- Deterioration of Nyasha physically?
- Deterioration of Nyasha emotionally?
- The general takeover of African culture by the west and its influences?
- Men/Women conflict?
- Perpetual familial issues?
- Just simply coming-of-age?
Why did the author choose to make Tambu to tell the story? What do each of them represent?
Is there supposed to be an enemy/opposition throughout the story?
Is one side favored over the other? There is light brought to both the African and western ideals as well as drawbacks for both.
What is going through Babamakuru's head?.. Very back and forth it seems.
The last paragraph is very interesting:
"I was young then and able to banish things, but seeds do grow. Although I was not aware of it then, no longer could I accept Sacred Heart and what it represented as a sunrise on my horizon. Quietly, unobtrusively and extremely fitfully, something in my mind began to assert itself, to question things and refuse to be brainwashed, bringing me to this time when I can set own this story. It was a long and painful process for me, that process of expansion. It was a process whose events stretched over many years and would fill another volume, but the story I have told here, is my own story, the story of four women whom I loved, and our men, this story is how it all began." (Dangarembga 208)
green = interesting language
red = strong language/making a staunch point
blue = loving/comforting language
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