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Okonkwo killed the messenger because he knew that something needed to be done. He was, in fact, a man of action and that is exactly what he did. He feared the change of his culture and religion. Once the missionaries told them what to do and no one stood up for their own beliefs, Okonkwo had had enough and took action. But when he heard the people around him ask, "Why did he do that?" he walked away with the feeling of despair. He knew from that point on that the Ibo culture was no longer in existence.

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