The novel itself says that in Okonkwo's society, suicide was an abomination. We can raise yet another argument. Throughout, Okonkwo has been quite ready to violate norms and taboos. Yet, the issue is more complicated than this. We can also ask whether Okonkwo's death is suicide.
Suicide is a self-willed death.
Okonkwo is pushed to take his life, it seems, and the responsibility for this is not his alone. His clan, the colonizers, and Okonkwo himself share this responsibility. Questions for Reflection 1. Fall Apart . It seems interesting to discuss the dialectic between weakness and strength in Okonkwo's character.