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Okeke is Nnaemeka ’s father and the antagonist in the story. He is the one that shows the fiercest resistance to his son’s news that he plans to marry Nene, a girl who is neither from their village nor Ibo. A deeply Christian and family-oriented man, Okeke sees his son’s decision as deviant, sinful, and particularly disrespectful to him ...
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Nnaemeka. Nnaemeka, the protagonist of the story and a young...
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Nnaemeka. Nnaemeka, the protagonist of the story and a young Ibo man, is Nene ’s fiancé and Okeke ’s son. He is extremely cautious and cares greatly about his father’s opinion of him. For that reason, he postpones telling Okeke about his engagement, afraid that his father will react negatively because Nene is not an Ibo.
Eventually Nnaemeka returns to his village, and on day two of his return, he joins his father under one of his favorite spots under a cassia tree. Nnaemeka begins their conversation by asking Okeke for forgiveness. Okeke is bewildered by his son’s request and asks him to explain why he’s asking for forgiveness.
Nnaemeka / Okeke, paragraphs 24–28. In this exchange, Nnaemeka returns to his village to ask his father's forgiveness and to say that he cannot marry Ugoye. Nnaemeka's line of argument—that he doesn't love Ugoye—means nothing to Okeke because Okeke is committed to the custom of arranged marriage.
The men also say that Nnaemeka must be sick and he needs to take an herbal remedy called Amalile. Secondly, Okeke is upset with his son for not marrying a village girl named Ugoye.
Jul 20, 2021 · Okeke, Nnaemeka’s father outlines the different qualities of Ugoye, and how she’ll make a good wife for Nnaemeka. When Nnaemeka visits his father a few weeks later and breaks the news to him, his father remains stunned and doesn’t speak. Nnaemeka confesses he doesn’t love Ugoye, to which his father asks why that matters.
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Nene reads the letter and looks at the mutilated picture. Her eyes fill with tears. Nnaemeka tells her not to cry, saying that his father is essentially good-natured and will eventually accept their marriage. Despite Nnaemeka’s assurance, years pass with Nnaemeka’s father Okeke refusing to have anything to do with his son. Nnaemeka ...
