Thursday, December 24, 2015

What risk does Nene take?

Nene
seems to take two risks in the story.

First, she marries Nnaemeka even
knowing that his father, Okeke, would not accept her easily into his life. It's a risk because
the father's prejudice could make her marriage, and her life, quite difficult--especially if
children enter the picture, which they do. As we see later in the story, her decision to marry
Nnaemeka also means that she experiences judgment and prejudice of other local citizens, not
just Okeke; she also has to deal...

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