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Chinua Achebe (2011). “No Longer at Ease”, p.16, Anchor. 22 Copy quote. There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts. Chinua Achebe. Chinua Achebe (1996). “Things Fall Apart”, p.99, Heinemann. 7 Copy quote. The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership.
We assign a color and icon like this one to each theme, making it easy to track which themes apply to each quote below. Marriage Is A Private Affair Quotes. “You have lived in Lagos all your life, and you know very little about people in remote parts of the country.”. Related Characters: Nnaemeka (speaker), Nene Atang.
“So we are. But when it comes to marriage, well, it’s not quite so simple. And this,” he added, “is not peculiar to the Ibos. If your father were alive and lived in the heart of Ibibio-land he would be exactly like my father.” “I don’t know. But anyway, as your father is so fond of you, I’m sure he will forgive you soon enough.
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- “If you don't like someone's story, write your own.” ― Chinua Achebe.
- “The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.” ― Chinua Achebe.
- “While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.” ― Chinua Achebe, Anthills of the Savannah.
- “The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one.
- A tradition of love
- African courtship traditions
- Types of marriages
- J. Abiakam, How to Speak to Girls and Win Their Love
- G. Egemonye, Broken Engagement
- J. K. Onwudiegwie, The Bitterness of Love
- F. N. Stephen, Beautiful Maria in the Act of True Love
Love and sex in the African pantheon The ancient Egyptian religious pantheon is rife with deities that identify with, while representing and expressing, the sentiment of love, loving, sexuality, inti-macy, and seduction. The deity Bes, for instance, is the god of music, dance, and sexual pleasure. He is said to represent all good things in life....
Love walks, love flights, love festivals, and wife abductions Moving away from the realm of folktale and legend, the expression of love in Africa can be seen in the various traditions of courtship of the different peoples of Africa. The Luyias of Kenya, have a practice known as kuvolidza – literally to speak into, or to persuade – which is the...
There are several types of marriages in Africa. The first and most important is marriage by traditional law and custom. All Africans, irrespective of nation or tongue, culture or religion, engage in this kind of marriage, which is typically marked by elaborate celebrations of feasting and merrymaking by the entire com-munity. If an African couple i...
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Chinua Achebe wrote “Marriage is a Private Affair” in 1952, eight years before Nigeria won its independence from the British Empire. Consequently, the short story should be read with the understanding that Achebe was very much interested in the growing independence movements that were percolating in Nigeria and other nearby African nations.
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Important Quotes. “In the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the city it had always seemed to her something of a joke that a person’s tribe could determine who he married.”. (Page 23) When Nene and Nnaemeka are discussing the best way to share the news of their engagement with Okeke, Nnaemeka insists that Okeke will be most unhappy, especially ...
