My Opinion of Okonkwo

My opinion of Okonkwo has not changed much throughout this story. I never really admired Okonkwo; he always seemed to be a harsh and ignorant person to me. I don't like Okonkwo at all, truly. He tries to show others how strong and fierce he is, and he dislikes those who aren't. But Okonkwo comes off as a mentally weak person.
Okonkwo tries to be strong by beating his wife and children for little reasons. He beats his children for showing any emotions; he beats his wife for cutting leaves off of a plant he claims she has killed. He thinks that beating people is manly, and sometimes, he beats people just to reinforce the manly image of himself that he has. Whenever he is in doubt of himself being compared to his father, he has to remove the doubt from the perception of himself. The way he does this by beating other weak people.
Okonkwo is mentally weak because he cares too much about how others perceive him. He kills Ikemefuna, who he views as a son, so he wouldn't be perceived as weak. Okonkwo comes off as a bully to me, and I dislike Okonkwo for this.