I would like to talk about a couple of things. First in The Love Story of Alfred J. Prufrock Prufrock struggles to understand what he will do and the consequences of said actions. As a seemingly weak and frail middle aged man he seems to think that every action he makes will change the universe in some way or another and in turn would all cole back to him. Prufrock was also overly worried about his social status and even just his one on one interactions and relations with other people. Noting these it becomes apparent that Prufrock is less of a modern hero and more of a person who is undergoing an existential crisis , a person who also has crippling anxiety mcuh like many individuals of today. I talked about this in my socratic seminar for this book. Prufrock is much more similar to Estragon and Vladmir compared to Okonkwo. I also stated that this would explain why it does not seem as enjoyable as many other heroes or specifically other modern heroes.
The other topic that I would like to discuss is Okonkwos suicide. This moment struck me as a moment of strength and weakness depending on how you look at it. From the strength aspect you see a resilience and feverent devotion to his culture and will hold his ideals until the bitter end. That takes immense amounts of courage and strength to be that dedicated to a cause or culture. On the other way to describe it would be as the moment that Okonkwo gave up. Okonkwo could be decribed as having no strength or ability left to continue his struggle against the new western culture that was overtaking that he so strongly believed in. There was a point (his suicide or the moment that he decided to kill hinself) where he decided that the fight was no longer worth it. That was when Okonkwo lost his strength and deserted some of the cultures and his most important ideals such as courage.
Lastly I would like to discuss a character in the extended Star Wars universe who goes by the name of Darth Revan. One of the reasons I bring Darth Revan up is because of his ability to be called a tragic hero. Originally a Sith lord Revan suffered serious amnesia and when he came around persued the life of a Jedi. His fatal flaw was his desire for power and total control over other Sith and the entire Galaxy. This flaw seems to be very prevalent among many individuals of society and has caused many issues. While the relapse post-amnesia can't be related to individuals in society the reason can, one thing many politicians seem to be persuing is reelection more than the mantle of responsibility of running the country, state, etc.  Revan has a revelation about himself and sets out to pursue his goals with only a mastery of himself and the force. He seeks to change the universe and bend it all to his will. This is the exact opposite of what Prufrock wishes to do.