According to paragraph 5 from the excerpt of things fall apart, what does okonkwo consider to be the mark of a successful man in his village?
a) overseeing the harvest so that the ancestors are offered plenty
b)being wealthy enough to provide adequately for one’s family
c)having many wives and a sufficient supply of food
d)practicing uncompromising authority over one’s family

D) practicing uncompromising authority over one’s family.

Explanation:

In Things Fall Apart, we learn that Okonkwo is a man who is deeply preoccupied with being a proper man. He cares about his masculinity and reputation, and this concern dominates most of his actions. One of the things that Okonkwo cares the most about is authority. He believes that a man should have absolute authority and control over his own family.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.