thinks that he shouldn’t be compassionate. This is how Okonkwo ignores/refuses to acknowledge the “female” virtues in himself and others, and how his one-sidedness creates problems in his life.