Introduction to Literary Theories and Criticisms (Enla 422), 2011
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The Women Burden and Source of Conflict among Them Freedom is a right not a privilege given from men a little share to women, but in Igbo society, women have limited rights of attending meetings; sharing ideas and household activities; forwarding, compromising and discussing on issues that are fundamental in living. If they were doing so, they would gain social, psychological, and spiritual satisfactions in the society. Rather women are undertaking pieces of works that they are told by their husbands. Husbands in Umuaro (see on page 66 and 111) tend to be served by their younger wives and send the senior wife to the field. Belittling women is not limited only to black natives; it is a phenomenon to the white women Doctor Savage Mary. She is belittled as unfeminine in the text. Though Ngoye gets a little room of addressing issues by herself, she is not give a convincing right for discussion. For instance, when Oduche goes to the white new orthodoxy, his mother Ngoye was unhappy. She tries to discuss the issue with her husband, however, he is inpatient with her and says, “How does it concern you what I do with my son (p.45)? Is there something demanding to a mother other than discussing on the wellbeing of her child? Whose share is substantial in the cultivation of Oduche, Ezelu’s or Ngoye’s? We can just give automatic reply to the above, questions in favor of Ngoye, though Ezulu’s two-facedness let him say so. Moreover, when Matefi came to her husband while her son Obika is beaten by the Whiteman, Ezelu commanded her saying, “Go back to your hut women (p.88)?” this must not be the way a wife is treated. Nevertheless, this is right to Ezelu to solve problems and to rehearse thoughts regarding ‘his son’ by himself with men colleague. Though Nwafo is assigned to clean Ezelu’s house everyday, we see daughters are doing household activities more than sons do. Obiageli takes care of children (p. 123; 125) and Ojiugo serves a bowl of foofoo and a bowl of soup by saluting her father and setting before him (p. 9). Download 333 Kb. Share with your friends:
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