HIAF 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13-18: Igbuzo, Bride Price
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Hiaf 111 textbook notes the joys of motherhood, chapters 13-18. She will be disregarded when she dies, unlike nnu ego, who has deep roots, and sons, and will be buried in nnaife"s compound: nnu ego: you could have a son when nnaife returns. She was ill a lot lately from lack of food: nnu ego couldn"t afford to pay for the boys" schooling anymore, so she sent to them to cheaper private lessons, and stopped sending the boys to school. Chapter 17: a daughter"s honor: mid-1950s, oshia graduates and is given a job doing science research, rumors of independence from england. "do you (cid:373)ea(cid:374) (cid:449)e"ll ha(cid:448)e a (cid:271)la(cid:272)k distri(cid:272)t offi(cid:272)er i(cid:374) a pla(cid:272)e like i(cid:271)uza a(cid:374)d a nigeria(cid:374) Taking the children from me is like taking away the life i have always known, the life i am used to" " (cid:449)hat else (cid:272)ould a (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:449)a(cid:374)t (cid:271)ut to ha(cid:448)e so(cid:374)s (cid:449)ho (cid:449)ould gi(cid:448)e her a decent burial?"
