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According to Aristotle’s definition, a tragic hero is “a character between these two extremes-that of a man who is not preeminently good and just, yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error of judgment or frailty” (Aristotle, 371). Okonkwo is seen as a strong protagonist among the Igbo tribe, because of the many courageous obstacles he completed with masculinity. His excessive pride causes him to experience many tragic flaws throughout the novel, which in the end, lead to his suicide. In Chinua Achebe’s western tragedy, Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo may be defined as a tragic hero according to Aristotle’s definition. Okonkwo is a protagonist of high social and moral stature in the Igbo tribe. “Okonkwo is well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements” (Achebe, 3). The description of his stature provides the reader with a sense of Okonkwo’s greatness as a main character. Atistole’s definition of a tragic hero agrees that Okonkwo is a protagonist, a hero who overcomes many obstacles. Okonkwo is seen as a brave man by the tribe who “had risen so suddenly from great poverty and misfortune to be one of the lords of