The Power of Obierika Suicide had been the only escape that Okonkwo could have from the cowardice that surrounded him. The entire clan had shirked from violence like women, cowering at the though of going to war against the Christians like dogs cowering before their master. Obierika could not help feel that he was at least partly at fault for Okonkwo's death. He should be the one to break the news to Okonkwo's wife and Ezinma. Obierika hesitated before the door to Okonkwo's obi. Obierika was a proud warrior just like Okonkwo, but somehow he could not muster the courage to break the news to Okonkwo's family. Besides, Okonkwo's death might be the fata