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TABLEOFCONTENT

PREF
ACE 2
THEBI
OGRAPHYOFHENRYOLEKULET 3

CHAPTERONE 4
SYNOPSI
SANDSUMMARI
ESOFCHAPTERS 4
SOFBLOSSOMSOFTHESAVANNAH
SYNOPSI 4
CHAPTERSUMMARI
ES 5

CHAPTERTWO 1
8
CHARACTERSANDCHARACTERI
SATI
ON 1
8

CHAPTERTHREE 40
THEMES 40
DI
SCUSSI
ONQUESTI
ONSONTHEMES 64

CHAPTERF
OUR 65
LANGUAGEANDSTYLE 65

CHAPTERF
IVE 76
SAMPLEANDPRACTI
CEEXCERPTS 76
SAMPLEEXCERPTS 76
ANSWERSTOSAMPLEEXTRACTS 81
PRACTI
CEEXCERPTS 85

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X 91
GENERALESSAYQUESTI
ONSANDSAMPLEESSAYS 91

PREFACE
Thi
ss t
udygui
depr
ovi
desadet
ail
edanal
ysi henovelBl
soft ossomsoft
heSavannah.The
anal
ysi
sisai
medatpr
epar
ingKCSEcandi
dat
esf
orbot
htheexcer
ptandt
hecompul
sor
y
es
sayques
tioni
npapert
woandt
hreer
espect
ivel
y.Thi
sgui
dei
swr
it
teni
namannert
hat
bot
hthecandi
dat
esandt
eacher
swi
lli
mmens
elybenef
itf
rom i
t.Thi
shasbeenachi
eved
t
hrought
hepr
esent
ati
onofas
ucci
ncts
ynops
is,det
ail
edchapt
ers
ummar
ies
,aswel
las
deepl
yanal
yzedchar
act
ers
,themesands
tyl
is
ticdevi
ces
.Att
heendofeachoft
hes
e
s
ect
ions
,ther
ear
esampl
ees
sayques
tionst
ogui
des
tudent
sinr
evi
singandpr
epar
ing
f
orbot
hthei
nter
nalandnat
ionalexams
.Ther
ear
eal
sogener
ales
sayques
tions
,sampl
e
andpr
act
iceexcer
pts
,al
lmeantt
opr
epar
est
udent
sforKCSEEngl
ishpapert
woand
t
hree.
Thi
sgui
demi
ghtnothaveexhaus
tivel
yanal
yzedt ,Bl
henovel ossomsoft
heSavannah.
Ther
efor
e,s
tudent
sar
eadvi
sedt
ocons
ultot
heraut
hor
it
iess
uchast
hei
rteacher
sin
or
dert
oenr
ichwhati
scont
ainedi
nthi
sgui
de.

THEBIOGRAPHYOFHENRYOLEKULET
Henr
yol eKuletwasbor
nin1946.Hei
savet
eranandawar
dwi
nni
ngKenyanwr
it
er
knownf
orhi
snovel
swhi
chcapt
ureas
pect
sofenvi
ronment
,cul
tur
eandexper
iencesof
Maas
aipeopl
e.Hei
sanes
tabl
ishedaut
horf
orhehaswr
it
tenei
ghtnovel
s.Daught
erof
Maai
sas
tor
yofqui
etvi
ll
aget
hati
sst
ir
redbyaf
renzyofact
ivi
ti
esbyt
hear
rivalofa
youngandpr
ett
ycommuni
tyt
eacher
,AnnaWal
angh.Heaut edI
hor tispossi
blei
n1971
,
HowTobecameaMani
n1972andBandi
tsofKi
bii
n1 nBandi
999.I tsofKi
bi,hecr
eat
ed
s
ceneswhi
ch came outdur
ing t
he Pos
t-El
ect
ion Vi
olence i
n 2007af
tert
he di
sput
ed
el
ect
ions
.

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CHAPTERONE

SYNOPSI
SANDSUMMARI
ESOFCHAPTERS

SYNOPSISOFBLOSSOMSOFTHESAVANNAH
Thenovelbegi
nsasKael
o,hi
swi
fe,Tai
yoandRes
ianl
eaveNakur
uforNas
ila,ar
uralar
ea
i
nMaas
ail
and.Thi
sisasar
esul
tofr
etr
enchmentofKael
owhohasbeenwor
kingast
he
managerofAgr
ibi
xLi
mit
ed.On r
eachi
ng Nas
il
a,Ol
e Kael
o’sar
e wel
comed byuncl
e
Si
mir
en’
sfami
lywhi
chcons
ist
soff
ourwi
vesands
ixt
eenchi
ldr
en. I
namovet
owar
ds
s
ett
li
ngi
nNas
ilat
henew home,Ol
eKael
ovi
sit
shi
sol
dfr
iendOl
eSumpeyo.I
tist
hir
ty
year
ssi
nceOl
eKael
olef
tNas
ilaf
orNakur
u.
TheKael
o’shol
dahomecomi
ngpar
tyi
nwhi
cht
heyi
nvi
temember
sfr
om t
hef
ivecl
ans
ai
medatr
e-l
inki
ngt
heKael
ofami
lyt
otheot
hervi
ll
ager
s.Tai
yoandRes
ianobs
ervet
hat
s
omeyoungmenar
esus
pici
ousoft
hem f
ort
heyar
enotci
rcumci
sed.I
nanat
temptof
acquai
nti
ngt
het
wogi
rl
swi
thNas
ilacul
tur
e,Kael
oinf
ormsJos
ephPar
muatt
oteach
Tai
yoandRes
iant
radi
ti
onals
ongsanddances
.Ast
heyoungoness
pendmor
eti
me
t
oget
her
,a l
ove r
elat
ions
hip begi
ns t
o devel
op bet
ween Tai
yo and Jos
eph but
unf
ort
unat
elyduet
ocul
tur
aldemandst
her
elat
ions
hipi
sres
trai
ned.
Unf
ort
unat
ely,t
her
eisanat
tempt
edr
apeonRes
ianandTai
yo.Cons
equent
ly,anadhoc
gr
oupofmeni
sfor
medt
ohuntdownt
hecul
pri
ts.Af
teri
tisknownt
hatLant
eandNt
ara
ar
eres
pons
ibl
efort
hehei
nousac
t,puni
shmenti
smet
edont
hem.Thenovelr
eveal
sof
how f
emal
eshave cont
ri
but
ed s
igni
fi
cant
lyt
othe begi
nni
ng and cont
inuat
ion ofF
GM
t
hrought
heOl
ari
nkoil
egendar
yst
ory.

Kael
oopensanagr
icul
tur
als
hopandent
ersi
ntobus
ines
scont
ract
sthr
oughOl
ois
udor
i
whoi
sconv
ers
antwi
ths
hadybus
ines
ses
.Ol
ois
udor
i’
sai
mist
oexpl
oit
eKael
o.Af
ter
r
eal
izi
ngt
hatKael
ohasbeaut
if
uldaught
ers
,hechoos
est
omar
ryoneandor
gani
zef
or
t
heot
heronet
obemar
riedbyhi
sfr
iendi
nst
eadofext
ort
inghi
m.Ol
ois
udor
icomesi
na
pr
oces
sion and gi
vesgi
ft
sand moneyasdowr
yfort
he young Res
ian.Si
nce Res
ian
di
sagr
eeswi
thOl
ois
udor
iandherf
ather
’spl
an,Ol
ois
udor
ipl
anst
ous
eanes
thes
iat
o
r
enderRes
ianuncons
ciouss
othathemays
nat
chherf
ormar
riagebyf
orce.However
,the

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udor
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nthegi
ft
sOl
ois
udor
ihad
gi
vent
hem ear
li
er.
The coupl
e goest
o cons
ultSi
mir
en and Sumpeyo on how t
o dealwi
th Ol
ois
udor
i’
s
demandsast
hegi
rl
sgot
othes
hop.Ont
hei
rwayback,t
hegi
rl
sar
eal
mos
trapedby
t
wo cal
lousyoung men.Lat
eron,af
terRes
ian r
efus
est
o cooper
ate,Ol
ois
udor
iget
s
enr
agedands
lapshermer
cil
ess
ly.I
tisOl
ari
nkoiwhos
uppos
edl
ysavesherbywhi
ski
ng
herawaybef
ores
hecommi
tss
uici
de.

Ol
ari
nkoior
gani
zeswi
th api
ck-
up dr
ivers
othathe whi
sksRes
ian awaycl
aimi
ng t
o
ens
urehers
afet
yfr
om Ol
ois
udor
iandherf
ather
.Thet
hreehaveat
rekoft
err
orwhi
ch
l
eavesRes
ianr
apedbyOl
ari
nkoii
nadar
khuti
nthef
ores
t.Onr
egai
ningcons
cious
nes
s,
s
he f
inds her
sel
fundert
he car
e ofNabar
u,a nur
se who r
eveal
s ever
ythi
ng t
hat
t
rans
pir
ed.

F
inal
ly,wi
tht
hehel
pofNabar
uRes
iancomesf
acet
ofacewi
thMi
nikeneNkoi
toi
,the
act
ivi
stagai
nstF
GM i
nthes
heep’
sranch.Shewel
comesNabar
uandRes
ianwar
mly.
Res
ianl
ear
nst
hatOl
ois
udor
ihasadver
ti
sedi
nthenews
paperf
orhers
ear
ch. Mi
nik’
s
pi
vot
alr
olei
sevi
denti
nthati
nther
ancht
her
ear
eot
herf
ivehundr
edgi
rl
swhohave
gonet
hroughas
imi
larexper
iencej
ustl
ikeRes
ian.Ont
heot
herhand,Tai
yof
acest
he
pai
nfulbl
adeoft
heOl
mur
unya.Whi
lemanagi
ngt
her
anch,Mi
nikmeet
sanew chal
lenge
i
nwhi
cht
hepower
fuli
nthegover
nmentar
ethr
eat
eni
ngt
ocl
oset
her
anch.However
,
Mi
nik,t
hef
ores
ight
edpl
annerens
urest
hes
urvi
valoft
her
anch.Res
ianl
ear
nsoft
he
unf
ort
unat
edeat
hofJos
ephPar
muat
.Hei
ski
ll
edi
nhi
smi
ssi
onofs
avi
ngTai
yof
rom a
gr
oupt
hatci
rcumci
sesherbyf
orce.Atl
ongl
ast
,Res
ianmeet
sTai
yoatt
her
anch

Ol
ois
udor
imakeshi
slas
thei
nouski
cksbyvi
sit
ingt
her
ancht
odemandRes
ianashi
s
wi
fe. Hei
stol
dof
fbyMi
nik.Wi
thhi
scompany,hef
leesf
orhi
sli
feaf
terhi
scar
sar
e
bur
ntdown.Theul
ti
mat
egoali
sat
tai
nedwhenMi
nikt
akesTai
yoandRes
iant
oEger
ton
Uni
ver
sit
ywher
eRes
ianhasachanceofs
tudyi
ngherdr
eam cour
se.

CHAPTERSUMMARI
ES
CHAPTER1
:THEJOUNERY
Ast
henovelbegi
ns,Ol
eKael
oisr
epr
imandi
ngl
oader
sforbei
ngs
low.Thecoupl
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oisr
etr
enchedf
rom Agr
ibi
xLi
mit
edwher
e
hehasbeenwor
kingast
hecommer
cialmanager
.Notl
ongagoKael
ohaddeni
edTai
yoa
chancet
ogot
oMombas
atodevel
ophert
alent
.Thati
swhyTai
yos
ympat
hizeswi
tht
he
l
oader
swhoar
erecei
vings
tri
cti
nst
ruct
ionsf
rom herf
ather
.Thet
wogi
rl
svi
sual
izewhat
l
if
eint
henewenvi
ronmentwi
llbel
ike.Thegi
rl
sar
eexper
ienci
ngappr
ehens
ion.Nakur
u
t
ownhasal
waysbus
tledwi
thl
if
eandt
heyf
eart
hes
hopt
hatt
hei
rfat
herai
msats
tar
ti
ng
maynotpi
ck.

Tai
yoencour
agesRes
iant
hatt
heys
houl
dhopef
ort
hebes
t.Res
ianr
eques
tsTai
yot
o
pl
eadwi
tht
hei
rfat
hers
othatt
heycanj
oinEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.Res
ianknowsherf
ather
l
ist
enst
oTai
yo.Thr
oughaf
las
hback,t
her
eaderl
ear
nst
hatOl
eKael
oandhi
swi
feMama
Mi
lanoihav
eli
ved f
ort
went
ytwo year
ssi
nce t
heymar
ried.Women f
rom Nas
ilahad
ear
li
ervi
sit
edMamaMi
lanoiatNakur
uandhi
ntedatt
hehos
til
it
yexpect
edes
peci
all
y
becaus
ethedaught
ersar
enotmar
ried.Kael
ohasbeenahar
dwor
kingman,at
rai
tthat
l
edt
ohi
spr
omot
ionatAgr
ibi
xLi
mit
ed.Ther
etr
enchmenthast
ri
gger
edambi
ti
ont
owor
k
s
oast
ober
ich.Af
ewki
lomet
erst
oNas
ilaonel
orr
ybr
eaksdownbuts
ooni
tisf
ixedand
t
hef
ami
lyr
eachuncl
eSi
mir
en’
shomes
teadwher
etheyar
ewel
comedwar
mly.I
tisnow
t
hir
tyyear
ssi
nceOl
eKael
olef
tNas
ilaf
orNakur
u.I
nal
lthi
sti
mehehasbeenaway,uncl
e
Si
mir
en hasbeen r
epr
esent
ing hi
sel
derbr
other
.El
der
sar
e nothappywi
th Kael
o’s
monogamousmar
riage.Si
mir
enonhi
spar
thasf
ourwi
vesands
ixt
eenchi
ldr
en

CHAPTER2:NASI
LA
Li
fe att
he r
uralNas
ilai
s cont
ras
ted wi
tht
hatofNakur
utown.Uncl
e Si
mir
en i
sa
pol
ygamousman.Hehasf
ourwi
vesands
ixt
eenchi
ldr
en.Eachoft
hes
ewi
veshasa
hous
e.Thegi
rl
sar
eint
roducedt
othes
ixt
eencous
insbyt
hes
eni
ormos
taunt
,andt
he
el
des
twi
fe.Thechi
ldr
enar
eagedbet
weent
hreeands
ixt
eenyear
sandoutoft
hef
our
wi
ves
,twoaunt
sar
epr
egnant
.Res
ianandTai
yoar
eal
lowedt
ogowal
king.Thegi
rl
s
maket
heobs
ervat
iont
hatt
hef
ouraunt
sar
enothappyaswel
landt
heki
dsar
enot
cont
ent
ed.Res
ianout
ri
ght
lys
ayss
hei
snotr
eadyt
obeapar
entandt
hats
hewi
llf
ir
st
l
ear
n.Theyar
e accos
ted byat
allheavys
etyoung man wi
tht
hickdar
kbear
d and a
mous
tache.Res
ianor
der
sthemant
oleaveTai
yoal
one.Accor
dingt
otheman,t
hegi
rl
s
ar
enotdecentf
ort
heyar
eunci
rcumci
sed.Thegi
rl
skeept
heor
dealasas
ecr
et.Ol
e
Kael
ovi
sit
sol
eSumpeyo,af
amouscat
tl
etr
aderandal
ongt
imef
ri
endwhos
uppor
tsF
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ly,even t
hough a cl
osef
ri
end,Sumpeyo i
s mal
ici
ous and envi
ous ofKael
o
es
peci
all
ywhenhel
ear
nsofhi
sgr
eatbus
ines
spl
an.Hehoweverwar
nshi
mtobewar
yof
Ol
ois
udor
i,abus
ines
spar
tner
,andadvi
seshi
mtokeephi
sdaught
ersawayf
rom hi
m.

CHAPTER3:STRANGEVI
SITORS
Ol
eKael
ous
her
shi
sfami
lyi
ntot
henewl
ycons
truct
edhous
e.TheKael
o’sar
eel
atedby
t
henew hous
e.I
naf
las
hbackMamaMi
lanoir
emember
show s
hewasmar
riedbyKael
o
whi
les
hewasei
ght
eenandKael
otwent
yfouryear
sol
d.Thecoupl
ehasenj
oyedpeace
gener
all
ysi
ncet
henbuts
inces
hedoesnothaveas
on,MamaMi
lanoif
eel
sshehas
f
ail
edKael
o.I
nadi
alogue,wel
ear
nthatTai
yoandRes
ianar
eaf
rai
dofunder
goi
ngt
heact
andwi
sht
ogobackt
oNakur
uandj
oinuni
ver
sit
y.I
nadr
amat
ici
ronywer
eal
izet
hat
Kael
ohasbeenhar
dandcr
uelt
oRes
ianf
orheexpect
edas
ont
obebor
ninherpl
ace.
Al
thoughTai
yodoesnotunder
standt
hecaus
eoft
hehat
red,s
heal
waysdef
endsher
s
ist
erdevot
edl
yevenwhenhermot
herdoesnotof
feranypr
otect
ion.Pr
obabl
yMama
Mi
lanoi
saf
rai
dofol
eKael
o.

CHAPTER4:HOMECOMI
NGCEREMONY
I
nor
dert
ore-
li
nkhi
msel
ftot
hecommuni
tyol
eKael
ohol
dsabi
gcel
ebr
ati
onpar
tywhi
ch
i
s al
so made f
orbl
ess
ing hi
s home.Member
sfr
om t
he f
ive Maa cl
ans
:Il
mol
eli
an,
I
lmakes
en,I
lukumae,I
lai
serand i
ll
tar
oser
o ar
einvi
ted.The Kael
o’s bel
ong t
othe
I
lmol
eli
an cl
an.Ol
e Kael
o’s ar
e ver
y act
ivel
yinvol
ved i
nthe pr
epar
ati
on oft
he
homecomi
ngcer
emony.Dur
ingt
hedances
,Tai
yoi
sat
tract
edt
othemanagerofmus
ic,a
youngl
ocalpr
imar
yschoolmus
ict
eacherJos
ephPar
muatbutunf
ort
unat
elyt
heybel
ong
t
othes
amecl
anandf
orgi
nganyi
nti
mat
erel
ati
ons
hipi
sanabomi
nat
ion.Acar
nivalmood
i
swi
tnes
seddur
ingt
hepar
tyf
ort
hegener
ousKael
o,hasof
fer
edpl
ent
yoff
oods
tuf
fs.

I
nthedanceTai
yo’
stal
enti
sbr
oughtf
ort
hfors
hei
sreal
lyat
tract
edt
othes
ongand
dance.Wel
ear
nthats
hehasal
waysdonewel
linmus
icf
est
ival
stoo.Unf
ort
unat
ely,her
f
atherdeni
edherachancet
ogof
oramus
icext
ravaganzai
nMombas
awhi
chwoul
dhave
dev
elopedhert
alent
.Las
tly,Mus
ankal
eadsi
nthebl
ess
ings
ect
ion.Hecal
lsupont
he
communi
tyt
owel
comet
heKael
o’sbackhome.Kael
oisadvi
sedt
oinvol
vehi
msel
fint
he
communi
tyaf
fai
rsandNas
ila.Hei
sal
soadvi
sedt
otakecar
eofhi
sfami
lyandchi
ldr
en.

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CHAPTER5:DEPRESSEDONE
Tai
yoandRes
ianar
edi
str
ess
ed.Res
ianf
eel
sTai
yoi
staki
ngt
ool
ongbef
orebr
oachi
ng
t
hei
ssueoft
hei
runi
ver
sit
yst
udi
eswi
tht
hei
rfat
her
.Thei
ssueofF
GM makest
het
wo
gi
rl
shaveas
leepl
essni
ght
.Tai
yoi
sal
sodi
stur
bedbyt
hecul
tur
all
awt
hatdoesnotal
low
herr
elat
ions
hipwi
thJos
ephPar
muat
,thepr
imar
yschoolt
eacherandamus
icent
hus
ias
t.
Thet
wogi
rl
scr
yal
ott
hatni
ght
.Thedaybef
ore,Jos
ephhadpr
omi
sedt
ovi
sitherand
al
so coach heri
ntr
adi
ti
onalmus
ic houghtofenkamur
.The t atani(
cir
cumci
ser
)and
Ol
mur
unya(
cir
cumci
singbl
ade)makesTai
yos
hudderwi
thdr
ead.I
nRes
ian’
smi
ndi
tis
cl hatenkamur
eart ataniandherOl
mur
unyacannothavet
hei
rwaywi
thher
,maybeover
herdeadbody.

Cont
ras
tingl
yKael
oandhi
swi
feenj
oyagr
eatni
ghtaf
tert
hedayoft
hegr
eatpar
tyand
bl
ess
ings
. Theyf
eelf
ulf
il
ledf
ort
hegr
eatac
hievement
,get
ti
ngwel
comedaswel
las
bei
ngbl
ess
ed.I
nhermor
ningt
hought
s,MamaMi
lanoii
satadi
lemma,whet
hert
ofor
ce
t
hegi
rl
stounder
got
her
it
ualandl
oset
hei
rfai
th,l
oveandconf
idenceorr
efus
etoyi
eld
t
othet
radi
ti
onsandbecomeapar
iahi
ntheI
lmol
eli
ancl
an.Kael
oaut
hor
it
ati
vel
yst
ates
hi
sdemands
;mamaMi
lanoii
stoc
ouns
elherdaught
ersi
npr
epar
ati
onsf
orci
rcumci
sion
whi
lehei
stoas
kPar
muatt
oteacht
hegi
rl
shomet
rut
hsandl
aterenkamur
atanit
obe
cal
ledt
odoherpar
t.MamaMi
lanoii
nter
rogat
ivel
yref
lect
sonhers
tandandt
hatofher
f
ami
ly. Shef
eel
sherhus
bandi
stur
ningi
ntoadeepNas
ili
anver
yfas
t.Af
ter
war
ds,t
he
Kael
o’svi
sitt
hei
ragr
icul
tur
als
hop.Onar
rivi
nghome,t
het
hreef
emal
eswel
comeJos
eph
Par
muatdel
ight
ful
ly.Ast
hechapt
erends
,as
econdmal
evi
sit
orvi
sit
stheKael
o’s
.

CHAPTER6:OLARI
NKOI
Kael
omakesapompouss
peechi
ntr
oduci
ngJos
ephPar
muat
.Des
pit
ethewar
ning,Tai
yo
i
sst
il
linf
atuat
edwi
thJos
ephanddeci
dest
omakehi
m aconf
idant
e. Res
iani
scr
it
ical
anddi
smi
ssi
veofherf
ather
’spompouss
peechandgener
all
yhowf
emal
esar
evi
ewedby
men.I
nadef
iantmood,Res
ianexpr
ess
eshermi
ndont
hes
ubj
ectofunf
airment
owar
ds
women. Sur
pri
singl
yanddar
ingl
y,s
hepor
trayst
hedef
iancet
oheraunt
,mot
herand
Res
ian.

Thel
ist
ener
sar
edeepl
yembar
ras
sed.AuntBot
orrs
aysRes
ianhasabads
pir
itt
hatcan
onl
ybet
reat
edt
hroughci
rcumci
sion.Tai
yo’
sques
tionswhoOl
ari
nkoii
sandi
sans
wer
ed
byJos
ephbyt
ell
ingal
egendar
yst
ory.I
lar
inkoni
sal
egendwhowasagr
eatf
ight
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rom bei
ngwi
pedoutbyanadver
sar
ywhi
let
hei
rmor
anshad
gonef
orar
aid.I
lar
inkonwar
rior
sabus
edwomenunt
ilonedaywomendi
scover
edhow
t
odealwi
tht
hepr
obl
em.Thei
rcol
lect
iver
esol
uti
oni
roni
cal
lygavebi
rt
htoenkamur
atani
whowashandedoveranOl
mur
unya.Hencet
hebi
rt
hofF
GM andt
her
efor
eaccor
dingt
o
Jos
eph,onl
ywomencans
topt
hebar
bar
icF
GM.

CHAPTER7:SHADOWYOLOI
SUDORI
Res
ian i
sin an opt
imi
sti
cmood t
hatal
lwi
llbe wel
les
peci
all
yaboutt
hei
runi
ver
sit
y
educat
ion.Af
terTai
yol
eavesf
ort
hes
hop,MamaMi
lanoibr
oachest
hes
ubj
ectofF
GM.
Event
houghMamaMi
lanois
uppor
tsF
GM,Res
iani
scat
egor
icalt
hati
thasbeenus
edby
men asat
oolofoppr
ess
ion t
o women.One Edwar
d Ol
ois
udor
ivi
sit
sKael
o’shome.
Res
iani
suncomf
ort
abl
ewi
thhi
mforhei
simmor
al. Mot
hers
cor
nsherf
ort
alki
ngi
ll
abouthi
m.F
atherr
etur
nsandduet
oRes
ian’
sner
vous
nes
s,hecal
lshernames
.Kael
o
cl
ear
lys
tat
est
hatal
lmember
sofKael
ofami
lymus
tres
pectOl
ois
udor
iandt
hathes
houl
d
notbedeni
edanyt
hing.Res
ianl
ear
nst
hatherf
atherdi
dnotgi
vei
ntot
her
eques
tabout
j
oini
nguni
ver
sit
y.

Jos
ephr
eveal
sthatOl
ois
udor
iisas
hadowyf
igur
e;aJack-
of-
all
-t
rades
.Hei
sal
so,a
poacher
,smuggl
er,r
obber
,ext
ort
ioni
standahi
redas
sas
sin.Hehads
urvi
vednumer
ous
j
ailt
ermsandwasnow i
ncor
rigi
ble.Duet
other
evel
ati
on,t
hegi
rl
sfearf
ort
hei
rfat
her
.
WhenOl
ois
udor
ileaves
,thecount
enanceofKael
oandMamaMi
lanoichanges
;theyar
e
abs
ent
-mi
ndedandal
oofevent
houghKael
oins
ist
sthatever
ythi
ngi
sincont
rol
.Mama
Mi
lanoievenbur
nsr
icewi
thoutr
eal
izi
ngi
t.

CHAPTER8:TROUBLEDCOUPLE
Ol
ois
udor
i’
scr
ueldemand,t
omar
ryRes
ianandor
gani
zet
hemar
riageofTai
yor
ender
s
Kael
o and Mama Mi
lanoia s
leepl
ess ni
ght
. Al
though Kael
o knew Ol
ois
udor
i’
s pas
t
cr
imi
nalr
ecor
d,hes
til
lfal
lsf
orhi
str
apduet
ogr
eedf
orweal
th.Ol
ois
udor
i’
sini
ti
alpl
an
wast
oext
ortmoneyf
rom Kael
obutonnot
ici
nghi
stwobeaut
if
uldaught
ershechanged
hi
smi
nd.MamaMi
lanois
uff
ersgr
eatpai
nandcr
iesf
ort
heol
dendayswhendemands
s
uchast
hos
eofOl
ois
udor
iwoul
dbedeal
twi
thaccor
dingl
y.MamaMi
lanoir
ecal
lst
hrough
f
las
hbackhowwomenhadi
nvokedmas
sact
iononmeni
nthepas
tbydepr
ivi
ngmenf
ood,
mi
lkandbeat
ingt
hem upwhi
lenaked.Shecont
ras
tst
hos
eti
meswi
tht
hecur
rentt
imes
when Nas
ilaRi
veri
spol
lut
ed wi
th chemi
cal
s. She f
ear
sthatOl
ois
udor
imayki
llher
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er.Des
pit
ethehar
dti
mest
heKael
o’sar
eexper
ienci
ng,t
hef
oll
owi
ngmor
ning,t
he
member
smanaget
oaf
for
dsmi
lesast
heyt
aket
ea.Event
heent
ranceofOl
ari
nkoidoes
notdampent
hehi
ghs
pir
it
sembr
acedbyt
heKael
o’s
.

CHAPTER9:LOVE
Jos
ephPar
muatbegi
nsar
out
inepr
act
iceofcoachi
ngTai
yoandRes
ianont
radi
ti
onal
s
ongsanddancesandt
het
ri
oenj
oyi
timmens
ely.Jos
ephPar
muatguar
dsagai
nstany
unt
owar
dbehavi
ors
oast
ocons
ervehi
sint
egr
it
y.Thechapt
ert
hens
aysal
otaboutt
he
MaaCul
tur
eondi
ff
erents
ubj
ect
s. Heexpl
ainsdi
ff
erentt
ypesofl
ovest
othet
wogi
rl
s;
el
angat
areandpat
urei
shi
.Res
ianbol
dlyas
ksJos obeherpat
epht urei
shibutheexpl
ains
how i
tisi
mpos
sibl
efort
hatt
ohappenduet
oNas
ilacul
tur
alnor
ms.Tai
yoandRes
ian
ques
tion t
he r
igi
dit
y ofNas
ila cul
tur
e and t
radi
ti
ons
.They ques
tion s
ome negat
ive
pr
act
icesl
ikeF
.G.
M Jos
ephcl
ari
fi
est
hatcul
tur
ehaddr
oppeds
omenegat
ivepr
act
ices
l
ike t
hrowi
ng t
he dead and t
he dyi
ng t
othe hyenas
,abandoni
ng ver
yol
d and i
lli
n
des
ert
edhomes
teads
.Inaf
las
hback
,Tai
yoacc
ount
sforherl
ovet
oJos
eph.I
tbeganon
t
hedayt
hei
rfat
heror
gani
zedahomecomi
ngcel
ebr
ati
onands
incet
hens
hehaseven
vi
sit
edJos
ephi
nhi
shous
e.Jos
ephal
sof
eel
sst
rongl
ovet
oherbutt
radi
ti
onss
hiel
ds
hi
mfr
om her
.Theyt
hinkoff
all
ingi
nloveandl
eavi
ngf
oraf
ardes
tinat
ion.Tai
yoi
sready
butJos
ephi
spr
efer
stoabi
debyNas
ilacul
tur
e.

CHAPTER1
0:OLARI
NKOIVERSUSTHERAPI
STS
Acl
oudofappr
ehens
ionhangsar
oundt
hecoupl
e.Ol
ois
udor
idoesnott
urnupashehad
pr
omi
sedear
li
er.Af
terpr
ocr
ast
inat
ingf
ors
omet
imet
heyf
indi
tunbear
abl
e.Mot
herand
f
atherl
eavet
hei
rhomes
oast
ocons
ultt
hei
rfr
iends
;thewi
fet
oSi
mir
enandOl
eKael
o
t
oSupeyo,ont
hei
ssuet
ouchi
ngonOl
ois
udor
i’
scal
lousdemandt
omar
ryoneoft
hei
r
daught
ers
. Thet
wogi
rl
sgot
othes
hopt
ohavet
hei
rlunchpr
epar
edbyt
hemanager
,
Mai
so.Ont
hei
rret
urnj
our
ney,t
heyar
eat
tack
edbyt
wor
udeyoungmen.Onobs
ervi
ng
t
het
women,t
heyr
eal
iseoneoft
heaccos
ter
swasr
espons
ibl
efort
heear
li
erambus
h.
The t
wo young men ar
efr
ight
eni
ng f
ort
heyar
ein pos
ses
sion ofknobker
ries
.They
at
temptt
orapet
hem butl
ucki
lyt
hegi
rl
sar
eres
cuedbyOl
ari
nkoi
.Thegi
rl
scannott
hank
Ol
ari
nkoienough.Thet
wogi
rl
sdet
estt
het
woyoungmen’
sbehavi
our
.Thegi
rl
sfeel
t
err
ibl
yshaken.Res
ian f
eel
sshe s
houl
dleave Nas
ilaf
or uni
ver
sit
y.The i
nci
dent
s
trengt
hensTai
yo’
sres
olveasacombat
anti
nawarzone.

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CHAPTER1
1:CHANGEOFENVI
RONMENT
Tai
yoandRes
ianwai
tfort
hei
rpar
ent
’sr
etur
ntot
ellt
hem oft
henearr
apeor
dealast
hey
wer
ecomi
ngf
rom t
hei
rshopatNas
ila. Ol
eKael
oisver
yagi
tat
edonhear
ingt
hathi
s
daught
erswer
eas
saul
tedwi
tht
heai
m ofbei
ngr
aped. Thei
rfat
hers
tor
msoutoft
he
hous
e whi
let
hei
rmot
heras
kst
hem t
o go t
o Si
mir
en’
shous
eto have achange of
env
ironment
.

Thegi
rl
sar
ehear
ti
lywel
comedatt
hei
runcl
e’shomeandt
hatenabl
est
hem t
oset
tl
e
ver
yfas
t. Theygetus
edt
othecommunalandpol
ygamousr
unni
ngofaf
fai
rsatt
hei
r
uncl
e’shome.Theyl
ear
nver
ymanyas
pect
sofNas
ilacul
tur
e,bot
hnegat
iveandpos
iti
ve.
Theyar
etol
dmor
eaboutMi
nikeneNkoi
toi
,theEmaker
ereiandt
hei
rrol
emodelbyone
ofSi
mir
en’
swi
ves
.Theyar
etol
dthats
hewentt
oMaker
ereUni
ver
sit
ywher
eshes
tudi
ed
vet
eri
nar
ymedi
cine.Theyadmi
reheroppos
iti
onofnegat
iveNas
ilacul
tur
eands
ayt
hey
woul
dli
ket
obel
ikeher
.Thr
oughf
las
hback
,iti
sreveal
edt
hatRes
ian’
sint
eres
tinvet
medi
cinebeganwhens
heandTai
yoaccompani
edt
hei
rfat
hert
oagr
icul
tur
als
how i
n
Nakur
uands
incet
hen,s
hehasadmi
redt
hepr
ofes
sion.Tai
yopl
anst
ocompos
eas
ong
wi
tht
hehel
pofJos
ephPar
muatpr
ais
ingMi
nikandr
idi
cul
ingt
hreewomenwhos
til
lcl
ung
onr
etr
ogr
ess
iveNas
ili
ancul
tur
e.Lat
er,t
heyar
eas
kedt
oret
urnhomebyt
hei
rpar
ent
s.
Apar
ty,whi
cht
hei
rpar
ent
sal
soat
tend,i
shel
dfort
hem af
terwhi
cht
heyr
etur
nhome.

CHAPTER1
2:RETALI
ATI
ON
Ol
e Kael
o hi
tst
he r
oad angr
yand bi
tt
erand compl
aini
ng t
o al
lhe meet
saboutt
he
beas
tly at
tackon hi
sdaught
er. He goest
othe s
choolwher
e Jos
eph t
eachesand
ex
plai
nst
heevent
sheadi
ngt
ohi
sanger
. Jos
ephpar
adesal
lpupi
ls
,ands
endsboys
f
rom t
heI
lmol
eli
ancl
ant
ogoandcal
lthei
rel
derbr
other
sandf
ather
stoanur
gent
meet
ingatOer
atapl
ain.

Thes
ear
chpar
tynar
rowsdownonLant
esonofKanyi
raofI
lukumaecl
anandNt
aras
onof
Muyo,al
soofI
lukumaecl
anast
hecul
pri
ts.Theydeci
det
oembar
konar
evengemi
ssi
on
t
opr
eventf
urt
herpr
ovocat
ionf
rom t
heI
ll
ukumaecl
an.Ther
etal
iat
ioni
sdonebyt
he
youngandol
dmenf
rom I
imol
eli
ancl
anandt
hes
ympat
hizer
sfr
om Li
makes
encl
an.The

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chpar
tycomesacr
osst
het
wocul
pri
tswhor
anandf
allundert
hef
eetoft
wool
dmen
beggi
ngf
ormer
cy.Accor
dingt
oNas
ilacul
tur
e,amani
sspar
edofanycr
imei
fhehi
des
hi
sheadbet
weent
hel
egsofanol
dman.Never
thel
ess
,theyar
ecl
obber
ed,s
lappedand
ki
ckedbyKael
oandhi
smen.I
tisr
eal
izedaf
teri
nter
rogat
iont
hatoneoft
heof
fender
s
wasr
elat
edt
oTai
yoandRes
ianf
orhewass
onofMamaMi
lanoi
’ss
ist
ers
.Acl
eans
ing
cer
emonyi
spl
annedandOl
eKael
oiscompens
atedf
ort
het
raumaheunder
went
.Nt
ara
Muyogi
vesTai
yoandRes
ianeachahei
fert
oremovet
hes
hamehecaus
edt
hem.Lant
e
payst
wohei
fer
s.

Ol
eKael
ocont
inuet
ohavemi
xedf
eel
ingsaboutOl
ois
udor
i’
spl
ant
omar
ryhi
sdaught
er.
Hecons
oleshi
msel
fthatOl
ois
udor
iisnotanor
dinar
yman.Andt
hathi
sbus
ines
ssucces
s
dependedonhi
m. Thusr
eas
oni
ng,hedeci
dest
ogoal
ongwi
thOl
ois
udor
i’
spl
an. He
al
sodi
smi
ssesnegat
iver
umour
saboutOl
ois
udor
ias
sur
inghi
msel
fthathi
sdaught
erwas
l
uckyt
ogets
uchaman.Meanwhi
le,t
hegi
rl
s’vi
sitt
otheuncl
e’shomehasgr
eat
ly
changedt
hei
rout
lookonl
if
e. I
treducest
hei
rover
rel
ianceont
hei
rpar
ent
s. Theyar
e
f
inal
lyhappyt
hatt
heyar
eget
ti
ngaccept
ancei
nthehi
ghl
ytr
adi
ti
onalcommuni
ty.

CHAPTER1
3:OLOI
SUDORI
’SGRANDVI
SIT
Ol
ois
udor
ichangeshi
spl
ansofcomi
ngf
orRes
iani
ntwoweeks
’ti
meanddecl
areshe
woul
ddos
othef
oll
owi
ngday.Hewoul
dbeac
compani
edbyhi
sthr
eef
ri
endsandwant
s
Res
iant
ocookf
ort
hem.Ol
eKael
oas
ksRes
iant
oremai
nathomeandcookf
ort
hem
i
nst
eadofgoi
ngt
ohel
ppl
ast
ert
heki
tchenofTei
yoKi
tiwi
thTai
yoast
heyhadpl
anned.
Shei
snotcomf
ort
abl
ewi
tht
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deas
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ngs
hef
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ois
udor
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mons
ter
.Herf
atherhear
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otes
tat
ion.Res
ians
eeksr
efugei
nthegar
den.
Shewonder
swhys
hehasbeenchos
enandnotTai
yo.Shef
indsi
njus
ticei
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f
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ist
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yos
ympat
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thhers
ituat
ion. She
knowsherf
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asnes
sint
reat
inghi
sdaught
ers
.Shet
hinkst
hatt
hecur
rentdemand
f
rom hi
sfat
herwoul
dmakehi
m hat
ehermor
e. Shebl
amest
henew cul
tur
ethather
f
atherhasi
mmer
sedhi
msel
fint
oast
hecaus
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lherpr
obl
ems
.Tr
adi
ti
onal
ly,agi
rlwas
s
hiel
dedf
rom menandi
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oragi
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thmen.F
inal
ly,Res
ianagr
ees
t
ocookf
ort
hevi
sit
orsaf
terTai
yoi
sal
lowedt
odoi
twi
thher
.

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sion off
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cles
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ess
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ormat
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Ol
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oni
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rhomebuther
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terf
ail
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as
khi
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ocal
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ian. Het
alkst
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lyandt
ell
sherhehasgoodnewsf
orher
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Res
ianmi
sint
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etst
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hinki
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oll
edatt
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ver
sit
y.F
indi
ngt
hat
t
heyar
eondi
ff
erentpages
,hedi
smi
ssesherandcal
lsf
orhermot
her
.

CHAPTER1
4:THEWEALTHYOLOI
SUDORI
Ol
eKael
oandhi
swi
fevi
sitoneofOl
ois
udor
i’
shomesi
nNai
vas
ha.Hewant
edt
hem t
o
s
eet
hehomehei
sbui
ldi
ngf
ort
hei
rdaught
ers
othatt
heycaneas
ilyconvi
ncehert
o
mar
ryhi
m.Ol
ois
udor
icompar
esRes
ianwi
thoneoft
hel
egendar
ybeaut
yint
hel
andand
t
hisgr
eat
lyf
lat
ter
sOl
eKael
o.Heal
socompar
esherwi
thl
ordNgat
aanEngl
ishl
adywho
dr
ove al
egendar
ygent
leman cr
azybutt
he l
adyf
inal
lyr
efus
ed t
o mar
ryhi
m hence
maki
ngt
hegent
lemanhat
ewomenf
orever
. Hei
ntendst
orect
if
ythatbybui
ldi
nga
pal
ati
alhomet
hats
hewoul
dnott
urndown.Ol
ois
udor
iisevenr
eadyt
oenr
ollherasa
par
all
els
tudentatEger
toni
fshemar
rieshi
m.However
,shemus
tunder
goci
rcumci
sion
bef
orehecanmar
ryher
.Ol
eKael
oregar
dsRes
ianl
uckyandhopeshi
sot
herdaught
er
woul
dfi
nds
uchar
ichmanwhocoul
dgi
vehi
m gener
ousdowr
y.

Ol
eKael
oremi
nis
ceshi
sjour
neywi
thhi
swi
fet
oOl
ois
udor
i’
spal
ati
alhomei
nNai
vas
ha
wi
thpl
eas
ure.Hes
til
lremember
swi
thawet
hegr
andeurandmagni
fi
cenceoft
hehous
e
Ol
ois
udor
iwasbui
ldi
ngf
orRes
iani
nMi
li
maniar
eaofNakur
uwhi
chmadehi
m deci
det
hat
Res
ianhadt
obemar
riedbyOl
ois
udor
icomewhatmay.Bef
orepar
ti
ng,t
heyhat
chapl
an
ofabduct
ingRes
iani
fsheof
fer
sres
ist
anceandar
ever
yhappyabouti
t.Hi
swi
fei
snot
ver
yhappyaboutt
hei
deabuthasnoopt
ion.Shei
sunhappyt
hatherdaught
erwoul
d
mi
ssachanceofgoi
ngt
oEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.Ol
eKael
oal
sos
eemsatconf
li
ctbutkeeps
as
sur
inghi
msel
fthatOl
ois
udor
iisagenui
nemanenj
oyi
nghi
sownf
rui
tsofl
abour
.Lat
er,
af
teradi
stur
bedni
ght
,hehasadr
eam i
nwhi
chRes
ianaccept
stomar
ryOl
ois
udor
i
wi
thoutanyr
esi
stanceandt
hatr
ais
eshus
bandandwi
fe’
sspi
ri
ts.

Res
ianandTai
yohat
chapl
anofr
etur
ningal
lgi
ft
sOl
ois
udor
ihadgi
vent
hem i
nhi
snext
vi
sitt
oshow hi
mtheywer
enotons
ale. Res
ianr
ecei
vesOl
ois
udor
iwar
mlyi
ntot
hei
r
homeandhandsovert
hecar
tons
heandTai
yohadpackedal
lhi
sgi
ft
s.Thi
scat
ches
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spl
anst
omar
ryherands
hei
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kedbyt
her
evel
ati
on.Theyhaveanas
ty
ex
changeofwor
dswi
thRes
iant
ell
inghi
mthats
hecanonl
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swi
feoverherdead
body.Res
ians
tor
msoutoft
hehous
eandconf
ront
sherf
atheri
nhi
sshopatNas
ila.Ol
e
Kael
oconf
ir
mshi
sint
ent
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omar
ryherof
ftohi
sfr
iendands
ayshehasnoi
ntent
ionof
enr
oll
inghert
ouni
ver
sit
y.Shehasanas
tyv
erbalexchangeaf
terwhi
chhes
lapsher
t
wice.Shet
ell
shi
m hebet
terki
llhert
hanhandherovert
ohi
sfr
iend,t
hemons
ter
.

Thei
rbi
tt
erexchangeat
tract
sacr
owdout
sidet
hes
hop.Res
ianl
eavesi
nhur
ryandheads
t
other
iverwher
eshecont
empl
atescommi
tt
ings
uici
de.Jus
tthen,Ol
ari
nkoicomest
o
whats
eemst
obeherr
escue.Shet
ell
shert
hatOl
ois
udor
imenar
elooki
ngf
orheral
l
ov
erandt
hathecanhel
pherr
eachMi
nik’
sranch.Res
ianagr
eest
othei
deaandt
hey
pl
ant
ost
artof
fver
year
lyt
hef
oll
owi
ngday.

CHAPTER1
5:THEREALOLARI
NKOI
Af
teras
ugar
les
sbr
eak
fas
tser
vedbyaki
nd-
hear
tedol
dwoman,Res
ianandOl
ari
nkoi
get
sint
oapi
ckupt
ost
artt
hei
rjour
neyt
oMi
nik’
sranch.Theol
dwomangi
vesRes
iana
l
esoandabl
ankett
ocoverher
sel
fwi
th.Att
hebegi
nni
ng,s
hei
sver
yopt
imi
sti
cand
happyt
hatf
inal
lyhers
alvat
ionhascome. Lat
ert
hehotweat
herandt
hebumpyr
ide
makest
hej
our
neyver
yuncomf
ort
abl
ewhi
ledus
t,f
li
es,mos
qui
toesandt
hef
earofwi
ld
ani
mal
shauntal
ongt
heway.Ont
heway,Ol
ari
nkoii
sal
oof
,hedoesnotcommuni
cat
e
wi
thRes
ian,butt
hisdoesnotbot
herherf
orherf
ocusi
stor
eacht
her
anchandmeet
Mi
nikherment
or.

Thepi
ck-ups
topsout
sideamudpl
ast
eredhous
ewi
thar
ust
yti
nroofandOl
ari
nkoi
or
der
shert
oal
ight
.Heor
der
shert
ofol
low heri
ntot
hedes
olat
ehous
ewhi
chhast
wo
r
oomsOl
ari
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ingss
ever
alf
oods
tuf
fshehadbr
oughtwi
thhi
mint
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ck-
up,r
udel
y
gi
vesRes
ians
ever
ali
nst
ruct
ionsonhow t
ocookamealandl
eavesi
nahuf
f.Soon,s
he
f
all
sas
leepanddr
eamswher
eshemeet
sMi
nikwhopr
omi
sest
oenr
ollherasas
tudent
atEger
tonUni
ver
sit
yandpr
otectherf
rom F
.G.
M.Herdr
eam i
sint
err
upt
edbyal
oudbang
ont
hedoorbyOl
ari
nkoi
.Her
epr
imandsherf
ornotcooki
ngf
oodandt
ell
shers
hei
shi
s
wi
fe. Hepr
oceedst
otakeherbyf
orceandas
truggl
eens
ues
.Res
ianbi
teshi
sthumb
andi
ndef
ens
e,hehi
tsheront
her
ibcagemaki
ngherpas
soutbef
orepr
oceedi
ngt
orape
her
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herwomanwhos
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eei
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luci
nat
ionsi
nther
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ledNabar
uandi
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t
henur
set
hathasbeent
reat
ingher
.Oneeveni
ngaf
ters
hei
sabl
etowal
konherf
eet
,
Ol
ari
nkoi
’smot
hercomesandadmoni
shesherf
orbi
ti
nghers
on’
sthumbandabus
esher
f
orbei
ngunci
rcumci
sed. Sher
eveal
sthats
hei
ntendst
ohaveherci
rcumci
sedaf
ter
r
ecover
ingandt
hats
heandOl
ari
nkoiwoul
dgot
oTanzani
atos
tar
tthei
rmar
riage.The
nur
secomeswhens
hei
sdeepi
nthought
sandt
ell
shert
hatOl
ari
nkoi
’smot
heri
san
enk
oiboni
,apr
ophetandhadpr
ophes
iedt
hathers
onwoul
dbr
ingoneofOl
eKael
o’s
daught
erhome,ci
rcumci
se herand make herhi
swi
fe.The nur
set
ell
shers
he has
admi
redhercour
ageandi
sreadyt
ohel
pherouti
nwhat
everpl
anss
hehas
.Thenews
gi
vesRes
iananews
urgeofhope.

CHAPTER1
6:HELP
Res
ianhasal
if
eful
loft
ormentatOl
ari
nkoi
’shomef
rom i
nsect
s,r
ept
il
esaswel
lasf
rom
t denkoi
heol boni
.TheEnkoi
bonihasal
otofbi
tt
ernes
sdi
rect
edt
othewel
l–t
o–doi
n
t
hes
oci
etys
uchasOl
ois
udor
i.Nabar
uinf
ormsRes
ians
hei
sunderal
otofpr
ess
uref
rom
Enkoi
bonit
ohaveherr
ecovers
othats
hecanunder
got
hei
nit
iat
ionr
it
ual
.Res
ianpl
eads
wi
thhert
ot oEmaker
akehert erei
’sr
anchwhi
chNabar
uagr
eest
o.

Whenherheal
thi
mpr
ovesal
it
tl
ebi
t,Res
ians
tar
tsvent
uri
ngoutoft
hehomes
tead.She
keepst
hecompanyofs
omet
woyoungwomenwhower
emar
riedear
ly. Ol
ari
nkoir
e-
appear
saf
terdi
sappear
ingf
ors
ever
aldaysandt
ri
est
oas
kforf
orgi
venes
sfr
om Res
ian
andevenas
sur
eshert
hathewoul
dnevermol
esthers
exual
lyagai
n.Hedi
scl
osest
hat
t
heypl
ant
ohaveherci
rcumci
sedi
ntwodays
’ti
mes
othathecanmar
ryher
.Af
tert
he
r
evel
ati
on,Res
ianr
eal
izest
hatheronl
yhopei
sinNabar
u.Shewai
tsf
orhereager
lybut
doesnotcomet
hateveni
ng.Shehasadr
eam i
nwhi
chs
hef
ight
stheenkamur
ataniwho
want
stoci
rcumci
s ,enkoi
eher boniandwhenshei
saboutt
oat
tackNabar
u,herdr
eam i
s
cuts
hor
tbys
omebodycal
li
ngouthername.Res
ianatf
ir
sti
sunabl
etos
tandt
oopent
he
doorf
orNabar
u butaf
tergr
eatef
for
t,s
he r
eaches t
he doorand opens i
tbef
ore
col
laps
ing.Nabar
u admi
nis
ter
ssome medi
cine t
hrough hermout
h and s
he r
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.Ast
heywal
ktot
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dal
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hel
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yisaboutt
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ex
changesas
saul
ti
ngwor
dswi
tht
het
wowomenbef
orel
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mst
andi
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nther
ain.

F
inal
ly,t
heyr
eacht
hes
heepr
anchwer
eMi
nikeneNkoi
toii
sthemanager
,andt
hepl
ace
wher
eshes
olongedt
ogo.Res
iani
sver
ygr
atef
ulf
orNabar
u’ss
acr
if
icest
osaveher
f
rom Ol
ari
nkois
ayi
ngt
hatonl
yGodcoul
drepayherf
orherl
oveandki
ndnes
s.Thr
ee
mot
orbi
kescat
chupwi
tht
hem ast
heywai
tfort
hei
rlor
ryt
ocooldown. Oneoft
he
r
ider
sisMi
nikwhoal
sor
ecogni
zesRes
ianhavi
ngs
eenherpi
ctur
eint
hepaper
swhi
ch
adver
ti
sedherdi
sappear
anceandpr
omi
sedabi
grewar
dtowhoeverwoul
dfi
ndher
.
Mi
nikor
der
sthedr
ivert
otakehert
othef
arms
othatt
heycant
alkmor
e.Res
iani
snow
t
owar
dst
heendofat
ort
urousj
our
ney;homes
tret
chast
hel
orr
yheadst
othes
tat
ion.

CHAPTER1
7:THEPROMI
SE
Res
ianf
indsMi
niks
itt
ingont
hever
andaofhers
paci
oushous
e.Shei
sawedbyher
pr
esencef
ors
her
emi
ndsherofherhi
ghs
choolPr
inci
pal
.Shewel
comesNabar
uand
Res
iani
ntohergl
amor
ousandel
eganthous
e.Af
terbat
hing,s
het
ell
sMi
nikt
heevent
s
l
eadi
ngt
oherpr
esents
tat
e.Shedi
scl
osess
hehasal
waysadmi
redMi
nik,want
edt
o
meetherandwant
edt
ost
udyvet
eri
nar
ymedi
cinewhi
chMi
nikher
sel
fdi
datMaker
ere
Uni
ver
sit
y.Sheal
sot
ell
shert
hats
hewoul
dli
ket
ojoi
nheri
nthef
ightagai
nstF
GM.

Mi
nikobs
ervest
hats
omecul
tur
alpr
act
icesl
ikeF
. M and emuat
G. a hadout
li
vedt
hei
r
us
eful
nes
sands
houl
dceas
ebei
ngpar
tofMaa’
scul
tur
e.Nabar
upr
omi
sest
ojoi
nMi
nik
i
nfi
ght
ingt
hepr
act
iceMi
nikal
sopr
omi
sest
ohaveTai
yoandRes
ianenr
oll
edatEger
ton
Uni
ver
sit
y,t
hei
rli
fel
ongdr
eam.Sheal
sopr
omi
sesRes
ianas
chol
ars
hipandgi
veshera
f
ull
yfur
nis
hedhous
eandaj
obi
nther
anchf
ort
hedur
ati
ons
hewoul
dbes
tudyi
ngatt
he
uni
ver
sit
y

CHAPTER1
8:SI
STERS’REUNI
ON
Onherf
if
thdayi
nther
anchonemi
d-mor
ning,avehi
clet
hatMi
nikhads
entonar
escue
mi
ssi
oncomesi
nther
anch. Mi
nikgoest
oseet
hegi
rl
’scondi
ti
onandl
aters
endsf
or
Res
ian.Res
iani
sgr
ippedbyanxi
etyandappr
ehens
iononf
indi
ngMi
nikangr
y. Mi
niki
s
angr
yatt
he new cul
tur
e br
oughtbyweal
th wher
e men woul
dli
ke young gi
rl
sand

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est
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.She t
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s Res
ian t
he gi
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eshe was
ci
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lyguar
dedandaf
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heguar
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heywer
eabl
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ely,t
hemanwhoas
sis
tedi
nres
cui
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.Shet
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iant
hatt
her
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rlwashers
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Jos
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Thr
oughr
ecol
lect
ions
,Tai
yor
emember
show hermot
herl
uredhert
oaccompanyt
hree
womenpr
omi
singt
heywoul
dtakehert
oRes
ian.Whent
heygott
oEs
oitvi
ll
ages
hewas
abandonedi
nas
mokyhutandi
nthemor
ningwasf
orcef
ull
yci
rcumci
sed.Af
tert
hats
he
wentt
hroughs
ever
alhal
luci
nat
ions
.Res
iangoest
oherr
oom andt
hes
ist
ershugand
ki
sspas
sionat
ely.Ther
euni
onoft
het
wogi
rl
sisver
yemot
ional
.Tai
yos
lowl
yrecover
s
wi
tht
hehel
pofMi
nik
,nur
singcar
eofNabar
uandcouns
eli
ngbyat
eacher
.

Tai
yof
ull
yrecover
s,s
heandhers
ist
erdi
scus
sthei
rdar
kpas
tevent
s.Theybl
amet
hei
r
mot
herf
oraccept
ing t
o agr
ee t
o ever
ythi
ng t
hei
rfat
hers
aid. Theyvow nott
o be
s
ubs
ervi
entt
othei
rmal
ecount
erpar
ts.Theyal
sobl
amewomenf
ort
heper
pet
uat
ionof
F
.G.
M ar
gui
ngt
hati
fal
lwomens
aidnot
othepr
act
ice,menwoul
ddonot
hingabouti
t.As
t
hechapt
ercomest
oacl
ose,Tai
yoi
sadvi
sedt
oacceptwhathashappenedt
oherand
moveon.Shei
sal
soadvi
sedt
oens
urei
nfut
ureherchi
ldr
endonotgot
hroughas
imi
lar
ex
per
ience.The t
hree l
adi
esagr
ee t
hati
ftheys
tand byt
hei
rpos
iti
on t
he pr
imi
ti
ve
cul
tur
ewoul
dend.

CHAPTER1
9:DREAM F
ULF
ILLED
Mi
nikcal
lsf
orTai
yoandRes
ianl
ateri
nAugus
tthatyear
.Shedi
scl
osest
hatt
hecont
ent
s
oft
het
woenvel
opess
hehasar
eaboutt
hei
radmi
ssi
oni
nEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.Thegi
rl
s
ar
eel
atedbyt
henews
.Mi
nikor
gani
zesaf
arewel
lpar
tyf
ort
hegi
rl
s.Shei
nvi
tesmany
wor
ker
sandgi
rl
stocomeandcel
ebr
atewi
tht
hegi
rl
s.Thegi
rl
sfr
om I
ntapuka-
e-Maa
s
ingas
ongt
hats
eekst
oempowerandener
gizet
hem i
nthei
rres
ist
anceofout
dat
ed
cul
tur
alpr
act
ices
.Int
hes
ong,t
heycondemnF
.G.
M andenvi
siont
hems
elvesasgr
eat
pr
ofes
sional
sjus
tli
kemeni
nthenat
ion.Ast
heys
ing,Ol
ois
udor
icomesi
naconvoyof
vehi
clest
odemandt
obegi
venei
therRes
ianorTai
yoar
gui
ngt
hathehasal
readypai
d
enought
ohavet
hem bot
h.Mi
nikt
ell
shi
mtol
eavet
hepl
acef
orhewoul
dhavenoneof
t
hegi
rl
s.
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sins
ult
ingMi
nikcal
li
ngheras
pins
terwhol
ostachancet
ogetmar
ried
andnowmas
quer
adesasanF
GM cr
usader
.Ol
ois
udor
ior
der
shi
sment
otakeRes
ianby
f
orce and avi
ciousf
ightens
uesbet
ween t
he r
anch’
swor
ker
sand Ol
ois
udor
i’
smen.
Ol
ois
udor
i’
sconvoyi
sbur
ntt
othegr
oundandheandhi
smenr
anf
ort
hei
rli
vesaf
tera
t
hor
oughcl
obber
ing.

On5th Sept
embert
hef
oll
owi
ngday,Res
ianandTai
yoar
eful
lofhappys
ens
ati
onast
hey
cl
imbt
hef
ourwheeldr
ivevehi
clebel
ongi
ngt
oMi
nikt
ogot
oEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y,t
hei
r
Ni
rvana.Theyt
hinkofwayst
orepayMi
nikf
orherki
ndnes
sbutal
linal
lagr
eet
hati
tis
wel
lthatendswel
l.

CHAPTERTWO

CHARACTERSANDCHARACTERISATI
ON
A char
act
eri
safict
it
iousper
sonagecreat
edbyanovel
isti
nor
dert
oconveyani
dea.
Char
act
eri
zat
ioni
sthepr
oces
sofs
elect
ings
uit
abl
echar
act
erst
hats
uits
peci
fi
crol
esby
t
henovel
ist
.Char
act
ersar
eofmanyt
ypes
:mai
n,mi
nor
,shadow,pr
otagoni
st,ant
agoni
st
dependi
ng on t
hei
rrol
e and s
igni
fi
cance.Wi
tht
hemesand s
tyl
e,t
heyf
ormt
he bas
ic
t
ri
angl
einl
it
erar
ywor
k.Thet
hreeques
tionsans
wer
edbyt
het
hreebas
icas
pect
sar
e
what
,howandwho.Theques
tionans
wer
edbychar
act
erandchar
act
eri
zat
ioni
s“who”
.In
t
hisnovel
,thepr
otagoni
st,t
hechar
act
erever
yreaderwoul
dwi
sht
obel
ike,i
sRes
ian.
Thef
ami
lyofKael
oisakeyf
ami
ly;Kael
o,MamaMi
lanoiandTai
yo.Cl
osepeopl
etot
his
f
ami
lyl
ikeOl
ois
udor
i,Ol
ari
nkoi
,andJos
ephPar
muatar
eequal
lykeychar
act
ersi
nthi
s
novel
.Ther
ear
est
il
lot
herchar
act
erst
hathel
pinanchor
ingt
hemat
icconcer
ns,t
hepl
ot
ands
tyl
eandt
heyi
ncl
ude:Si
mir
en,hi
swi
veses
peci
all
yYei
yooBot
orrandyei
yoo-
kit
i,Ol
e
Supeyo,Nabar
u,Mi
nik
,theenkamur
ataniandenkoi
boni
.

Par
simeiOl
eKael
o
Hei
sthehus
bandt
oMamaMi
lanoiandf
athert
oTai
yoandRes
ian.Hei
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St
ri
ct
Ast
hebr
eadwi
nneroft
hef
ami
lyandas
eni
orof
fi
ceratt
hewor
kpl
aceKael
odevel
opsa
s
tri
ctchar
act
er.Ast
henovelbegi
ns,hei
srepr
imandi
ngt
hel
oader
sofal
orr
y(p.
1)
.He
deni
esTai
yo per
mis
sion t
otr
avelt
o Mombas
awi
th ot
heryoung men and women t
o
at
tendanext
ravaganza.Het
hinksTai
yo’
sexpos
uret
omus
icext
ravaganzawoul
dmake
herahar
lot(
p.45)
.Tai
yot
ell
sRes
iant
heyhur
ryt
othel
orr
ybef
oref
athers
poi
lst
hei
rday
wi
thhi
sshar
ptongue(
p.5)
.Heal
sodeni
esRes
ianachancet
ogot
otheuni
ver
sit
y
s
ayi
nghereducat
ioni
senoughyethi
sai
mist
oenj
oyt
hemoney(
p.207)
.Het
erms
Res
ianass
tupi
dandmyopi
cfori
nsi
sti
ngongoi
ngt
oschool
.(p.
207)
.Hi
sdaught
ersf
ear
t
orepor
tthehei
nousi
nci
dentwhent
heyar
eaccos
tedbyacal
lousyoungman(
p.20)
.
Whenhei
saway,t
hehous
eisj
oyousandcomf
ort
abl
e.(
p.35)
.ThemomentRes
ians
ees
hi
m,s
hebecomescl
ums
yandbr
eaksagl
ass(
p.40)
.Dur
ingt
hehomecomi
ngcer
emony,
hes
endsacor
ros
ivegl
anceatTai
yowhenJos
ephappr
oachesher
.(p.
48)
.Whent
hei
r
f
athercomesatt
hes
itt
ingr
oom,Tai
yoandRes
iandi
sappeart
otheki
tchen(
p.69)

Commandi
ng/s
hor
ttemper
ed
He commandst
he l
oader
svi
olent
ly(
p.1
).
Tai
yo knew t
he s
ting ofherf
ather
’st
ongue.
(
p.1
)Whenal
orr
ybr
eaksdowndur
ingr
elocat
ion,hef
uses
,cur
sesandmut
ter
s expl
eti
ves
(
p.1
0).
WhenRes
ianbecomescl
ums
yandal
mos
tbr
eakst
hegl
asshewi
nces
,gr
imaces
ands
truggl
est
ocont
rolhi
msel
f(p40)
.WhenmamaMi
lanois
howsherdi
lemmaabout
whet
hert
hegi
rl
sshoul
dbeci
rcumci
sedornot
,Kael
ocommands
,“Youmus
timmedi
atel
y
s
tar
tcouns
eli
ngt
hegi
rl
s”(
p.61
).Af
terSupeyof
ail
stot
akehi
mtoOl
ois
udor
i,heget
sver
y
annoyed.Hes
hout
edi
nat
hunder
ousboomi
ngvoi
ce(
p.46)
.Onl
ear
ningt
hathergi
rl
s
wer
eaccos
tedhet
akesas
wor
dandf
rot
hst
rembl
ing(
p.1
47)
.Hef
uri
ous
lypur
suest
he
menwhohadaccos
tedhi
sdaught
ers(
p.1
59)
.

Hat
eful
Hedet
est
sRes
ianf
rom t
hemoments
hei
sbor
n.Whens
hes
howsear
lys
ignsofmat
uri
ty
hedecl
arest
ohi
msel
f“t
heear
li
erwedi
spos
edofher
,thebet
ter
”(p.
10)
.Thi
scl
ear
ly
s
howshi
sdi
sregar
dtohi
sownbl
ood.MamaMi
lanoiat
tes
tst
hatKael
ohads
col
dedand
bul
l
iedherl
ikehal
f-
wit
tedchi
ld(
p.29)
.Hewonder
swher
eint
hewor
ldt
heyf
etchedt
hat
awkwar
d,over
blown,s
tupi
dRes
ian.(
p.40)
.Whent
heymakeanacci
dentwi
thRes
ianat
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hedoorhecur
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,“Haveyour
unamok
?”(
P.96)
.Thi
sisadi
sregar
doft
hedel
icat
e
emot
ionall
it
tl
egi
rl
.Hebr
utal
lys
lapsRes
ianf
ornotco-
oper
ati
ngwi
thOl
ois
udor
i(p.
209)
Heget
sdowr
yfr
om Ol
ois
udor
iwi
thouteveni
nfor
minghi
sdaught
ers(
p.209)
.Thi
sisgr
eat
di
sregar
dtoRes
ianf
ors
hei
stheoneexpect
edt
obei
nthemar
riageyethedoesnot
i
nfor
m hert
hathehaspi
ckeddowr
y.

Har
dwor
king
Kael
oremember
showwhi
leyounghewor
kedhi
msel
ftot
hebonepr
epar
ingf
orhi
sfut
ure
(
p.8)
.Hebel
ievest
hewayt
othes
tar
sishar
dwor
k(p.
8). Har
dwor
khads
eenhi
m
t
hrought
her
anksf
rom acl
erkt
othecovet
edpos
iti
onofamanager(
p.9)
.Hes
ucceedsi
n
what
everheput
shi
shandsi
n(p.
29)
.Hegoest
oNakur
utowor
kandr
etur
nst
oNas
ila
wi
thweal
th(
p.38)
.Whi
leor
gani
zingf
ort
hehomecomi
ngevent
,hewakesupatcock
cr
ow. MamaMi
lanoii
nfor
msYei
yo-
Bot
orrt
hatKael
oishar
d-wor
king and t
hatTai
yo
r
esembl
eshi
m(p.
76)
.

Sexi
st
As
exi
stper
soni
sthatwhodi
scr
imi
nat
esongr
oundsofs
ex.Ri
ghtf
rom t
het
imeRes
iani
s
bor
n,hedet
est
sherf
ors
hei
snotmal
e.I
tisunf
airf
orachi
ldi
sal
waysi
nnocent
.Int
his
cas
eshedi
dnotpar
ti
cipat
einherbi
rt
h.Heus
esabus
ivel
anguageonRes
ianmos
toft
he
t
ime.Hei
nst
ruct
sJos
epht
ocoachhergi
rl
sont
radi
ti
onaldances
.Res
ianar
guest
hati
f
t
heywer
emal
est
hei
rfat
herwoul
dnothavegott
hem at
rai
ner
.Ithadbeenhi
spr
ayert
o
getatl
eas
tthr
eeboys(
p.9)
.

Chauvi
nis
tic/
egocent
ri
c
Tai
yoi
shi
spr
ide. Whens
hei
sbor
n,Kael
opr
oof
shi
sfat
her
hood(
p.1
0). Butwhenhe
get
sthes
econdgi
rl
,hei
sdi
sappoi
nted.Hedet
est
sRes
ians
incet
hen(
p.1
0).Whenhe
s
eesJos
epht
alki
ngt
oherdaught
er,her
efer
shert
oMamaMi
lanoi
’sdaught
er(
p.48)
yetweknow s
hebel
ongst
obot
hherf
atherandmot
herbuts
incehecons
ider
sthe
ges
tur
e embar
ras
sing he doesnotwi
sht
o be as
soci
ated wi
th her
.He t
alkst
o her
daught
ert
hrought
hei
rmot
her(
p.69)
.t
hisi
sbecaus
ehi
sgl
oat
edmanl
yfeel
ingcannot
al
low hi
m t
o addr
ess a young gi
rl
.He s
tays f
orl
ong t
ime wi
thoutr
elayi
ng cr
it
ical
i
nfor
mat
ionl
iket
hei
ntent
ionbyOl
ois
udor
itomar
ryoneofhi
sdaught
ers(
p.1
14)
.Si
nce
s
he i
s a woman and herdeci
sions ar
e notneces
sar
y,he f
ir
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Ent
erpr
isi
ng
Hi
sment
ori
sOl
eSupeyo(
p.20)whoi
sas
eri
ousbus
ines
smani
ncat
tl
etr
adi
ng.Heowns
api
ckupf
orbus
ines
s(p.
22)
.Pl
anst
oopent
hes
hopatt
heons
etofr
ains(
p.24)
.Hei
s
aboutt
osi
gnaf
our
-year
’scont
ractwi
tht
hegover
nmentt
hroughOl
ois
udor
i.(
p.24)
.Hi
s
mot
her
-in-
lawi
shappyt
ogetas
oni
nlawwhoi
sabus
ines
sman(
p.28)
.

Gr
eedy
Even af
terbei
ng war
ned by Supeyo agai
nstt
he cor
ruptOl
ois
udor
i,Kael
oins
ist
son
deal
ingwi
thhi
m duet
ofi
nanci
algai
ns. Hevi
ewst
hewar
ningasenvyont
hepar
tof
Supeyo(
p.26)
.Becaus
eofgr
eed,hebecomesas
ycophant
icf
oll
owerofOl
ois
udor
i.Thi
s
makeshi
m ment
ionr
eck
les
sst
atement
sli
ke“
Ther
eisnot
hingt
hatheoughtt
obedeni
ed
i
nthi
shome”(
p.98)
. Hechoos
est
odealwi
thOl
ois
udor
ithecr
imi
nalduet
ogr
eed
(
p.1
09)
. Hewi
shest
odealwi
tht
heweal
thy.(
p.1
09)
.Hedoesnotcar
ethemeansof
get
ti
ngweal
thy(
p.1
11
).Het
akesdowr
yforhi
stwodaught
ersevenwhent
heywantt
ojoi
n
uni
ver
sit
y(p.
11
1)
.

Moder
n
Het
ell
sof
fhi
sbr
otherwhenel
der
ssendhi
mtot
ellhi
mtomar
ryot
herwi
vesandget
mor
echi
ldr
enands
ons
. Hes
ayspol
ygamyi
sar
chai
c. Hehasonl
yonewi
feandt
wo
daught
ersevenwhenmenhavemanywi
vesandmanychi
ldr
en. Hebui
ldsamoder
n
s
tone hous
eforhi
sfami
lywi
thr
ed t
il
es(
p.27)
.Hi
sshop i
n Nas
ilai
sal
sof
urni
shed
t
ast
eful
lyt
oat
tracthi
gh-
clas
scus
tomer
s.

Tr
ait
orous
Thoughapar
entt
oRes
ianandTai
yohebet
rayst
hem.Hedoesnotpr
ovi
depar
ent
all
ove
ashe oughtt
o.He doesnots
uppor
tuni
ver
sit
yeducat
ion f
orhi
sdaught
ersand he
s
uppor
tst
hei
rear
lymar
riage.Heal
sos
uppor
tst
hei
rFGM s
othathecanr
ecei
vedowr
y
ands
afeguar
dhi
sbus
ines
ses
.

Pat
ri
oti
c
Dur
ingt
hehomecomi
ngcer
emony,hes
wear
sneveragai
nwi
llheLi
veawayf
rom Nas
ila
norabandon i
tscul
tur
e(p.
40)
.The t
wins ansofI
ub cl lmol
eli
an I
toor
ashaKi
hej
iand
Lel
emawi
llal
waysbel
iket
wochamber
sofhi
shear
t.(
p.40)
.Hecal
lsJos
epht
otr
ain

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ianMaadanceandcul
tur
e(p.
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).

Al
ienat
ed
Hehadgotdet
achedf
rom Nas
ilal
if
eformanyyear
s. Hehast
ohol
dahomecomi
ng
cer
emony.(
p.37)
.Iti
snow t
hir
tyyear
ssi
ncehel
eftNas
ilaf
orNakur
u.Hes
eemst
o
embr
acemor
eoft
hemoder
ncul
tur
ethant
het
radi
ti
onalone.Thi
smakeshi
m embr
ace
t
hel
ikesofOl
ois
udor
i

Per
fect
ioni
st/Met
icul
ous
Hemades
uret
hatt
hei
rfur
nit
urewasl
oadedasf
it
ti
ngl
yaspos
sibl
esot
hati
tdoesnot
br
eakon t
he way (
p.1
4).
He or
gani
zesa homecomi
ng par
ty wi
thoutf
aul
t(p.37)
.He
i
ncl
udesgues
tsf
rom al
lthef
ivecl
ans(
p37)
.

I
roni
cal
When el
der
ssend Si
mir
en t
otel
lhi
mto be pol
ygamous
,he di
smi
ssespol
ygamyas
ar
chai
cyetl
aterheencour
agesF
GM onherdaught
ers(
p.1
3),whi
chi
sequal
lyanegat
ive
t
radi
ti
onalcul
tur
alpr
act
ice.

St
oic
Evenwhenhei
sret
renched,hegoesaboutt
hes
uddennewswi
thoutphys
ical
lys
howi
ng
hei
sbeat
en.Hevi
ewst
henew c
hangeasani
nevi
tabi
li
ty(
p.7)
.WhenRes
ianr
unsand
l
eavesOl
ois
udor
iathomeonr
eachi
ngt
hes
hop,Kael
oat
tempt
snott
oshow hi
sgr
eat
f
uryt
othegi
rl
. Whenas
kedaboutuni
ver
sit
yst
udi
esheans
wer
sst
oical
ly,“
Ideci
dedI
am nots
endi
ngyout
her
e”(
p.207)
.

St
ubbor
n
Hes
tubbor
nlydeni
eshi
sdaught
ersachancet
ost
udyatt
heuni
ver
sit
y.Tai
yocomment
s
‘
Youknowt
hes
tubbor
nnes
soff
ather
’(p.4)
.

Sycophant
ic
WhenOl
ois
udor
ivi
sit
s,Kael
ost
andsi
nor
dert
opl
eas
ehi
m.(
p.1
77)
.Hes
eemst
obe
wor
shi
ppi
ngr
ichesandweal
th.

Jeal
ous
Hei
shur
tbecaus
eSi
mir
eni
smor
eappr
eci
atedandcons
ider
edast
hecul
tur
all
eaderof
t
heKael
o’s(
p.9)
.

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e/Tr
ust
wor
thy
Ol
eSupeyot
rus
tshi
m.Hewoul
dent
rus
thi
mtocounthi
smoney(
p.4)
.Mi
lanoi
’spar
ent
s
f
indhi
m adependabl
epr
otect
or(
p.29)
.

Cor
rupt
Hei
swel
lver
sedwi
tht
hemur
kybus
ines
soft
heunder
wor
ld.(
p.23)
.Hei
saboutt
osi
gna
f
our
-year
’scont
ractwi
tht
he gov
ernmentt
hrough t
he hel
p oft
he cor
ruptOl
ois
udor
i
(
p.25)
.

F
ores
ight
edpl
anner
MamaMi
lanoiexpr
ess
est
hisf
acton(
p.29)i
naf
las
hback. Hepl
annedhomecomi
ng
cer
emonymet
icul
ous
ly(
p.37)
.Het
ell
sJos
epht
hathehadpl
annedhi
sfut
urel
if
ewhenhe
wasyoung(
p.70)
.

Res
pons
ibl
e
MamaMi
lanoiat
tes
tst
othef
actt
hatKael
oisr
espons
ibl
e(p.
28)
.Shes
ayss
incehe
mar
riedherhehasal
wayspr
ovi
dedf
ort
hef
ami
ly.

Lovi
ng
Mama Mi
lanoiconf
ir
ms t
hist
rai
t(p.
29)
.He cal
l Lanoo-
s her‘ ai-
nayor
r” an i
nti
mat
e
ex
pres
sion(
p.30)
.Tai
yoi
shi
sfavor
it
edaught
er(
p.1
11
).

The r
ole ofKael
oist
o anchort
he t
hemesofpat
ri
archy,cul
tur
e,F
GM,gr
eed among
ot
her
s.Hei
sus
efuli
ndevel
opmentofot
herchar
act
erses
peci
all
yTai
yo,Res
ian,Mama
Mi
lanoiandOl
ois
udor
i.Thewr
it
erus
eshi
mtocr
eat
efl
ashbacksandhi
sret
renchment
hel
psi
ndevel
opi
ngt
henovel
’spl
ot.

Tai
yo
Shei
ssi
stert
oRes
iananddaught
ert
oKael
oandMamaMi
lanoi
.

I
ntel
li
gent
Sheunder
standsherf
atherwel
l(p.
1)
.Forexampl
esheknowswhenhei
snoti
nther
ight
moodt
obes
pokent
o. Sheknowshedoesnotl
ikehavi
nghi
spl
ansdel
ayed. She
obs
ervesi
ntel
li
gent
lyt
hat“
cul
tur
eandt
radi
ti
onsar
enevers
tat
icbutbybei
ngdynami
c,
cul
tur
eshedsof
fas
pect
sthatar
eir
rel
evant
”(p.
127)
.

Sympat
het
ic
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Shes
ympat
hizeswi
tht
hel
oader
swhoar
erecei
vings
ter
nins
truct
ionsf
rom Kael
oher
f
ather
.(p.
1)Shehadmadei
therdut
ytomopheryoungs
ist
er’
stear
s,s
oot
hheranger
and gent
lyr
eas
sur
e herwhen s
haken (
p.34)
. Att
he homecomi
ng cer
emony s
he
s
ympat
hizeswi
tht
heol
dmanwhos
truggl
eswi
thmeatwi
thl
it
tl
esucces
s(p.
50)
.She
l
aterc
omest
oknow hei
sOl
eMus
anka,ar
eli
giousl
eader
.Shebr
ingsal
ter
nat
ives
oft
f
oodt
ohi
m.

Bol
d/Dar
ing
Tot
heknobker
riecar
ryi
ngyoungmans
hedemands
.“Letgoofmyhand.
”Shevowst
o
f
ightF
.G.
M even when Nas
ilacul
tur
e and herf
atherpr
omot
eit(
p.88)
.She decl
ares
openl
ytoJos
epht
hats
hehasf
all
eni
nlovewi
thhi
m.“
Shedoesnotgi
veahootabouti
t.
”
(
p.1
29)
.Shebol
dlyvi
sit
sJos
eph’
shous
eevenwheni
tisar
iskyaf
fai
r(p.
130)
.Shet
hinks
bol
dlyt
hatt
hei
rrel
ati
ons
hipwi
thJos
ephmus
tremai
neveni
fitmeansr
elocat
ingt
o
Tanzani
aandbecomi
ngpeopl
eofundef
inedcul
tur
e(p.
136)
.Theat
tackbycal
lousyoung
mens
trengt
hensherr
esol
ve(
p.1
43)
.

Lovi
ng
Shel
ovesJos
eph.Thi
sisevenaf
terbei
ngwar
nedagai
nsthavi
ngar
elat
ions
hipwi
thhi
m
byt
hef
ather(
p.71
).Shei
sinf
atuat
edandmakeshi
m aconf
idant
e.Shes
ays“
Ifbyl
ovi
ng
you Iof
fend t
he s
ens
ibi
li
ti
es ofNas
ilat
hen l
et me of
fend t
hem and f
ace t
he
cons
equencesofdoi
ngs
o.”(
p.1
33)
.Shes
acr
if
icest
ogoands
eeRes
ians
othatRes
ian
mayeatwhenhermot
herl
iest
ohert
hatRes
ianhasgoneonahungers
tri
ke(
p.272)
.

Emot
ional
Att
het
imet
heyar
eleavi
ngNakur
uforNas
ila,Tai
yos
hedst
ear
s(p.
6,p.
2).Thi
sshows
t
hei
nti
mat
erel
ati
ons
hips
hehashadwi
tht
hist
own. Shei
snotr
eadyt
oletgooft
he
t
own. Shecoul
dal
sobeaf
rai
dofr
elocat
ingt
oar
uralt
own. Shei
snotwi
ll
ingt
opar
t
wi
th herboyf
ri
end f
rom Nakur
u,Lenj
ir(
p.3)
.When s
he r
eal
izesherr
elat
ions
hipwi
th
Jos
ephPar
muati
shi
ghl
yhi
nder
edbyt
radi
ti
ons
,sheweepsher
sel
fdr
y(p.
56)
.

Res
pons
ibl
e
Shehol
dsRes
ian’
scheekandr
egi
ster
sthats
hehasbeendevot
edt
ohers
ist
ers
ince
t
heywer
einnur
ser
yschool(
p.34)
.Shet
akesal
otoft
imebef
orebr
oachi
ngt
hei
ssueof
goi
ngt
ouni
ver
sit
yfors
hes
eeksanaptoppor
tuni
ty(
p.54)
.Kael
otel
lsJos
epht
hatt
he

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ell
igentbutr
equi
recul
tur
als
tudi
es(
p.70)
. Sher
espons
ibl
yandcar
eful
ly
pr
epar
es del
ici
ous meal
s(p.
75)
.She advi
ses Jos
eph t
hatt
hey keep a cl
andes
tine
r
elat
ions
hipandt
henr
eveali
tlat
ers
oasnott
ohur
tPapaai(
p.1
34)
.Sheadvi
sesRes
ian
nott
obel
eftal
onei
nthehous
ewi
thOl
ois
udor
i(p.
197)
.

Al
ienat
ed
Shef
eel
ses
trangedf
ors
hehasnevervi
sit
edNas
ilabef
orei
nherl
if
eti
met
her
efor
eshe
l
acksbas
icsofNas
ilacul
tur
e(p.
70)
.Shechoos
est
ofal
linl
ovewi
thJos
ephevenwhen
t
hecul
tur
edoesnotal
low.Thi
sisbecaus
eshei
signor
antandal
ienat
edoft
hecul
tur
e.
Shef
indsi
thar
dtocopewi
thNas
ilacul
tur
eatf
ir
st.Dur
ingt
hedances
het
akesal
otof
t
imewat
chi
ngf
ors
hehasnodanci
ngs
kil
lsofNas
iladances
.Shehast
obet
rai
ned
t
radi
ti
onaldancesandcul
tur
ebyJos
eph.

St
ubbor
n
Shes
tubbor
nlyput
supas
pir
it
eds
truggl
ebutl
atert
hebat
tl
eisl
ost
.Thi
siswhens
he
i
nsi
stsonat
tendi
nganext
ravaganzaatMombas
abutherf
atherdeni
esherper
mis
sion
(
p.2)
.Shes
tubbor
nlyf
all
sinl
ovewi
thJos
eph(
p.1
33)
.

Soci
abl
e
Whi
lei
nNakur
u,wi
thRes
iant
heyal
wayss
tandatt
hewi
ndow ever
ySundaybef
oret
hey
got
ochur
ch(
p.2)
.Wi
thRes
ian,t
heydi
scus
spet
tyi
ssuesl
iket
heyobs
ervet
hatt
woout
off
ouraunt
sar
epr
egnant(
p.1
8).
Toget
herwi
thRes
iant
heymi
ngl
ewi
thwomenf
olkand
gi
rl
sofNas
il
aandl
ear
nal
ot(
p.36)
.

Opt
imi
sti
c
Shehopest
hatt
henew s
hopwi
lls
ucceed.Shes
aysNas
ilai
sanAgr
icul
tur
alar
eaand
f
ert
il
izerandot
heri
nput
swi
llbei
nhi
ghdemand(
p.4)
.Shehopesonedayt
heywi
llgot
o
Eger
tonUni
ver
sit
y(p.
4).

As
ser
ti
ve
Shet
ell
stheyoungmanwhoaccos
tst
hem “
Wear
enott
heki
ndofwomenyouhavei
n
mi
nd.
”(p.
19)
.Wi
thRes
ian,whi
lei
nther
ancht
heydecl
arenevert
obes
ubs
ervi
entt
o
t
hei
rmal
ecount
erpar
ts(
P.277)
.

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nthei
rnewhous
eatNas
ila,Tai
yowor
kst
oexhaus
tionevenwhenRes
iani
s
j
ustr
eadi
ngbooks(
p.32)
.

F
lexi
ble
Wi
thRes
ian,t
heyadaptt
oNas
ila’
sli
fes
tyl
eandeas
ilygetus
edt
owel
comi
ngi
mpr
ompt
u
vi
sit
orsl
ikeOl
ari
nkoi(
p.35)
.

Herr
olei
nthenoveli
nthenoveli
ses
sent
iali
ndevel
opi
ngt
hechar
act
erofRes
ian.I
tis
t
hroughhert
hatweunder
standt
hechar
act
erofRes
ianasas
ser
ti
veandcommi
tt
edt
o
f
emal
eempower
ment
.

Res
ian
Shei
ssi
stert
oTai
yoanddaught
ert
oKael
oandMamaMi
lanoi
.

I
nqui
sit
ive/Keen
Shei
nqui
sit
ivel
yques
tionst
hechancesofherf
ather
’snew s
hoppi
cki
ngup(
p.3)
.She
ques
tionsont
her
ival
ryandappr
ehens
ionbet
weent
hef
ourhous
esofheruncl
e.(
p.1
6).
Shei
nter
rogat
esandobs
ervest
hatKael
o’sc
heer
ful
nes
shasdecr
eas
edaf
termeet
ing
Ol
ois
udor
i(p.
120)
.She ques
tionsOl
ari
nkoi
’ss
incer
it
y aboutt
aki
ng hert
othe r
anch
(
p.21
7).

Cr
it
ical
Sheques
tionswhyherf
athers
oughtJos
epht
obet
hei
rteacherofcul
tur
e“Whynotagi
rl
”
(
p.73)
.Sheobs
ervest
hatt
hear
rangementi
sfavor
ingmen. ThatJos
ephi
stopr
epar
e
t
hem t
obes
uit
abl
ewi
vest
othei
rhus
bands(
p.73)
.Whenmot
hert
ri
est
oexpl
ainF
GM t
o
her
,shedi
smi
ssesi
tasamyt
hcr
eat
edbyment
ooppr
esswomen(
p.90)
.Shecr
it
ical
ly
obs
ervesF
GM t
obeus
eles
sint
hecur
rentt
imes(
p.91
).Shef
ail
stos
eeanydi
ff
erence
bet
ween t
he anci
entI
lar
inkon f
rom t
he cur
rentI
lar
inkon (
p.91
).She ques
tions t
he
i
ntr
udi
ng t
endency by Nas
ilan’
sint
othei
rhous
e(p.
91)
.She i
nit
ial
ly ques
tions t
he
s
igni
fi
canceofKael
o–Ol
ois
udor
irel
ati
ons
hip(
p.98)
.

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ermi
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e

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oldoft
hei
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hops
hecl
ear
lys
ayss
hedoesnotwantt
owor
kint
hes
hop
butt
ogot
oEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.Shedoesnotj
ustwantt
ogot
oauni
ver
sit
ybutEger
ton
Uni
ver
sit
ywher
eshewi
llt
akevet
eri
nar
ysci
enceandbecomeavet
eri
nar
ydoct
or(
p.4)
.
Whens
hei
stol
dbyTai
yot
hats
hewi
llhavear
ightt
ohaveasmanychi
ldr
enass
he
wi
shess
heans
wer
simmedi
atel
ysayi
ng,“
Idon’
twantt
obeapar
ent
.Atl
eas
tnoti
nthe
f
ores
eeabl
efut
ure(
p.1
8).Sheadds
,“Iwantt
ost
udy.
”Sher
esol
vest
ofacet
hecal
lous
Ol
ois
udor
ifi
rml
y(p.
200)
. Even when s
he i
s beat
en and deni
ed a chance t
ojoi
n
Uni
ver
sit
y by herf
ather
,she doesnotl
ose hope buts
til
lfocus
eson goi
ng t
othe
uni
ver
sit
y(p.
211
).
Sher
emi
ndsher
sel
fwhent
hel
orr
ybr
eaksdownbef
orer
eachi
ngt
he
r
ancht
hats
hewi
llnotal
lowot
herpeopl
etos
wayherf
rom herchar
tedcour
se(
p.256)
.It
s
houl
dbenot
edt
hatRes
ian’
sdeci
siont
ogot
oEger
tonUni
ver
sit
ybeganwhenwi
thTai
yo
andherf
athervi
sit
edagr
icul
tur
als
how.F
rom t
hatt
imes
hes
tuckt
othegoalt
il
lcamet
o
f
rui
ti
on.

Bol
d
Onr
eachi
ngNas
ila,wi
thTai
yot
heymanaget
owal
kar
oundevenwhent
heyar
enot
f
ami
li
arwi
tht
heenvi
ronment(
p.1
7).Sheas
kshermot
herdi
rect
lyi
ntohereyes
,‘whati
s
t
hepur
pos
eofF
GM t
oday?
”(p.
90)
.Sheopenl
yandbol
dlys
ayss
hewi
llnotal
low ear
ly
mar
riaget
ooccuri
nherl
if
e(p.
129)
.Shedoesnoteas
ilyagr
eewhent
oldbyherf
ather
t
hats
hei
stowai
tforOl
ois
udor
iandt
hreegues
tst
ocookf
ort
hem (
p.1
71)
.Shecomesup
wi
thar
isky pl
an ofhumi
li
ati
ng Ol
ois
udor
i(p.
195)
.She i
s mos
tat
tract
ed t
o bol
d
per
sonal
it
iesl
ikeMi
nikandPr
of.Wangar
iMaat
hai(
p.250)
.Nabar
uconf
ir
mst
oust
hat
Res
iani
sabr
avegi
rl(
p.253)
.Res
iani
nspi
rest
heol
dladyNabar
uwi
thherbol
dnes
sso
t
hats
hewal
ksal
ongdi
stancet
oor
gani
zef
oral
orr
ytot
aket
hem t
other
anch.Dr
.Mi
nik
congr
atul
atesRes
ianf
orbei
ngf
ir
m andbol
dlyr
esi
sti
ngF
GM (
p.264)
.

As
ser
ti
ve
Whent
heyar
eaccos
tedwi
thTai
yobyknobker
riewel
dingyoungmans
hehi
sses
,“Leave
mys
ist
eral
one.
”(p.
19)
.Shes
trongl
ydecl
arest
hats
hewoul
drat
herl
ivei
nthenoi
sies
t
pl
acet
hannearavagabondwi
thi
ntent
ionofmut
il
ati
ngher(
p.33)
.Shef
eel
sJos
eph’
s
l
ess
onsar
etaki
nghert
otheSt
oneAgeer
a(p.
72)
.Shedet
est
sJos
eph’
steachi
ngson
cul
tur
eandi
nsi
stss
hewi
llbet
aughtuni
ver
salcont
entatt
heuni
ver
sit
y(p.
73)
.Mama
Mi
lanoit
hinksofherasahar
dnutt
ocr
ackf
ors
heknew herr
ight
s(p.
11
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Ol
ois
udor
iwi
llnothaveawal
koveront
hei
ssueofmar
riage(
p.1
18)
.Sheobs
ervest
hat
Nas
ilacul
tur
emus
tsoons
hedof
fF.
G.M andas
ser
ti
vel
ynot
est
hatt
her
ear
enot
woways
abouti
t”(
p.1
28)
.

Aggr
ess
ive
Shebi
test
het
humbofOl
ari
nkoiwhenheat
tempt
stor
apeher(
p.22)
.Inadr
eam,s
he
t
ell
st denkamur
heol atanit
hats
hewi
llneverc
ircumci
seagai
n.Shet
wis
tsherhandt
hat
i
shol
di heOl
ngt mur
unyamer
cil
ess
ly(
p.245)
.Shedes
cendsont
hemonoeyedwi
tchl
ike
af
eroci
ousl
eopar
danddi
sfi
gur
esherf
ace.Shebat
ter
shermonoeye(
p.245)
.Res
ian
hi
tst
hewi
tchont
heheadl
ikeas
nake.Thewi
tchs
prawl
sfl
atont
hegr
ound(
p.245)
.Al
l
t
hes
ehappeni
nadr
eam.

Res
ent
ful
She i
nst
inct
ivel
y det
ect
sthe abs
ence ofl
ove f
rom herf
ather
. She gr
ows s
ull
en,
bewi
lder
edandr
esent
ful(
p.1
0).Sher
esent
sOl
ois
udor
i’
sil
l-
mot
iveandt
her
efor
etel
lshi
m
of
fwhenhevi
sit
sandi
nsi
stst
hats
hes
houl
dser
vehi
m(p.
205)
.Sher
esent
ful
lyas
ks
whati
swr
ongwi
thbei
ngbor
nawoman.(
p.205)
.Shecont
empl
atess
uici
deaf
terherpl
an
t
ogot
otheuni
ver
sit
yiscancel
ledbyherf
ather(
p.21
0).

Remor
sef
ul
Whens
hebecomescl
ums
yandal
mos
tbr
eak
sthegl
asss
heapol
ogi
zest
oherf
ather
(
p.40)
. Whenchi
dedbyhermot
heragai
nstus
ingr
udewor
dst
owar
dsOl
ois
udor
iand
yei
yo-
bot
orr
,sheapol
ogi
zes(
p.94)
.Whens
hel
ear
nsOl
ois
udor
iishear
tshes
ayss
orr
y
(
P.95)
.

Vi
sionar
y/Ambi
ti
ous
Shehasadr
eam ofbei
ngcal
ledDr
.Res
ianKael
o(P.
94)
.Shei
sal
waysr
eadi
ngbookss
o
ast
okeepherambi
ti
onal
ive(
p.1
35)
.WhenKael
otel
lsherwi
thf
inal
it
ythats
hei
snot
j
oini
nguni
ver
sit
y,s
hes
creamsl
ikeonepos
ses
sedwi
thdement
eds
pir
it
s(p.
209)
.

Obs
ervant
She obs
erves t
hatheruncl
e’sf
ourhous
es have r
ival
ry and appr
ehens
ion amongs
t
t
hems
elves
. She obs
erves t
hatt
wo oft
he f
our aunt
s ar
e pr
egnant(
p.1
8).She
i
nter
est
ingl
yobs
ervest
hatt
her
eisal
waysas
crambl
eforgi
rl
stomar
ryi
nNas
ila(
p.1
28)
.

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Sheobs
erv
est
hatt
hedoor
sar
ewel
llocked(
p.1
38)
.Las
tly,s
heobs
ervest
hatt
het
erm
chi
ldr
enal
waysr
efer
redt
ogi
rl
sint
heMaacul
tur
e(p.
175)
.

Pes
simi
sti
c
Att
imes
hel
ackshope.Thi
sispar
tl
ycont
ri
but
edbyherf
atherwhodi
sli
kedherr
ight
f
rom herbi
rt
h.MamaMi
lanoiobs
ervest
hatRes
iani
sinapes
simi
sti
cmoodmos
toft
he
t
imes(
p.29)
.Shehopesf
ort
hewor
sti
nthei
rnew hous
eandr
eques
tsTai
yot
opl
ead
wi
thf
athers
othatt
heycangot
ouni
ver
sit
yfors
tudi
esands
ecur
it
y(p.
33)
.

Per
suas
ive/Per
sis
tent
Sheper
suadesTai
yot
opl
eadwi
thKael
oherf
athert
otaket
hem f
oruni
ver
sit
yst
udi
es
(
p.5)
.
Shedoesnotchangehers
tand.Sheal
waysas
ksTai
yowhet
hers
hehast
alkedt
ofat
her
aboutt
hei
runi
ver
sit
yeducat
ion(
p.89)
.Sheper
suadest
heyoungmanaccos
tingt
hem
nott
ohar
mthem,(
Tai
yo&Res
ian)(
p.1
8).

Sar
cas
tic
“
Wis
eri
ndeed!
”jeer
ed Res
ian.(
P.72)
.She mocksherf
ather
’swor
dst
hatJos
eph wi
ll
t
eacht
hem.Whenas
kedbyherf
atherwhys
hehasl
efthergues
t(Ol
ois
udor
i)al
onei
n
t
hehous
e,s
hes
arcas
tical
lyans
wer
s,“
Ilef
thi
m athomeenj
oyi
nghi
steaandpancakes
”
(
p.206)
.

Jeal
ous
Shef
ear
sTai
yo’
sat
tract
iont
oJos
ephmayl
owerherat
tent
iont
oher(
Res
ian)(
p.49)
.She
dec
lar
est
ohat
eanyonewhocomesi
nbet
weenherandhers
ist
er(
p.49)
.Shei
snot
r
eadyt
obeabandonedbyTai
yoass
hef
all
sinl
ovewi
thJos
eph(
p.72)
.

Lazy
I
nthei
rnewhous
e,evenwhent
her
ear
emanydut
iest
obedone,s
hechoos
est
oreada
book(
p.32)
.Shet
oss
esi
ntot
hebedanddecl
arest
hat
,“mybodybel
ongst
ome.
’(p.
33)
.
Kael
o comment
sthats
he i
slazyl
ike an over
fed l
izar
d af
tercompar
ing herwi
tht
he
i
ndus
tri
ousTai
yo(
p.64)
.

Def
iant
Shes
aidi
nadef
iantvoi
cet
hats
hehasnopr
obl
em wi
thaddi
ngknowl
edgebutnot
t
radi
ti
onalknowl
edge(
p.76)
. Res
iandoesnotwi
sht
opl
eas
emal
ecount
erpar
ts(
p.77)
.
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Shei
smadatOl
ari
nkoiwhoi
sal
waysdoi
ngnot
hingi
nthehous
e(p.
77)
.

Opt
imis
tic
Sheconstant
lyhopest
hatonedays
hewi
llj
oinuni
ver
sit
y(p.
89)
.Shei
magi
nesher
sel
f
al
readyadmi
tt
edatt
heuni
ver
sit
yandwal
kingmaj
est
ical
ly(
p.89)
.

Secr
eti
ve
Sheagr
eest
hatt
heys
houl
dnoti
nfor
mthef
atheraboutt
hei
nci
dentwhent
heyar
e
accos
tedbyacal
lousyoungman(
p.20)
.

Res
ian’
srol
eint
henovelasapr
otagoni
sti
scr
it
ical
.Theaut
horus
eshert
odr
ivecent
ral
t
hemesl
ikeF
GM,f
emal
eas
ser
ti
venes
sanddet
ermi
nat
ion.Shecompl
iment
sTai
yoher
el
ders
ist
erandaconf
idant
e.Sheal
soi
mmens
elydevel
opsdi
alogueasas
tyl
easwel
las
t
hepl
otoft
henovel
.

MamaJaneMi
lanoi
Shei
sthewi
fet
oKael
oandmot
hert
oTai
yoandRes
ian.

Meek/Submi
ssi
ve
Shes
ayss
hedi
dnotr
esi
stKael
o’smar
riagef
ort
radi
ti
onsdi
dnotal
low anyr
esi
stance
(
p.2)
. Shepr
aysGodt
oopenherwombs
othats
hecanbearas
onf
orKael
o(p.
29)
.
Whens
hei
stakent
ohernewhous
esheexcl
aims
,“F
atherofal
lcr
eat
ion!
”(p.
30)
.When
Tai
yor
eques
tshert
oal
l
owJos
ephPar
muatt
ocomeandcoachheront
radi
ti
onaldances
,
s
hef
ear
ssayi
ng“
that
’syourf
ather
’st
err
it
ory.
”(p.
56)
.Shef
ear
stobr
oacht
hes
ubj
ectof
ci
rcumci
sionofherdaught
ers
.(p.
61)
.Shei
sdi
stur
bedbyRes
ianwhens
he(
Res
ian)us
es
har
shwor
dsonOl
ois
udor
i(p.
94)
.Sheknowsver
yli
tt
leaboutherhus
bandf
orhei
saman
(
p.95)
.Shehonor
sherhus
band’
svi
sit
orandhi
sfr
iends(
p.1
79)
.Shebur
nsr
iceass
hei
s
af
rai
dofKael
oaf
terOl
ois
udor
ihasj
ustl
eft(
p.1
04)
.

Rel
igi
ous
Bef
oreembar
kingont
hei
rjour
neyt
oNas
ila,s
hel
eadsi
npr
ayer
s.Kael
ofi
rsts
pot
tedher
atachur
chs
ervi
ceatNas
ila(
p.9)
.Shei
stoj
oinwomeni
nances
tralpr
ayer
sands
ongsof
pr
ais
e,apr
ayerf
orexhor
ti
ngGodt
oopenwomen’
swombss
othats
hecanbearas
on
f
orKael
o(p.
29)
.

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Caut
ious
She caut
ionsTai
yo and Res
ian agai
nsts
tranger
swho mi
ghtt
ake advant
age oft
hei
r
unf
ami
li
ari
tywi
thNas
ila.(
p.1
7).Shewi
shest
ocar
eforherchi
ldr
enal
thoughs
hef
ear
s
Nas
ilapeopl
efort
hei
rint
oler
ance(
p.30)
.Shei
stor
nbet
weenherl
ovef
orNas
ilacul
tur
e
andt
hatf
orherdaught
ersaswel
lasherdut
if
ulr
oleofaf
ait
hfulandobedi
entwi
fe.(
p.61
).
Thati
swhys
het
akest
hes
ubj
ectofF
GM caut
ious
ly.

Lovi
ng
Shel
ovesandcar
esf
orherdaught
ers
.Shei
swor
riedbyt
heF
GM t
hati
stobeconduct
ed
ont
hem (
p.61
).Onl
ear
ningt
hatOl
ois
udor
iint
endst
omar
ryoneofherdaught
erss
he
cr
ies wi
th pai
n.(
p.1
13)
.Li
ke a woman i
nlabour
,the s
tor
y abouts
ell
ing Res
ian t
o
Ol
ois
udor
ihi
ghl
yhur
tsher(
p.1
93)
.

Evas
ive/El
usi
ve
Sheavoi
dst
hegi
rl
s’demandt
obet
akent
ouni
ver
sit
y(p.
8).Evenwhent
hegi
rl
smake
t
hisr
eques
tshel
inger
s.

MamaMi
lanoiasachar
act
eri
simpor
tanti
naddr
ess
ingt
hei
ssueofwomens
ubj
ugat
ion
bymeni
nthepat
ri
arc
halMaacommuni
ty.Thenovel
istus
eshert
odemons
trat
ehow
womenoccupyal
owl
ypos
iti
oni
nthef
ami
ly.Di
alogueandf
las
hbackass
tyl
ist
icdevi
ces
ar
eus
edbyt
henovel
istt
hroughher
.Shei
sal
sous
edt
oaddr
esst
hei
ssueofr
eli
gioni
n
t
henovel
.

Tr
ait
orous
Herdaught
ersexpecthert
ovoi
cet
hei
rreques
tst
othei
rst
ri
ctf
atherbuts
hedi
sappoi
nts
t
hem ont
hei
ssue.Thegi
rl
sal
soexpectt
hemot
hert
osi
dewi
tht
hem ont
hei
deaofF
GM
s
othatt
heydonotunder
got
hecutbuti
nst
eads
hes
uppor
tst
hei
rci
rcumci
sionand
keepsqui
etaboutt
hear
rangedmar
riageofherdaught
ersandOl
ois
udor
ievenwhens
he
not
est
hegenderdi
spar
it
yandt
hegi
rl
s’r
elent
les
sdes
iret
oacqui
reuni
ver
sit
yeducat
ion.

Uncl
eSi
mir
enKael
o
Hei
stheyoungerbr
othert
oKael
o,uncl
etoTai
yoandRes
ianandbr
otheri
n-l
awt
oMama
Mi
lanoi
.

Res
pons
ibl
e
F
ort
hir
tyyear
s,Par
simeiOl
eKael
ohasbeenawayanddur
ingt
hist
imeSi
mir
enhas
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act
edast
heheadoft
heKael
ofami
ly(
p.1
1)
.“Her
anal
lki
ndsofer
randsf
orhi
sbr
other
”
(
p.1
2).He pur
chas
es l
ives
tock f
orhi
m (
p.1
2).He al
sos
ell
s cat
tl
eforhi
m (
p.1
2).He
par
ti
cipat
esi
nthecons
truct
ionofKael
o’st
wobui
ldi
ngs(
p.1
2).Heal
wayspas
sesany
cr
it
icali
nfor
mat
iont
ohi
m andkeepshi
m updat
edonwhati
shappeni
ngi
nNas
ila.Anapt
ex
ampl
eiswhenel
der
sshowdi
spl
eas
urei
nhi
smonogamouss
tat
e(p.
13)
.

Humbl
e/peacef
ul
“
Ther
ehadneverbeenanyr
ival
rybet
weenhi
m andhi
sbr
otherevers
incet
heywer
e
young”(
p.1
2).Hehasal
waysaccept
edhi
spos
iti
ont
obes
ubor
dinat
e(p.1
2).Evenwhen
he hasf
ourwi
vesand s
ixt
een chi
ldr
en whi
le hi
sbr
otherhasonl
yone wi
fe and t
wo
chi
ldr
enher
emai
nshumbl
e(p.
12)
.WhenOl
eKael
oret
urnst
oNas
ila,hehumbl
yexpect
s
t
hatKael
owi
llt
akeuphi
srol
east
heel
des
tbr
other(
p.1
2)WhenKael
oget
senr
agedaf
ter
he(
Simi
ren)r
elaysel
der
s’concer
nst
ohi
m(Kael
o)ont
hei
rst
andonpol
ygamy,hedoes
notar
guewi
thhi
sbr
other(
p.1
3).

Hos
pit
abl
e
Hej
ovi
all
ywel
comest
heKael
o’s
;hi
sbr
other
’sf
ami
ly,backhomef
rom Nakur
uwher
e
t
heyhaves
tayedf
orar
oundt
hir
tyyear
s.

Tr
adi
ti
onal
/Cons
ervat
ive
He r
epr
esent
shi
sbr
otherdur
ing r
it
ualand pr
act
icess
uch asgi
rl
s’i
nit
iat
ion,boys
’
ci
rcumci
sionet
c.(
p.1
1,1
2).

Thenovel
istus
esSi
mir
ent
oshow t
hepos
iti
veas
pect
soft
heMaacul
tur
e.Humi
li
ty,
gener
osi
ty,r
espons
ibi
li
tyandhos
pit
ali
tyar
eemphas
ized.Hemakesi
tpos
sibl
eforKael
o
t
ohaveas
moot
htr
ans
iti
ont
oNas
ilabef
oreanddur
ingt
hemi
grat
ion.

Yei
yo-
Bot
orr
Shei
sthef
ir
stwi
feofSi
mir
en,andauntt
oTai
yoandRes
ian.Shei
saccor
dedmor
erol
es
i
nthef
ami
lyandhasanobl
igat
ionofl
eadi
ngt
heco-
wives
.InSi
mir
en’
shous
e,s
hei
sthe
el
des
twi
feoft
hef
ourwi
ves
.

Cons
ervat
ive/
Super
sti
ti
ous
Shet
hinksofRes
ianasamadgi
rlwhens
hes
peaksi
llaboutt
hel
azyOl
ari
nkoi
. She
cannotbearanar
gumentaboutf
emal
efr
eedom andas
ser
ti
venes
s(P.
77)
.Shebel
ieves
Res
ianhasabads
pir
itbecaus
eshei
snotci
rcumci
sed(
p.78)
.Yei
yo-
bot
orri
sus
edbyt
he
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eli
stt
olaygr
oundf
orpol
ygamyi
naMaaf
ami
ly.Shei
sus
edt
oshow cohes
ioni
na
t
radi
ti
onalpol
ygamousf
ami
ly.

Res
pons
ibl
e
Shei
ntr
oducest
heot
herwoment
ovi
sit
ors(
p.1
6).

Si
ncer
e
Whens
hef
indsTai
yoandRes
iandoi
nghous
echor
ess
hegenui
nel
ypr
ais
est
hem (
p.76)
.

Soi
nOl
eSupeyo
Hei
sar
espect
edel
derofI
lmol
eli
ancl
an,al
ongt
imef
ri
endt
oOl
eKael
oaswel
lashi
s
ment
or.

Hones
t
Hehones
tlyt
ell
sOl
eKael
ohow muchcor
ruptOl
ois
udor
iisandwar
nshi
msar
cas
tical
ly
agai
nsthi
m(p.
26)
.Headvi
sesKael
otobecar
efulwi
thOl
ois
udor
i(p.
26)
.Heal
sowar
ns
Kael
o agai
nstOl
ois
udor
i’
simmor
albehavi
orby t
ell
ing hi
m t
o ens
ure he keeps hi
s
daught
ersawayf
rom hi
m(p.
26)
.

Sar
cas
tic
Heus
ess
arcas
ticr
emar
ksonKael
oai
mingathur
ti
nghi
m.“
Supeyos
aid,s
cor
nfuls
mil
e
t
wis
tinghi
sli
ps.
”(P.
26)

Emaker
erei
/Mi
nikeneNkoi
toi
Shei
sadoct
orofvet
eri
nar
ysci
ence,managerofabi
granchandacr
usaderagai
nstF
GM.
Shei
sthement
ort
oTai
yoandRes
ian.Shei
sthemanagerofar
anchandavet
eri
nar
y
ex
per
t.
Bol
d
Though s
he i
s hat
ed ver
y much i
n Nas
ila,s
he champi
ons f
reedom off
emal
es and
cr
usadesagai
nstF
.G.
M andear
lymar
riages(
p.62.Shebol
dlyt
ell
sOl
ois
udor
ithatnoneof
t
he gi
rl
s woul
dleave t
he r
anch (
p.283)
.She l
ooks bol
dlyi
nto Ol
ois
udor
i’
s eyes
(
p.283)
.She vi
sit
s Ol
e Supeyo’
s homes
tead t
o per
suade hi
m nott
o ci
rcumci
se hi
s
daught
er(
p.22)
.Sheor
der
sOl
ois
udor
itol
eavet
her
anchf
orhi
sowns
afet
yandt
hes
afet
y
ofhi
sexpens
ivemachi
nes(
p.283)
.Sher
efus
etocompl
ywi
thhi
sdemandt
obegi
ven
ei
therRes
ianorTai
yo.
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hor
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ve
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Sheor
der
sthedr
ivert
otakedel
iver
ynot
est
otheof
fi
ce(
p.254)
.Res
ianobs
ervest
hatDr
.
Mi
nikNkoi
toihasanaut
hor
it
ati
veaur
ali
keofapr
inci
pali
nahi
ghs
chool(
p.259)
.She
aut
hor
it
ati
vel
ymakesi
tcl
eart
hatOl
ois
udor
iandhi
sgr
oupdi
dnothavear
ightt
orecei
ve
anyi
nvi
tat
ionl
ett
ert
othepar
ty(
p.282)
.Sheadvi
sesOl
ois
udor
itol
eavet
her
anchi
nan
angr
ytone(
p.283)
.
Gener
ous
/Hel
pful
Shehel
psRes
ianandTai
yogetadmi
ssi
onl
ett
erst
oEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.Shegi
vesRes
ian
ahous
eandaj
obi
ntheRanchands
avesTai
yof
rom herci
rcumci
ser
s.Shehol
dsapar
ty
f
ort
het
wogi
rl
sbef
oret
heygot
otheuni
ver
sit
y(p.
280)
.
Educat
ed/
li
ber
ated
MamaMi
lanois
ayss
hehadgonet
oMaker
ereUni
ver
sit
yinUganda(
p.61
).Shemanagesa
vas
tranchwhi
chr
equi
resal
otofexper
ti
se.
Lovi
ng/War
m
Shehol
dsRes
ianonhers
houl
derands
peakst
ohercal
mly(
p.259)
.Shechoos
est
o
addr
essNabar
uins
teadofRes
iandi
rect
ly.(
p.262)
.Shedevel
opsawar
mrel
ati
ons
hipwi
th
Res
ian(
p.267)
.
Convi
nci
ng
Sheconvi
ncesNabar
uthatF
GM i
swas
tef
ult
ofemal
esandNabar
uchangesherpos
iti
on
t
owar
dsF
GM (
p.263)
.
Sympat
het
ic
Shef
eel
ssadwhens
hes
eesat
raumat
izedgi
rl
;shef
eel
sbi
tt
erbi
les
izzl
eins
ideher
sel
f
andbur
ninherhear
t(p.
269)
.
Cour
teous
Thenar
rat
orcomment
sabouthercour
teousc
har
act
erwhens
hecal
lst
hegi
rl
sfort
he
admi
ssi
onl
ett
ers(
p.279)
.

Mi
niki
simpor
tantt
othenovelf
ors
hei
stheagentofeducat
ion,f
emal
eempower
mentas
wel
lascr
usaderofwomenf
reedom.Wi
thouther
,thenovel
istcannotaddr
esst
hecent
ral
i
ssueofF
GM i
nthenovel
.Thel
asts
ect
ionoft
henovelt
akespl
aceatt
her
anchand
t
her
efor
eshecont
ri
but
ess
igni
fi
cant
lyt
opl
otdevel
opment
.

Edwar
dOl
ois
udor
iLoonki
yaa
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sacl
osef
ri
endt
oOl
eKael
oandaj
ackofal
ltr
ades
.
I
mmor
al
Supeyowar
nsKael
otok
eephi
sdaught
ersawayf
rom hi
mter
minghi
m asar
andyhegoat
.
Hi
sini
ti
alpl
anwast
oext
ortKael
obutonnot
ici
ngt
het
wogi
rl
shechangeshi
smi
nd.
(
p.1
12)
.Res
iancer
tai
nlyf
eltt
hef
inger
sofhi
sli
ft
edhandgr
azet
hef
ull
nes
sofherbr
eas
t
(
p.93)
.Whi
lei
n Kael
o’shous
e,Ol
ois
udor
i’
seyesdr
op f
rom f
ace t
o Res
ian’
sbos
om
(
p.203)
.Kael
oisadvi
sedt
okeepof
fhi
sdaught
ersf
rom hi
m.
Cunni
ng
Hebr
ingsgi
ft
stot
hegi
rl
swi
thoutt
ell
ingt
hem hei
sal
sopayi
ngt
hei
rdowr
y(p.
179)
.He
ent
icesRes
ianandTai
yo’
spar
ent
sbyt
aki
ngt
hem f
oravi
siti
nhi
sownhomes
tead(
p.
1
86)
. Ol
eKael
ohadevenear
li
err
epor
tedt
oOl
ois
udor
ithatgi
rl
sar
erepor
ti
ngatt
he
Uni
ver
sit
ybuti
nst
eadhepl
anst
omar
ryt
hem (
p.1
87)
.Heens
nar
esTai
yoandRes
ianl
ike
ant
elopes(
p.1
92)
.Hes
chemesapl
anofgr
abbi
ngRes
iant
obehi
swi
fe(
p.200)
.

Cor
rupt
Supeyos
tat
escl
ear
lyt
hatOl
ois
udor
i’
scor
ruptnat
urei
sknownbyever
ybodyi
nNas
ila.
Jos
ephr
efer
stohi
m asamons
ter(
p.1
00)
.Heal
sodes
cri
beshi
m asas
hadowyf
igur
e
(
p.1
00)andext
ort
ioni
st(
p.1
01)
.Het
akespar
tinhunt
ingel
ephant
sandr
hinos(
p.236)
.
Aut
hor
it
ati
ve
Heaut
hor
it
ati
vel
yas
kswher
eKael
ois(
p.92)
.Heaut
hor
it
ati
vel
yst
atest
hatRes
iani
shi
s
wi
fe(
p.204)andt
hatonl
ydeat
hcanpar
tthem (
p.204)
.
Cyni
cal
/Sar
cas
tic
Het
ell
sKael
o,t
hathei
sint
eres
tedi
nhi
sgi
rl
,Res
ianandhi
sfr
iendi
sint
eres
tedi
nTai
yo
bl
unt
ly(
p.1
10)
.Hei
nst
ruct
sthatonl
yRes
ians
houl
dcookf
orhi
m andt
hreegues
ts(
p.69)
.
Het
ell
sKael
o,“
Iwoul
dli
ket
orel
ieveyouofyourt
wodaught
ers(
p.1
10)
.
Sadi
sti
c

WhenRes
iant
ell
shi
m of
fhel
aughss
adi
sti
cal
ly.(
P.205)
.Res
iant
ell
sOl
ois
udor
ithathei
s
s
tar
kmadf
ort
hinki
ngs
hei
sherwi
fe.I
nres
pons
etot
his
,Ol
ois
udor
ilaughss
oft
ly.Thi
s
s
howsheder
ivespl
eas
uref
rom herdi
spl
eas
ure.

Ol
ois
udor
iises
sent
iali
nthenovelf
orhehel
psi
ncr
eat
ionoft
het
hemeofmat
eri
ali
sm/
gr
eed.Theaut
horus
eshi
mtocr
eat
eir
onyasas
tyl
ist
icdevi
ce.

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ephPar
muat
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sat
eacheri
npr
imar
yschoolandt
rai
nerofTai
yoandRes
ianont
radi
ti
onaldances
.
Hei
sinl
ovewi
thTai
yobutt
radi
ti
onsr
est
rai
nther
elat
ions
hip.

Bol
d
Heopenl
ytel
lsTai
yoandRes
iant
hathewi
llj
oint
hem t
ofi
ghtF
GM evenwhent
he
env
ironmenti
snotf
ri
endl
y(p.
88)
.Hedes
cri
beshi
msel
fasaf
isht
hathadj
umpedoutof
wat
er… onver
geofdeat
h”Thi
siswhenhi
srel
ati
ons
hipwi
thTai
yoi
ncl
inest
oint
imacy
(
p.1
36)
.

Dependabl
e
MamaMi
lanoicor
rect
sKael
o’st
hinki
ngbyi
nfor
minghi
mthatJos
ephi
sthef
ines
tand
dependabl
eyoungmanofNas
ila(
p.48)
.Shedoesnotdi
sappoi
ntTai
yo’
spar
ent
s(p.
132)
.

Lovi
ng
Onmeet
ingTai
yo,hef
all
sinl
ovewi
thher
. Hepr
omi
sest
ovi
sithert
hef
oll
owi
ngday
andal
socoachheront
radi
ti
onaldancei
fal
lowedbyTai
yo’
sfat
her
.

Caut
ious
I
ndeal
ingwi
thKael
o’st
wogi
rl
s,hei
scaut
iousofNas
ilacul
tur
eandr
espect
shi
spar
ent
s.
(
p.1
22)
.Hei
sal
erts
othatwi
thTai
yot
heydonotbegi
nacl
andes
tiner
elat
ions
hip(
p.1
23)
.
Hef
ear
sthecondi
tonofI
i ntoi
yenemengal
anai
nthegi
rl
s.Hecaut
ious
lywei
ghswhet
her
t
ofal
linl
ove wi
th Tai
yo and br
eak hi
s cul
tur
all
aw (
p.1
37)
.He f
ear
sthat t
he
unci
rcumci
sedTai
yomaybewi
ldandunt
amabl
e.

Res
pons
ibl
e
Whi
ledeal
ingwi
thTai
yoheal
waysens
urest
hatRes
iani
savai
labl
e(p.
124)
.Hef
oll
ows
Kael
ocl
osel
ytoens
uret
heol
dmanwass
afedur
ingt
heer
randsofpur
sui
nghi
sgi
rl
s’
mol
est
ers(
p.1
59)
.Hehel
psi
nther
escueofTai
yof
rom herci
rcumci
ser
sal
thoughhedi
es
bybei
ngs
pear
edt
odeat
hint
hepr
oces
s.

I
ntel
li
gent
/I
nfor
med
He obs
erves t
hatMaa cul
tur
e has al
ready s
hed of
fsome t
radi
ti
onalpr
act
ices l
ike
t
hrowi
ngoft
hedeadandt
hedyi
ngt
ohyenas
,abandoni
ngver
yol
dandt
ermi
nal
lyi
ll
peopl
eto ani
mal
s.” (
p.1
28)
.He obs
erves how Nas
ila cul
tur
eis vi
olentonce i
ts

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ibi
li
ti
esar
evi
olat
ed(
p.1
32)
.

Pat
ri
oti
c
Al
thought
her
eisas
trongwaveofmar
ryi
ngTai
yowhoi
sunci
rcumci
sed,hes
tickst
ohi
s
cul
tur
e.Hes
trongl
yfeel
sthat“
Nas
ilacul
tur
ewast
hef
atherandmot
hert
hatnur
tur
ed.
”
(
p.1
37)
.int
hiscas
ehevi
ewst
hecul
tur
east
hatwhi
chnour
ishest
hemember
soft
he
communi
ty.Her
esol
vest
odecl
ineherl
ove(
p.1
36)
.

Educat
ed
I
nhi
shous
eshel
vesar
eneat
lypac
kedwi
thbooks
.(P.
131
).Hei
sapr
imar
yschoolt
eacher
i
nMaas
ail
and,anar
eawi
thl
oweducat
ioni
ndex.

Jos
ephPar
muat
’sr
olei
simpor
tanti
nthenovel
. Thenovel
istus
eshi
mtoanchort
he
t
heme ofcul
tur
e.He al
so hel
psi
nthe emanci
pat
ion ofwomen t
hrough hi
ssacr
if
ice
t
owar
dsTai
yo’
seducat
ion.

Ol
dOl
eMus
anka
Hei
stheol
dmanwhol
eadsi
nbl
ess
ingcer
emonyofKael
o’sdur
ingt
hehomecomi
ng
cer
emony.

Rel
igi
ous
Hel
eadsi
nbl
ess
ingsoft
her
eli
giouss
ect
ionoft
heKael
o’shomecomi
ngf
unct
ion(
p.51
).
Hebl
ess
esTai
yoandpr
ophet
ical
lys
ayss
hewi
llbeamot
heroft
henextl
eaderofNas
ila
(
p.52)
.

Wi
se
Heus
espr
over
bsi
nhi
sconver
sat
ions
.Hedes
cri
besKael
oasat
inys
trandofhai
rthat
hadbeenbl
ownt
oshow t
hei
nsi
gni
fi
canceofKael
ocompar
edt
oMaacul
tur
e(p.
51)
.He
i
nter
pret
sMaacul
tur
etot
hecr
owd(
p.52)
.“Homei
sMaa,Homei
sNas
ila,homei
sfami
ly
andhomei
schi
ldr
en”(
p.52)
.

Cons
ervat
ive
He war
ns Tai
yo and Res
ian nott
ofol
low t
he t
eachi
ngs ofEmaker
erei
. He cur
ses
Emaker
ereit
hewas
p,“
mays
hegodownwi
tht
hes
ett
ings
un!
”(p.
52)
.Ol
eMus
ankai
san
i
mpor
tantchar
act
eri
nrei
nfor
cingt
het
hemeofr
eli
gionaswel
lascul
tur
e.Hi
sageand
pos
iti
onasanel
deraswel
lasapr
ophetmakehi
mst
andabet
terpos
iti
oni
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igi
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sos
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sfut
ureandhopei
nTai
yot
hroughhi
spr
ophecy.

Pat
ri
oti
c
Headvi
sesMaael
der
stocutl
oos
ethes
tri
ngsofal
iencul
tur
efr
om Ol
eKael
o(p.
52)
.

Ol
ari
nkoi
Hei
stheyoungMaas
aimanwhos
taysatKael
o’shome.Hei
sas
uspi
ciouschar
act
erand
t
hroughhi
mthenovel
istempl
oyss
uspens
e.

I
ntr
udi
ng
Hei
ntr
udesi
ntot
heaf
fai
rsoft
hegi
rl
swhi
lei
nthehous
eofOl
eKael
o(p.
74)
.Hei
snot
knownbyt
heKael
o’syethekeepscomi
ngt
oKael
o’shous
e.

I
ndi
ff
erent
Hedi
rect
shi
sat
tent
iont
othegi
rl
’spar
ent
sandnott
hegi
rl
s(p.
75)
.Whi
lees
capi
ngwi
th
Res
ian,t
heyt
ravelf
oraver
ylongdi
stancei
nsi
lence(
p.1
27)
.

Lazy
Hei
sal
waysdozi
ngof
fatt
hes
itt
ingr
oom ori
dli
ngs
omewher
eel
se(
p.77)
.Hedoesnot
bat
heands
tinkst
err
ibl
y(p.
240)
.

Secr
eti
ve
Heoccas
ional
lybr
ingsbundl
esoff
oodt
oKael
o’s(
P.79)
.Heknowst
hepr
ophes
ywhi
ch
s
tat
est
hathes
houl
dmar
ryRes
ianandkeepsqui
etabouti
tashewai
tsf
ort
heoppor
tune
t
ime.Pr
otect
ive
Hepr
otect
sRes
ianf
rom commi
tt
ings
uici
deaf
terherf
atherbeat
sheranddeni
eshera
chancet
ogof
orUni
ver
sit
yst
udi
es(
p.21
0).Her
escuest
hegi
rl
sfr
om mol
est
ati
onbyt
wo
youngmen

Mys
ter
ious
Jos
ephs
aysOl
ari
nkoii
samys
ter
y(p.
80)andonl
yfourmenknowabouthi
m.Butt
hef
our
al
wayscont
radi
cti
nthei
rfact
sabouthi
m(p.
81)
.Forexampl
eones
ayst
hathecomesf
rom
Pol
onga,200ki
lomet
ersf
rom Nas
ila(
p.80)
.

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ive
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escaus
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anguage(
p.21
1)
.Heus
esver
yabus
ivel
anguageonRes
ianevenaf
ters
he
i
semot
ional
lyuns
tabl
e(p.
217)
.Hecal
lsNabar
uaf
il
thywomanf
ores
capi
ngwi
thRes
ian
(
p.249)
.

Rough/
Viol
ent
Ont
hedayheabduct
sRes
ian,hegoesdr
inki
ngandcomesl
atei
ntheni
ghtki
cki
ngt
he
doorr
oughl
y(p.
221
).

Beas
tly/
bit
ter
Her
apesRes
ianwhi
ledr
unk(
p.221
).Hepr
omi
sest
odos
omet
hingnas
tyt
oNabar
uin
cas
eshe r
etur
nsaf
tert
aki
ng Res
ian t
othe r
anch.(
p.249)
.He s
trongl
ybel
ievest
hat
Nabar
uandRes
ianwi
llbef
oll
owedbyacur
se(
p.249)
.

Ol
ari
nkoii
simpor
tantasf
arass
uspens
eisconcer
ned.Theaut
horus
eshi
mtocr
eat
e
s
uspens
e.Hei
sus
edi
nthedevel
opmentofF
.G.
M asat
hemeaswel
lasexpl
ori
ngt
he
t
hemeofvi
olence.

Nabar
u
Shei
stheol
dwomanwhot
akescar
eofRes
ianaf
ters
her
egai
nshercons
cious
nes
saf
ter
t
her
apeor
dealdonebyOl
ari
nkoi
.

Car
ing/
Hel
pful
Sheencour
agesandcar
esf
orRes
ianunt
ils
her
egai
nsherheal
th(
p.225)
.Shepr
omi
ses
t
ogi
veRes
ianaccountofwhatt
rans
pir
edwhens
hel
osthermemor
y(p.
231
).Shei
sthe
enkabaaniwhoi
nfor
msRes
ianofgr
eats
ecr
etsandevent
hepr
ophecy(
p.232)
.Shes
aves
t
hel
if
eofRes
ian.(
p.236)
.Sheal
sobecomesherconf
idant(
p.237)s
othatt
het
wos
har
e
agr
eatdeal
.

Bol
d
Shet
ravel
sal
ongdi
stancei
nar
ought
err
ainatni
ghtt
osear
chf
oral
orr
ytof
err
yRes
ian
t
other
anch(
p.253)
.

I
ndependentmi
nded
Shet
hinksi
tisnoneofenkoi
boni
’sbusi
nes
stowantt
oci
rcumci
seRes
ianwhi
leher
par
ent
swer
est
il
lal
ive(
p.238)
.Herr
olei
svi
tali
nshowi
ngt
hepos
sibi
li
tyofaf
emal
e
hel
pingaf
ell
owf
emal
einover
comi
ngchal
lengesofF
GM.Theaut
horus
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ors
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is
ticdevi
cei
nthenovel
.

Ol
ari
nkoi
’sMot
her
Shei
stheol
dwomanpr
ophet
ess
/enkoi
boni

Scar
y
Shel
ooksl
ikeawi
tchandhasi
llmot
ives(
p.227)
.Shehasas
ingl
e,r
edr
immedeyet
hat
r
esembl
edamons
terwhi
chi
spar
tl
yst
oneandpar
tl
yhuman(
p.227)
.

Cyni
cal
/Wi
cked
Shes
howsmocker
yanddi
sregar
dtoRes
ian.Sheabus
esherf
orbi
ti
nghers
on’
sthumb.
She cal
lshernamesf
orbei
ng unci
rcumci
sed.She s
aysRes
ian i
snotyeta woman
becaus
eshei
snotci
rcumci
sed(
p.228)
.Shes
hamel
ess
lyuncover
sRes
ian’
sst
omacht
o
checkwhet
hers
hei
spr
egnant(
p.235)
.

Sar
cas
tic
Sher
emar
kss
arcas
tical
ly,“
Wehavebeent
ryi
ngt
ofeedyouf
rom yourbedwi
thas
ilver
s
poon.
”Thi
sisnott
ruef
orRes
ianwasal
wayst
reat
edr
oughl
ybyt
hewi
tch.(
p.228)
.She
l
aughss
arcas
tical
ly.Shemocksherf
orherf
atherhasmoney(
p.228)
.

Cont
empt
uous
Shehascont
emptf
ort
her
ichcor
ruptpeopl
eint
hes
oci
ety(
p.236)
.Shef
eel
spol
it
ical
l
eader
sandweal
thypeopl
eint
hecount
ryar
eres
pons
ibl
efort
heunequaldi
str
ibut
ionof
r
esour
ces
.

I
nthenovel
,sher
epr
esent
swomenwhoar
eres
pons
ibl
eforbei
ngs
tumbl
ingbl
ockst
o
t
hei
rfel
low womeni
nthes
oci
ety.Shei
sus
edbyt
hewr
it
ert
obr
ingoutt
het
hemeof
womenasenemi
esoft
hems
elves
.

Lebut
u/Lor
ryDr
iver
Meek
Hepol
it
elyas
ksf
ormor
ewor
kfr
om Dr
.Mi
nik(
p.254)
.Ont
hei
rwayt
other
anchheus
es
pol
it
elanguaget
oaddr
esst
het
wol
adi
es.Hei
scont
ras
tedwi
tht
heot
herdr
iverwho
dr
ivesapi
ckupear
li
eri
nthenovelcar
ryi
ngOl
ari
nkoi
.

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CHAPTERTHREE

THEMES
Themesar
eis
suest
hatar
econs
ist
enti
nacr
eat
ivewor
k.Theyar
esubcat
egor
iesors
ub
t
opi
csoft
hes
ubj
ectmat
terort
hemai
nideai
nawor
kofar
t.Theycons
tit
utet
heent
ir
e
mes
saget
hewr
it
erwi
shest
oputacr
osst
ohi
sorherr
eader
s.Ther
efor
e,t
hemesar
ethe
mes
sagesputacr
ossbyawr
it
eri
nawor
kofar
t.Ther
ear
emaj
orandmi
nort
hemes
.
Maj
ort
hemescutacr
osst
het
extandar
ethemai
nideast
hewr
it
eri
ntendst
opas
stot
he
r
eader
s.Mi
nort
hemesar
emi
nori
deaswhi
char
est
il
limpor
tanti
nthet
ext
.

POSI
TIVENASI
LIANCULTURE/
TRADI
TIONS
Cul
tur
eref
erst
othe cus
toms
,habi
ts and behavi
orst
hatchar
act
eri
ze a s
oci
ety’
s,
communi
ty’
sornat
ion’
swayofl
if
e.Ont
heot
herhand,t
radi
ti
onsf
orm par
toft
hecul
tur
e
ofapeopl
eandar
ehandeddownf
rom onegener
ati
ont
othenext
.

Pos
iti
veas
pect
sofcul
tur
einNas
ilaar
eimpor
tanti
nhol
dingpeopl
etoget
her
.Ther
ear
e
manyas
pect
sofNas
ili
ancul
tur
ewhi
char
epos
iti
ve.Thes
ongst
heyoungpeopl
eand
chi
ldr
ens
ingdur
ingOl
eKael
o’shomecomi
ngcer
emonyat
tes
ttot
her
ichMaacul
tur
e.
Thenar
rat
ors
ays
,“F
rom t
hechi
ldr
en’
sper
for
mance,i
twasevi
dentt
hatt
hecher
ished
Nas
ili
ant
radi
ti
onaldanc
ewoul
dst
andt
het
estoft
ime.
”(p.
44)
.Thewr
it
ers
ayst
hatt
he
par
tywasf
ullofpompandgai
ety.Thi
sisbr
oughtoutbyj
ewel
rywonbyt
hegues
tss
uch
asi
vor
y,beads
,col
our
edl
esos
,kangasands
hukas(
p.47)
,al
lat
tes
tingt
other
ichcul
tur
al
her
it
age oft
he Maa.Gener
osi
tyasavi
rt
ue i
sseen i
n Si
mir
en who i
nvi
tesal
lthos
e
pr
esenti
nthepar
tyt
osavorhi
sbr
other
’sl
avi
shhos
pit
ali
ty(
p.46)
.Foodanddr
inksar
e
s
ervedi
ngener
ousmeas
urest
oal
lthos
epr
esent(
p.47)
.Ol
eMus
anka,anel
derwho
bl
ess
esOl
eKael
o’shome,gl
ori
fi
esMaa’
scul
tur
esayi
ngt
hati
twast
hebl
oodandmar
row
t
hatgaves
ust
enancet
othebody”(
p.51
).Accor
dingt
ohi
m,homei
sMaa,Nas
ila,f
ami
ly
andchi
ldr
en(
p.52)
.Hi
sonl
ypr
obl
em i
sthathes
uppor
tsF
GM,acul
tur
alpr
act
icet
hat
doesnotas
sis
twomeni
nanyway.

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ianandTai
yogot
ost
ayatt
hei
runcl
e’spl
acef
ors
omet
ime,t
heywi
tnes
s
s
omepos
iti
veas
pect
sofcommunall
if
eanduni
tyatt
hei
runcl
e’shome.Wear
etol
dthat
,
“
Lif
eandwor
kint
hathomewascommunal
.Al
thougheachmot
herhadherownhous
e
andcookedherownf
ood,al
lgr
ownupdaught
ershel
pedeachoneoft
hem”(
p.1
48)
.
Ther
eiswel
llai
ddownchai
nofcommandwi
tht
hef
ir
stwi
febei
ngt
hedeput
ytot
hei
r
uncl
e.Ther
ear
ehar
dlyanydi
sagr
eement
sandvi
rt
uesofs
elf
les
snes
sands
har
ingar
e
emphas
ized (
p.1
49)
.When Ol
e Kael
o’s daught
ers ar
e as
saul
ted by t
wo men,t
he
communalwayofl
if
ecomesi
nhandy.Al
lIl
mol
eli
anmenj
oinhi
minpur
sui
ngt
hemenand
met
ingpuni
shmentont
hem.Hei
snotl
eftal
onet
odealwi
tht
hemat
ter
.Dur
ingOl
e
Kael
o’shomecomi
ngcer
emony,youngmenandwomenf
rom t
hecl
anwor
ktoget
hert
o
maket
hedays
ucces
sful
.Ol
eKael
oist
ouchedaf
terdi
scover
ingt
hatbr
other
hood,honour
ands
elf
les
snes
sst
il
lexi
stedi
nNas
ilaandt
hismakeshi
msweart
hathewoul
dnever
abandont
hecul
tur
eofhi
speopl
eorl
iveout
sidehi
scl
an(
p.40)
.

Nas
ilacul
tur
ecl
ear
lydef
inedr
elat
ions
hips
.“Thef
ounderhadi
ntendedt
hatt
hecul
tur
e
woul
dregul
atet
hel
ivesoft
hepeopl
e…I
tchar
tedoutt
hewayf
orever
yone,f
rom cr
adl
e
t
othegr
ave.I
tdef
inedr
elat
ions
hips
,itcr
eat
edl
awst
hatgover
nedt
heowner
shi
pof
pr
oper
tyands
ett
leddi
sput
es.I
tdi
dnotdi
scr
imi
nat
e,i
tdi
dnotf
avouranyoneovert
he
ot
her
,itgave ever
yone achance t
oli
ve af
ulll
if
e;i
tpr
otect
ed ever
yone wi
thi
nit
s
conf
inesandpr
ovi
dedcl
eans
ingpr
ocedur
esf
ort
hos
ewhodef
il
edi
t.I
twass
impl
ya
cher
ishedwayofl
if
eforal
ltheMaapeopl
e…”(
p.1
18)
.

Mama Mi
lanoiappr
eci
ates Nas
ila cul
tur
e whi
ch s
par
es hernephew f
rom deat
h.She
“
…begant
oseet
hewi
sdom oft
heMaaf
ounderwhoens
uredt
hatj
ust
icewasal
ways
t
emper
ed wi
th mer
cy”(
p.1
63)
.Accor
ding t
o Nas
ila cul
tur
e,i
fa man s
oughtr
efuge
bet
ween t
he l
egsofan ol
d man,he wast
o be s
par
ed des
pit
ethe cr
ime commi
tt
ed
(
p.1
62)
.Anybodywhovi
olat
escul
tur
alval
uesofNas
ilacul
tur
eisf
acedwi
thl
aiddown
puni
shment
.Bot
hNt
araMuyoandLant
ewhohadat
tempt
edt
orapeRes
ianandTai
yoar
e
f
orcedt
opayf
inest
othegi
rl
sandt
hei
rfat
herands
omehow,j
ust
icei
sdone.“
Thet
wo
boyshadbeenf
inedt
wohei
fer
seach”andNt
araMuyo“
…anext
rahei
fert
ocovert
he
s
hamet
hathehadocc
asi
onedbyaccos
tinghi
sowns
ist
er”(
p.1
64)
.MamaMi
lanoial
so
r
emi
nis
cest
he ol
d as
pectofhercul
tur
e whi
ch gave r
oom f
ormas
sact
ion i
n cas
e
s
omebodymi
sbehavedandwentagai
nstt
heexpect
edconduct
.Acas
einpoi
nti
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e

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nfat
uat
edbyagi
rloff
our
teenyear
s.Whenwomenr
eal
izedi
t,t
hey
at
tacked t
he man,s
tri
pped hi
m naked and beathi
m up t
o deat
h.Thats
erved asa
det
ract
ort
oanyot
hermanwhowoul
dhar
bors
uchi
ntent
ions
.MamaMi
lanoiwonder
s
wher
esuchgoodas
pect
sofNas
ilacul
tur
ehadgonef
ort
heywoul
dshi
eldherdaught
er
f
rom bei
ngf
orcedt
omar
ryanol
dmanl
ikeOl
ois
udor
i(pp.
11
5-1
17)
.

A gi
rlwasal
wayspr
otect
edf
rom menwi
thevi
lint
ent
ions
.Gi
rl
swer
ekeptawayf
rom
mal
evi
sit
orsi
nthei
rhomesandt
her
ewashar
dlyanyi
nter
act
ionbet
weenf
ather
sand
daught
ers(
p.1
75)
.Ther
ichMaacul
tur
ehasdi
ff
erentt
ypesofl
ove.Ther
eisel
angat
are
wher
eboysdi
danyt
hingpos
sibl
etowi
ngi
rl
s’admi
rat
ion(
p.1 .The el
24) angat
arel
ove
i
ncl
udedf
eat
sbyboyss
uchaski
ll
ingl
ionsanddef
endi
ngpeopl
eandt
hei
rcat
tl
efr
om
t
hei
renemi
es.Ther
eisal
sopat
urei
shit
ypeofl
ovewher
eagi
rlandaboywer
eal
lowed
t
ohaveal
oveaf
fai
ral
ongs
idet
heconvent
ionall
ove.Suchboyswer
ethedar
li
ngsoft
he
gi
rl
sandas
ongofpr
ais
ewoul
dbecompos
edbyt
hegi
rl
fr
iendi
npr
ais
eoft
heval
orous
deedsofherboyf
ri
end(
pp.
124-
125)
.Thi
srel
ati
ons
hipendedi
nmar
riageaf
teramar
riage
cer
emony.Ont
heot hepat
herhand,t urei
shidi
dnotendi
nmar
riage.I
twasmeantt
o
checkt
heconductandbehavi
orofyoungpeopl
eandkeept
hem di
sci
pli
ned(
p.1
26)
.

NEGATI
VECULTURE/
TRADI
TIONS
Negat
iveas
pect
sofcul
tur
einNas
ilaar
est
rongl
yoppos
edbyt
heyounggener
ati
on.To
t
hem,s
uchpr
act
icess
houl
dbes
hunnedbecaus
etheyhaveout
li
vedt
hei
rus
eful
nes
sina
s
oci
etyt
hati
ssl
owl
ybuts
urel
yembr
aci
ngmoder
nit
yandci
vil
izat
ion.

F
emal
eGeni
talMut
il
ati
on(
F.G.
M)i
sanout
dat
edcul
tur
alpr
act
icet
hathasnos
tandi
ngi
n
t
hechangi
ngNas
ila.Tot
hos
ethats
uppor
tit
,iti
smeantt
otameawi
ldgenderj
ustas
cat
tl
ethatr
equi
ret
obedehor
ned(
p.22)
.Wheni
twasdi
scover
eds
ever
alyear
sback,i
t
wast
ofi
nd al
ast
ing s
olut
ion t
othe expl
oit
ati
on oft
he Maawomen byt
he I
lar
inkon
war
rior
s. “
…that gave bi
rt
hto enkamur
atani(
the f
emal
e ci
rcumci
ser
).And her
Ol
mur
unyawasshaped,shar
penedandhandedt
oher
”(p.
87)
.MamaMi
lanoial
soaf
fi
rms
t
heor
igi
noft
hiscul
tur
alpr
act
ices
ayi
ng,“
Itwast
hes
hameandangert
hatwaspr
ovoked
byI
lar
inkont
aunt
s,l
ewdt
eas
ingandpr
ovocat
ivepos
tur
ingt
hatmadet
hewomendo
whatt
heydi
dtocur
tai
lthos
edes
irest
hewor
thl
esspr
edat
orsexpl
oit
edt
opr
eyupon

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hem”(
p.90)
.

Res
iani
sver
ymuchoppos
edt
othi
sret
rogr
ess
ivepr
act
ice.Shes
ays
,“Iwoul
drat
herl
ive
i
nthenoi
sies
tpl
aceonear
th,t
hanl
iveanywher
enearavagabondwhowoul
daccos
t
me…wi
tht
hei
ntent
ionofmut
il
ati
ngmys
exual
it
y(p.
33)
.Att
hisear
lypoi
nt,s
hemakes
hers
tandcl
eart
hats
hei
soppos
edt
othepr
act
icet
hatdi
sfi
gur
esanddamagesf
emal
e
s
exual
it
y.Shei
sbi
tt
erandhaspai
ninherhear
tduet
othr
eat
sofunder
goi
ngF
.G.
M.The
ol
mur
unya,t
hei
nst
rumentus
edt
oconducti
sscar
y.Thewr
it
err
eveal
sthati
t“…wasa
bl
adel
iket
ools
hapedl
ikeas
moot
hingpl
anebl heenkamur
ade”andt atani“
showedt
he
way s
he wentaboutherpr
ofes
sion oft
rans
for
ming young gi
rl
sint
o young women
t
hr hecutofol
ought mur
unya”(
p.58)
.Shewonder
swhatt
heus
eofF
.G.
Mint
oday’
s
womani
s(p.
90)
. Sheobs
ervest
hatt
hepr
act
icei
sbei
ngf
uel
edbymenwhous
eitt
o
cont
inueoppr
ess
ingwomen.“
…oneoft
hei
rwaysofoppr
ess
ingusi
stodemandt
hat
F
.G.
M beper
pet
uat
edagai
nstusf
orever
”(p.
91.Theenkoi
) boni
,mot
hert
oOl
ari
nkoit
ell
s
Res
ian,“
Ass
oonaswecl
ipt
hater
ogenouss
alaci
tyf
rom yout
hatdes
troyshomes
,you
wi
llbecomear
espect
edwoman…”(
p.229)
.Thi
swasnott
heor
igi
nalr
eas
onwhyF
.G.
M
wasi
nvent
edbutt
hepr
act
icehasbeenmai
ntai
nedt
opur
por
tedl
ykeepwomenf
ait
hful
.

F
.G.
Miss
ohi
ghl
yregar
dedt
hatnogi
rlwoul
dgetmar
riedbef
oreget
ti
ngci
rcumci
sed.
Such agi
rlwasder
ogat
ori
lyr
efer
r o as ent
ed t aapaiand herf
ami
lywasnots
par
ed
r
idi
cul
e.Tomakemat
ter
swor
se,i
fshegotpr
egnant
,shewoul
dbeci
rcumci
sedatbi
rt
h
andmar
riedof
ftot
heol
des
tmani
nthevi
ll
age(
p.63)
.Accor
di oenkoi
ngt boni
,nomot
her
woul
dwantanunci
rcumci
sedgi
rlasawi
fef
orhers
on(
p.235)
.Thi
swoul
dpr
eventany
ot
hergi
rlf
rom doi
ngs
uchat
hing.Ci
rcumci
singt
hegi
rlatbi
rt
hispai
nful
,dehumani
zing
and t
raumat
izi
ng.Jos
eph Par
muatopi
nes t
hatnegat
ive as
pect
s ofcul
tur
esuch as
t
hrowi
ng t
he dead and t
he dyi
ng t
o hyenasorabandoni
ng t
he ol
d and ver
ysi
cki
n
des
ert
edhomes
teadst
obeeat
enbywi
ldani
mal
shaveal
readybeenexpungedf
rom
Nas
ilacul
tur
e(p.
128)
.Res
iani
sopt
imi
sti
cthats
oon,Nas
ilacul
tur
ewoul
ddoawaywi
th
F
.G.
M asacul
tur
alpr
act
ice.Mi
nikci
teshor
ribl
eandout
dat
edcul
tur
alpr
act
ices
uchas
emuat
athatf
orcedyoungbr
idest
owearheav
ycopperar
oundt
hei
rli
mbs
,legs
,ar
mst
o
maket
hem beaut
if
ulandwhi
chhadbeendi
scar
dedhencef
reei
ngwomenf
rom pai
n.She
opi
nes t
hateven gi
rlchi
ld ci
rcumci
sion s
houl
d be di
scar
ded f
ori
thas out
li
ved i
ts
us
eful
nes
s(p.
263)
.

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encegi
vent
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thert
hemal
eort
hef
emal
egenderchi
ld.I
tisan
out
dat
edt
radi
ti
ont
hati
sst
il
lembr
acedbyi
ndi
vidual
ssuchasOl
eKael
o.Wear
etol
dthat
hewant
edatl
eas
tthr
eeboysbuti
nst
eadget
stwogi
rl
s.Thi
sshowshi
spr
efer
encef
or
boys
.Whenhi
swi
feget
spr
egnantagai
n,hehopesf
oraboywhowoul
dcar
ryhi
sname
t
othenextgener
ati
onbuti
nst
ead,heget
sagi
rlt
hathel
ivest
oloat
he(
p.1
0,1
74)
.

Thecommunalwayofl
if
einNas
ilaandcl
ans
hips
yst
em al
sohasnegat
iveef
fect
s.I
ts
maj
ornegat
iveef
fecti
sthati
tof
fer
ednopr
ivacyt
othos
ewhoneededi
t.Tai
yoand
Res
ianr
eal
izet
hati
nNas
ila,homebel
ongedt
oal
lmember
soft
hecl
an.Wear
etol
d“I
t
wasnotanunus
ualt
hingt
ogetupi
nthemor
ningt
ofi
ndt
hel
ivi
ngr
oom f
ullofmenand
womenwhocamet
hatear
ly…t
oshar
eas
umpt
uousbr
eakf
astwi
tht
hei
rki
thandki
n”
(
p.35)
.Somei
ntr
udet
hei
rhomesevenwi
thoutbei
ngi
nvi
ted(
65)
.Al
thought
heyadj
ustt
o
s
uchanegat
iveas
pectofcul
tur
e,i
tst
il
lremai
nsabadas
pectofcul
tur
efori
tint
erf
eres
wi
tht
hei
rpr
ivacy.

Tai
yoi
sunhappywi
tht
het
radi
ti
ont
hatdi
sal
l
owsmar
riageofyoungpeopl
efr
om t
he
s
amecl
an,howeverr
emot
elyr
elat
edt
heyar
e.Accor
dingt
oNas
ilacul
tur
e,i
fsuchpeopl
e
mar
ried,t
her
e woul
d be unt
old cons
equences(
p.49)
.)Tai
yo f
indst
hisasa “
gros
s
unf
air
nes
soft
heout
dat
edcul
tur
e”and“
asear
ingt
ormentt
oherandt
oal
lot
her
swho
wer
eofpr
ogr
ess
ivemi
nds
”(p.
56)
.Jos
ephf
ear
sgoi
ngagai
nstt
hatt
radi
ti
onbecaus
ehe
woul
dbecas
tigat
edandpuni
shedf
ordoi
ngs
uchat
hing.Hewoul
dal
sobef
orcedt
opay
cat
tl
etoOl
eKael
oascompens
ati
onandunder
goademeani
ngcl
eans
ingcer
emonyas
wel
lasapubl
icr
ebuke(
p.1
23)
.Ont
hecont
rar
y,accor
dingt
oTai
yo,cul
tur
eandt
radi
ti
ons
ar
e nevers
tat
icbutar
e dynami
cint
hatcul
tur
e“…s
hadesof
fas
pect
sthatbecome
i
rrel
evantwi
tht
ime”(
p.1
27)
.Sheci
tesF
.G.
M andt
hecl
ans
yst
em t
hatpr
event
speopl
e
f
rom t
he s
ame cl
an f
rom mar
ryi
ng (
p.1
28)
.She obs
ervest
hats
uch pr
act
icess
houl
d
“
…havedi
sappear
edatt
het
urnoft
hel
astcent
ury”(
p.1
28)
.

Anot
heras
pectofcul
tur
ethatRes
ian and Tai
yo condemn i
sthe pr
act
ice ofbooki
ng
unbor
nbabygi
rl
s(p.
129)
.Thi
sdeni
eswomenachancet
ochoos
ethei
rmar
riagepar
tner
s
bas
edonl
ovebutnotwhati
sdi
ctat
edupont
hem byt
hei
rpar
ent
s.Apar
tfr
om booki
ng
unbor
nbabygi
rl
s,youngwomenar
eal
sos
ubj
ect
edt
oear
lymar
riages
.Res
ianandTai
yo
ar
ethebes
tcas
esi
npoi
nt.Ol
eKael
ofor
cesRes
iant
omar
ryOl
ois
udor
i,hi
sbus
ines
s
f
ri
endagai
nstherexpect
ati
ons
.Sheunder
goess
ever
alchal
lengesi
nor
dert
oover
come
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hees
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rom Ol
ois
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i’
snet
,shei
ssubj
ect
edt
oanot
herf
orced
mar
riaget
oOl
ari
nkoibuts
heal
soes
capesi
t.Tai
yoi
sal
sonots
par
edt
hepr
act
ice.Shei
s
f
orcef
ull
yci
rcumci
sedi
nor
dert
obehandedov
ert
oOl
ois
udor
iasawi
fe,al
thoughs
hei
s
r
escuedbyMi
nik
.

ALI
ENATI
ON
Al
ienat
ioni
sbecomi
ngas
trangert
owhatonei
nit
ial
lybel
ongedt
oorbei
ngi
sol
atedf
rom
ot
her
s.Al
ienat
ioni
nthenovel
,Bl
oss
omsoft
heSavannahi
sasar
esul
tofembr
aci
ngnew
cul
tur
e.
Ol
eKael
oandhi
sfami
lyhavel
ivedf
ort
hir
tyyear
sinNakur
uwher
ehehasbr
oughtuphi
s
daught
ersunt
ilhi
sret
renchment
.Thi
shasal
ienat
edhi
mfr
om manycul
tur
alpr
act
ices
whi
chhecomesacr
osswi
thonceher
etur
nst
oNas
ila.Dur
inghi
sabs
encef
rom Nas
ila,i
t
washi
sbr
otherSi
mir
enwhor
epr
esent
edhi
mint
heI
lmol
eli
ancl
ani
nsacr
edr
it
ual
ssuch
asgi
rl
s’i
nit
iat
ion(
p.1
1)
.Whi
lehi
sbr
otherhasmar
riedf
ourwi
vesf
ort
hecul
tur
eper
mit
s
pol
ygamy,Ol
eKael
ohasonewi
feandi
scont
empt
uous
lyl
ikenedt
oamono-
eyedgi
ant
who s
tood on l
egsofs
traw (
p.1
3)s
howi
ng t
hathi
spos
iti
on and s
tand i
n Nas
ilai
s
pr
ecar
ious and uns
tabl
e.He r
egar
ds hi
msel
fas ci
vil
ized and cal
lst
he cl
an el
der
s
“
megal
omani
acs
”whower
est
il
ltr
appedi
nar
chai
ctr
adi
ti
onst
hatwer
ebet
terbur
iedand
f
orgot
ten”(
p.1
3).Dur
ingOl
eKael
o’shomecomi
ngpar
ty,hi
sdaught
ersj
oki
ngl
yobs
erve
t
hathedoesnotknowhowt
odanceandt
hathes
houl
dbecoached(
p.45)
.Hi
sinabi
li
ty
t
odance,per
haps
,isar
esul
tofbei
ngawayf
rom Nas
ilaf
ormanyyear
s.Af
ters
ett
li
ngi
n
Nas
ila,t
he wr
it
ers
ayst
hatanew Ol
e Kael
o wasemer
ging and he wasbecomi
ng a
Nas
ili
anver
yfas
t(p.
62)
.MamaMi
lanoir
eveal
sthatherhus
bandwasnotas
tri
ctf
oll
ower
ofNas
ilat
radi
ti
onsonl
ypr
escr
ibi
ngt
othos
eas
pect
sthathecons
ider
eddecent(
p.60)
.
Per
haps
,thati
swhyheal
lowsOl
ois
udor
itomar
ryhi
sdaught
erRes
ian,at
hingt
hatgoes
agai
nstt
hecul
tur
algr
ainofNas
ila.Sheas
ks,“
How coul
damanwhowast
heageofher
hus
bandbehers
on-
in-
law?Wher
ewasNas
ilacul
tur
e?”(
p.1
14)
.

Res
ianbl
amest
het
ens
ionwhi
chc
ont
inuest
obewi
tnes
sedatt
hei
rhomet
othei
rfat
her
.
Shebl
amest
hes
edevel
opment
sandchangesi
nthei
rhomeon“
anewbor
nmongr
el;a
new cul
tur
ethatwaspar
tl
yMaaandpar
tl
yacombi
nat
ionofamyr
iadsofcul
tur
esf
ound
i
nNakur
utown.
”(p.
174)
.Shear
guest
hatt
hatwast
heani
malherf
atheri
ntr
oducedi
nto
hi
shome i
n Nas
ilaand whi
ch was“
…thr
eat
eni
ng t
o devourherf
ir
stand t
her
eaf
ter

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se,onebyone”(
p.1
74)
.Byembr
aci
ngt
het
wocul
tur
aldi
vides
,hes
eesno
pr
obl
em i
npl
anni
ngt
omar
ryhi
sdaught
erst
oanol
dman,apl
ant
hatcos
tshi
sfami
lya
l
oti
ncl
udi
ngl
osi
ngt
het
rus
tofhi
stwodaught
ers
.

Oneoft
hecul
tur
alpr
act
icesheembr
acesi
sFemal
eGeni
talmut
il
ati
on.I
tisapr
act
icehe
di
dn’
tthi
nkabouti
n Nakur
u butwhi
ch conf
ront
shi
m af
terhe r
etur
nswi
th hi
stwo
daught
ersasI
ntoi
yeNemengal
anaorunci
rcumci
sed.Thi
shasmadet
hem al
ienat
edf
rom
t
hepeopl
eofNas
ila.Theycont
empt
uous
lyr
efert
othem asI
ntoi
yeNemengal
anaand
t
heycannotbeeas
ilymar
riedi
nthecul
tur
all
yri
chNas
ilacommuni
ty(
p.8,58)
.Bei
ngnot
ci
rcumci
sedear
nst
hegi
rl
scons
tantr
idi
cul
eandcont
emptbecaus
etheyar
eunl
ikeot
her
gi
rl
s.The enkoi
boniasksResi
ancont
empt
uous
ly,“
Areyounotas
hamedt
obeamong
i
ntoi
yenemengal
anaatyourage”(
p.228)
.Thei
rst
ate,whi
chphys
ical
lyal
ienat
est
hem
f
rom ot
hergi
rl
s,hasbeenacons
tantcaus
eofhar
ass
mentf
rom al
lsor
tsofpeopl
e“…al
l
t
ryi
ngt
odi
scr
edi
tthem f
ornothavi
ngunder
gonet
hecul
tur
alr
it
eofci
rcumci
sion”(
p.261
).
Asar
esul
tofnothavi
ngci
rcumci
sedhi
sdaught
ers
,Ol
eKael
oisder
ogat
ivel
ycal
ledt
he
f
atherofI
ntoi
yeNemengal
ana.

Ol
eKael
ohasal
soal
ienat
edhi
msel
ffr
om hi
scul
tur
ebymar
ryi
ngonl
yonewi
fewhi
let
he
communi
tyal
lowspol
ygamy.Hei
sli
kenedt
oamono-
eyedgi
antwhos
toodonl
egsof
s
traw (
p.1
3).Hei
sincons
tantcl
ashwi
tht
heNas
ilacul
tur
ewhi
chi
fheadher
edt
o;he
woul
dnotgi
vehi
sdaught
erst
oanol
dmanl
ikeOl
ois
udor
i.F
ori
nst
ance,cul
tur
epr
ohi
bit
s
gi
rl
smeet
ingwi
thmal
evi
sit
orsbuthei
nsi
stst
hatRes
ians
houl
dser
veOl
ois
udor
iandhi
s
f
ri
enddur
inghi
svi
sit(
p.1
75)
.

Bot
hRes
ianandTai
yocl
ashwi
thF
GM t
radi
ti
on,f
orcedear
lymar
riagesandcoachi
ng
aboutNas
ilacul
tur
e.Res
iani
sver
yrebel
li
ousofF
GM andf
orcedmar
riaget
oOl
ois
udor
i.
Sheal
sor
eject
scul
tur
alcoachi
ngs
ayi
ng,“
Iref
uset
obet
aughtt
osol
elypl
eas
emal
e
count
erpar
ts”(
p.77-
78)
.Res
ianandTai
yohavel
ostt
ouchwi
thNas
ilacul
tur
easar
esul
t
ofbei
ngbr
oughtupi
ntheci
tyofNakur
uandbei
ngeducat
ed.Theydon’
tknowt
het
ypes
ofl
ovet
hatexi
sti
nther
ichcul
tur
alher
it
ageoft
hei
rcommuni
ty.Res
ianas
ksJos
eph
Par herpat
muatwhet urei
shir
eal
lyexi
sts(
p.1
27)s
howi
ngheri
gnor
anceaboutt
hemat
ter
.
Tai
yo’
smoder
ncul
tur
alval
uescl
asheswi
tht
radi
ti
onalNas
ilacul
tur
e.Shef
all
sinl
ove
wi
thJos
ephwhoi
sofhercl
an,at
hingnotal
lowedi
ntheNas
ili
ancul
tur
e.Shedoesnot
car
eaboutherdi
sregar
dofs
uchacul
tur
alr
est
ri
cti
onar
gui
ngs
hecannotcar
eabouta
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imi
ti
vecul
tur
ewhi
chal
sovi
olat
esherr
ightt
omar
ryanybodys
hef
all
sinl
ovewi
th
(
p.1
33)
.

Thepos
iti
veas
pect
sofNas
ilacul
tur
ear
eundert
hreatf
rom t
hei
mpos
ingmoder
ncul
tur
e.
Thewr
it
erput
sthatt
hiscul
tur
e,“
wasnomor
e… andj
ustNas
ilaRi
verhasbeenpol
lut
ed
bychemi
cal
s,byt
hel
ikesofOl
ois
udor
i.I
thad…”becomemut
abl
eandnowi
tcont
ained
def
iantmut
ant
sthati
tcoul
dnotr
egul
ateandwhi
chwer
eaboveNas
ilal
aws
”(p.
11
8).
MamaMi
lanoiadmi
tst
hatherdaught
erswer
eoper
ati
ngunderadi
ff
erentcul
tur
efr
om
her
s.Shes
ayst
hey,“
…knew ver
yli
tt
leofNas
ilacul
tur
e.Theywer
echi
ldr
enofanew
undef
inedcul
tur
e.Thei
rswasamut
antofanot
herki
nd”(
p.1
18)
.

Educat
ion i
s one oft
he caus
es ofal
ienat
ion.The Kael
o’s
,fori
nst
ance,wantt
hei
r
daught
erseducat
edbutatt
hes
amet
imear
ewar
yoft
hei
nfl
uenceofeducat
ionont
hem.
Wear
etol
dthatt
hes
onsofNas
ilawhogoteducat
ed“
…gotal
ienat
edandhar
dlycame
backhome”(
p.1
50)
.Ther
eisacl
ashbet
weenf
ormaleducat
ion,whi
chi
sanas
pectof
moder
ncul
tur
e,wi
tht
radi
ti
onalNas
ili
ancul
tur
e.Thi
scl
ashmakesNas
ilacul
tur
etobe
“
…gr
appl
ing wi
tht
he changeseducat
ion br
ought
.”Thes
e changes
,accor
ding t
othe
nar
rat
or,wer
e“…t
hreat
eni
nganexpl
osi
oni
nthenott
oodi
stantf
utur
e”(
pp.
150-
151
).

CULTURALCONF
LICT
Sever
alchar
act
ers under
go cul
tur
alconf
li
ctordi
lemma i
nthe novelas a r
esul
tof
enc
ount
eri
ng and embr
aci
ng t
he moder
n cul
tur
e.Nas
ilacul
tur
e,whi
ch i
spar
toft
he
l
argerMaacul
tur
e,i
sal
soi
ncr
isi
sasar
esul
tofcl
ashi
ngwi
thmoder
nit
y.

MamaMi
lanoi
,wi
fet
oOl
eKael
o,i
satcul
tur
alcr
oss
roads
.Shei
sindi
lemmaasf
arast
he
ques
tion ofF
GM i
s concer
ned.She under
stands t
he dangers
he woul
d expos
e her
daught
ersi
nNas
ilawher
ether
ear
ebot
hpos
iti
veandnegat
ivecul
tur
alpr
act
icesand
wi
shess
hecoul
d“…s
hiel
dthem andpr
otectt
hem”(
p.30)
.Sheknowst
hiswoul
dnotbe
pos
sibl
e becaus
e“Nas
ila peopl
e wer
e ver
yint
oler
antoft
hos
e who i
gnor
ed t
hei
r
cher
ished cul
tur
als
ens
ibi
li
ti
es”(
p.30)
.She knows t
hats
he i
sin br
each ofNas
ila
t
radi
ti
onsbynothavi
ngci
rcumci
sedherdaught
ersbyt
hen(
p.60)
.Whi
lebacki
nNakur
u
andbef
oreherhus
band’
sret
renchment
,MamaMi
lanoiadmi
tst
hatF
GM wasanon-
iss
ue
i
nthe f
ami
lyf
or“
She had r
egar
ded t
he pr
act
ice as an ar
chai
cri
tet
hathad been
di
scar
dedandf
orgot
ten.Butt
her
eitwasnow,r
ear
ingi
tsugl
yheadandt
hreat
eni
ngt
o

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wr
eakhavoci
ntheyoungi
nnocentl
ivesofherdaught
ers
”(p.
63)
.

MamaMi
lanoii
stor
nbet
weenyi
eldi
ngherdaught
erst
othebar
bar
iccul
tur
eandl
osi
ng
t
hei
rfai
th,l
oveandconf
idenceandgoi
ngagai
nstNas
ilacul
tur
eandbecomi
nganal
ieni
n
t
hecl
an.Shef
ear
sdoi
nganyt
hingt
hatwoul
dwr
ongherhus
bandandhencechoos
est
o
t
readcar
eful
lyar
oundt
hemat
ter
.Shecomesoutasaweakwomanwhos
hiesf
rom
dec
lar
inghers
tandonNas
ilacul
tur
ewhens
hemeekl
ytel
lsherhus
band,“
Ourcul
tur
eis
ev
eryt
hingandi
tsr
ules
,ourl
ives
”(p.
61)
.Herdut
if
ulr
oleofaf
ait
hfulandobedi
entwi
fet
o
Ol
eKael
ocomesbef
oreherdut
ytoherdaught
ershencechoos
est
oobeyhi
sedi
cts
.She
wi
shest
ojoi
nfor
ceswi
tht
hel
ikesofMi
nikorEmaker
erei
,andf
ightagai
nstpr
act
icesl
ike
F
GM butt
henf
ear
sforhermar
riage,“
Ifs
heal
ignedher
sel
fwi
thaper
sonwhoNas
ila
r
egar
dedashavi
ngs
uchanobnoxi
ousr
eput
ati
on,wher
ewoul
dhermar
riages
tand?
”
(
p.62)
.Sheevenwonder
swhet
herasaf
ami
ly,t
heyar
etr
adi
ti
onal
ist
sormoder
nis
ts
es
peci
all
ybyembr
aci
ngr
etr
ogr
ess
ivecul
tur
alval
ues(
p.62)
.

Jos
ephi
sfacedwi
thcul
tur
alconf
li
ctwhenhef
all
sinl
ovewi
thTai
yowhoi
sfr
om hi
scl
an.
Hi
scul
tur
edoesnotal
l
ow s
uchauni
onandhencehei
stor
nbet
weenl
oyal
tyt
othat
cul
tur
eorl
ovef
orTai
yo.Heas
kshi
msel
fsever
alques
tionst
hatr
evealt
hiscr
isi
s.“
Didhe
havet
oabandonNas
ilacul
tur
einexchangeofawomanwhos
neer
edati
tst
enet
s?He
cons
ider
edr
unni
ngawayf
rom Nas
ilaandi
tscul
tur
ebutt
hatl
eftas
ourt
ast
einhi
s
mout
h.”(
p.1
37)
.Hef
inal
lyopt
stos
tickbyNas
ilacul
tur
ear
gui
ngt
hati
twast
ooval
uabl
e
t
o be abandoned i
n exchange ofawoman’
slove.He f
inal
lyr
esol
vest
hisconf
li
ctby
dec
lini
ngTai
yo’
slove(
p.1
37)
.

Ol
eKael
o’sal
ienat
ionf
rom hi
scul
tur
eandembr
aci
ngacul
tur
ethatwasnei
thermoder
n
nort
radi
ti
onalcr
eat
esi
nter
nalconf
li
cti
nhi
m.Hei
stor
nbet
weenmar
ryi
nghi
sdaught
er
Res
iant
oOl
ois
udor
iort
urni
ngdownhi
sreques
t,t
her
ebyl
osi
nghi
sbus
ines
s.Hekeeps
wonder
ingwhats
ortofamanOl
ois
udor
iisandats
omepoi
nt,hehast
oas
sur
ehi
msel
f
t
hathei
samor
all
yupr
ightmans
othathecanmar
ryhi
sdaught
ert
ohi
m(p.
194)
.

F
EMALEASSERTI
VENESS
Att
hecent
reoff
ight
ingr
etr
ogr
ess
ivecul
tur
alpr
act
icesi
sRes
ian,Tai
yoandMi
nikene
Nkoi
toiwhoi
scommonl
ycal
ledEmaker
erei
.

Bot
hRes
ianandTai
yor
esi
stF
.GM anddoal
ltheycant
ofi
ghtt
heout
modedpr
act
ice.

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Res
ians
ayss
hewoul
dnotl
iveanywher
enearamanwhowoul
dwantt
omut
il
ateher
s
exual
it
ywhi
leTai
yos
ayss
hewoul
donl
ybemut
il
atedi
fonl
yshewer
edead(
p.33)
.Thi
s
dec
lar
ati
ons
etst
hemoodandt
onei
nther
estoft
henovelwher
ethegi
rl
sfi
ghtvar
ious
i
ndi
vidual
sthatt
ryt
ofor
cet
hem i
ntaki
ngapat
htheydonotwi
sh.Res
ianr
esi
stsbei
ng
ci
rcumci
sedbyf
orcei
nadr
eam byf
ight
i heenkamur
ngt ataniandt
heenkoi
boni(
pp.
244-
254)
.She t
ell
s Mi
nikt
hats
he had hear
d ofherr
elent
les
sfi
ghtagai
nstF
.G.
M and
under
agemar
riage(
p.262)
.Hers
tandi
sthatgi
rlchi
ldci
rcumci
sions
houl
ddi
sappear
f
rom Maal
anguageandr
egar
dedext
i hatI
nctandt ntoi
yeNemengal
ana(
unci
rcumci
sed
gi
rl
)shoul
dst
opbei
ngder
ogat
ory(
p.263)
.Mi
niki
sbi
tt
erandangr
yaboutt
hecont
inued
pr
act
iceofF
.G.
M atat
imes
hebel
ievest
her
it
ehass
toppedbei
ngus
efult
owomen.She
bl
amest
hepr
act
iceont
heneo-
cul
tur
eofweal
thwhi
chwasdampeni
ngt
hef
ightagai
nst
s
uchout
dat
edpr
act
ices
.Hert
akei
sthat“
…ther
ewasneedt
opl
annew s
trat
egi
est
o
bat
tl
ethenew mons
tert
hatwasr
ear
ingi
tsugl
yhead”(
p.269)
.Res
ianhasadi
ff
erent
wayoutoft
hepr
obl
em.Shebel
ievest
hati
fal
lwomens
aidnot
othedet
est
abl
ecul
tur
e,
menwoul
ddonot
hingabouti
t(pp.
277-
278)
.Womenwhohaveunder
goneF
.G.
Msuchas
Mi
nikandNabar
uagr
eet
hatt
heyar
enotdi
ff
erenthumanbei
ngshencedownpl
ayi
ngi
ts
i
mpor
tance.

Res
ian i
soppos
ed t
o cul
tur
alcoachi
ng byJos
eph Par
muat
.Herf
atherobs
ervest
hat
t
hough t
hey may f
ind s
ome cul
tur
aldemands det
est
abl
e,i
tiss
uch pr
act
ices t
hat
nur
tur
edandboundt
hei
rpeopl
etoget
her(
p.71
). ToRes
ian,t
hecoachi
ngi
swor
thl
ess
ands
hes
ayst
hati
ftheywer
esons
,theywoul
dnotbes
ubj
ect
edt
ocul
tur
alcoachi
ng.
She s
ays
,“Ir
efus
eto be t
aught
.Iwi
llei
therbe t
aughtatt
he uni
ver
sit
y whati
s
uni
ver
sal
lybenef
ici
alt
o al
lmanki
nd orbe t
aughtnot
hing”(
p.73)
.She i
soppos
ed t
o
i
nfor
maleducat
iont
ogi
rl
smeantt
opl
eas
emens
ayi
ng,“
Iref
uset
obet
aughtt
osol
ely
pl
eas
emal
ecount
erpar
ts.Theycanal
socook
,andt
heycan,ands
houl
dal
sol
ear
nto
pl
eas
eusf
emal
es”(
p.77)
.Shei
sdes
cri
bedass
omeonewhoknowsherr
ight
sbyher
mot
herandt
hats
hewoul
dnotal
low anyonet
rampl
eont
hem (
p.1
18)
.Lat
er,s
heaccept
s
t
obecoachedbutonl
yaf
terJos
ephi
ntr
oducesi
nter
est
ingt
opi
css
uchast
hos
eofl
ove.

WhenTai
yof
all
sinl
ovewi
thJos
eph,s
hedoesnotcar
eaboutwhatot
her
sort
hecul
tur
e
s
aysabouti
t.Shebol
dlyt
ell
sJos
eph,“
No,Idon’
tcar
eaboutt
heoppr
ess
iveNas
ila
cul
tur
e.Whys
houl
dIc
areaboutvi
olat
ingt
hebackwar
dcul
tur
ewheni
tdoesnotcar
e

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wheni
tvi
olat
esmyownr
ight
s?”(
p.1
33)
.Shes
ayst
hisdes
pit
eknowi
ngver
ywel
lthather
cul
tur
edoesnotal
lowi
nter
-cl
anmar
riage.Sheas
ser
ti
vel
ytel
lsJos
ephs
hedoesnotcar
e
abouthercul
tur
e’spos
iti
onont
hemat
terwhenhet
ell
shert
heycannotmar
ry(
p.1
34)
.
Shei
sreadyt
odef
endherl
ovef
orJos
ephi
ncl
udi
ngel
opi
ngwi
thhi
mtoj
oinot
her
swho
s
har
ewi
thherneo-
cul
tur
alper
suas
ion.

Thet
wogi
rl
sar
ereadyt
ofi
ghtandr
esi
stf
orcedmar
riagesandOl
ois
udor
i’
sadvanceson
t
hem.Theypl
anands
ucceedi
nret
urni
ngt
hegi
ft
sthathehadbr
oughtt
hem s
ayi
ng,
“
Woet
ohi
mifhet
houghts
hewasachat
telt
obes
ecur
edbyt
hecont
entofabr
ief
cas
e!”
(
p.1
98)
.Shef
lat
lyr
eject
sOl
ois
udor
i’
spl
anst
omar
ryhers
ayi
ng,“
Youar
est
arkmadi
f
yout
hinkIam yourwi
fe.Icanonl
ybeyourwi
feovermydeadbody”(
p.204)
.Shebol
dly
t
ell
sherf
athert
hats
hewoul
drat
herdi
ethangetmar
riedt
oamons
ter
”(p.
209)
.When
Res
iani
sabduct
edbyOl
ari
nkoi
,shecont
inuesi
nherf
ight
ingandr
esi
sti
ngs
pir
it
.The
wr
it
ers
ays
,“Ol
ari
nkoiandhi
sdemoni
cmot
hermayphys
ical
lyt
akehert
oTanzani
a…t
ake
herashi
swi
fe…phys
ical
lyci
rcumci
seher
,butment
all
yshewasgoi
ngt
ores
ist
… She
wasgoi
ngt
oref
uset
obes
ubdued…s
hewasgoi
ngt
ophys
ical
lyr
esi
st”(
p.230)
.

Thes
ongbyt
hegi
rl
sfr
om I
ntapuka-
e-Maadur
ingTai
yo’
sandRes
ian’
sfar
ewel
lpar
tyi
s
f
ulloff
emal
eas
ser
ti
on.Theys
ayt
heyar
epr
oudt
obeunci
rcumci
sedandt
hatt
heywoul
d
bedoct
ors
,teacher
sandengi
neer
sandwoul
dbui
ldt
henat
iont
oget
herwi
thmen(
p.281
).
Thi
sisas
ongofhopeandopt
imi
sm hencer
eveal
ingagener
ati
onofyoungpeopl
ethat
ar
enotr
eadyt
obedaunt
edbyr
etr
ogr
ess
ivecul
tur
alpr
act
ices
.

MORALDECADENCE
Des
pit
ether
ichcul
tur
als
ett
ingoft
henovel
,ther
ear
emanycas
esofi
mmor
alconductor
behavi
ort
hatf
all
sshor
toft
hemor
alsofanys
oci
ety.Thi
scanbel
argel
yat
tri
but
edt
othe
cl
ashorencount
erbet
weent
het
radi
ti
onalcul
tur
eandmoder
ncul
tur
e.Manyevi
lsar
e
per
pet
rat
edbyOl
ois
udor
iandot
herchar
act
erswi
thwar
pedmor
ali
ty.

Ol
ois
udor
iist
otal
lymor
all
ydecayed.Heengagesi
nal
lsor
tsofvi
cesi
nor
dert
oamas
s
weal
th.Hei
scor
rupt
,immor
al,anext
ort
ioni
st,as
muggl
er,apoacher
,abl
ackmai
ler
,a
t
hugandevenaki
ll
er(
p.1
01,236)
.Hei
sal
sos
uspect
edbyOl
eKael
otobel
ongt
othecul
t
ofi
lmas
oni
k,acul
tthatt
hri
vedonext
ort
ionandbl
ackmai
l(p.
107)
.Thes
evi
ces
,al
legedl
y
as
soci
atedwi
thhi
m,poi
ntathi
smor
aldef
ici
ency.

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WhenOl
eKael
oas
kshi
sfr
iendSupeyoi
fOl
ois
udor
iisamanofi
ntegr
it
y,her
epl
ies
,
“
Don’
ttr
usthi
m anyf
urt
hert
hanyouwoul
dahyenai
nyourhomes
tead…keept
hef
ell
ow
awayf
rom yourdaught
ers
”(p.
26)
.WhenOl
ois
udor
imeet
sRes
ianf
ort
hef
ir
stt
ime,hi
s
amor
ouschar
act
eri
sevi
dent
.Heopenl
yscansherbody(
p.92)andcr
aneshi
sneckt
o
wat
chher(
p.95)
.Inhi
spr
esence,Res
iani
sunc
omf
ort
abl
efors
hef
eltf
rom hi
slooksasi
f
herbl
ous
ewasunbut
toned(
p.96)
.Sheal
sof
eel
sasi
fhewascar
ess
ingherent
ir
ebody
wi
th hi
shandsagai
nstherwi
ll(
p.96)
.He t
ell
sOl
e Kael
o hi
sint
ent
ion t
o mar
ryhi
s
daught
erver
ycal
lous
lyandasi
fhewast
alki
ngaboutagoatoras
heep(
p.1
10)
.Inhi
sfi
rst
vi
sitt
oOl
eKael
o’shome,“
…het
ookal
ongt
imewas
hinghi
shandsashegl
oat
ingl
y
peer
edather
”(p.
179)
.Hehasnos
hamet
aki
ngt
hehandofRes
ianandki
ssi
ngi
twi
thout
hercons
ent
.Hel
ooksatheri
nas
exual
lys
ugges
tivemanner“
…hi
sgazedel
iber
atel
y
dr
oppedf
rom herf
acet
oherbos
om andl
inger
edt
her
e”(
p.203)
.Thi
sisbef
orehedr
ops
t
hebombs
hel
l;whi
chi
smar
ryi
ngherandmaki
nghert
hehappi
estwomani
nEas
tAf
ri
ca.
Hes
hamel
ess
lyt
ell
sKael
oofhi
sint
ent
iont
oci
rcumci
seRes
ianbef
oremar
ryi
ngher
.Ol
e
Kael
oregar
dss
ucht
alksasver
yabnor
malbet
weenaf
ather
-in-
lawandawoul
dbes
on-
in
-
law.F
rom s
uchi
mmor
alt
alk,Ol
eKael
obel
ievest
hatt
hewor
ldhadcomet
oanend
(
p.1
12)
.

Apar
tfr
om Ol
ois
udor
i,t
her
ear
emanyot
hermor
all
yrot
tenchar
act
ersi
nthenovels
uch
asOl
ari
nkoiwar
rior
s,Ol
ari ,andenkoi
nkoi boni
.TheOl
ari
nkoiwar
rior
s,whos
ubduedt
he
Maaf
orl
ong,ar
emor
all
yrot
ten.Theyf
orcedt
heMaawoment
o“…compos
elewds
ongs
whi
cht
heyhadt
oper
for
mint
hemos
tout
rageousandi
ndecentpos
tur
esands
tyl
es”
(
p.86)
.Theyt
ookadvant
ageoft
hecompr
omi
sings
ituat
ionoft
heMaawoment
oexpl
oit
t
hem s
exual
ly knowi
ng t
hat“
…they wer
e notabl
etor
esi
stt
hei
rnat
urali
nst
inct
ive
des
ires
…”(
p.86)
.

Tai
yoandRes
ian’
snearr
apebyt
womenast
heycomef
rom t
hei
rfat
her
’ss
hopi
nNas
ila
poi
ntsatmor
aldecayi
nNas
ila.(
p.1
40)
.Thi
sinci
dentcaus
est
hegi
rl
sment
alt
ort
ure.
Someoft
hes
edeedsar
edonet
othem becaus
etheyar
eunci
rcumci
sed.Ol
ari
nkoii
sal
so
i
mmor
al.Heabus
esRes
ianbyt
ell
ingher
:“Todaywes
hal
lseehoweducat
edyourbodyi
s”
(
p.221
).Thi
sisbef
orephys
ical
lyas
saul
ti
ngandr
api
ngheraf
ters
hepas
sesout
.

Thef
oull
anguaget
hatenkoi
boni
,themot
hert
oOl
ari
nkoi
,addr
ess
esRes
ianwi
thi
sful
lof
mor
alr
ott
ennes
s.Herl
anguagei
sful
lofabus
esandbi
tt
ernes
s.Enkabaani
,Resi
an’
snur
se
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doesnots tenkoi
uppor boni
’sf
oull
anguageandur
gesRes
iant
oignor
eher
.Shedoesnot
r
espectRes
ian’
spr
ivacywhens
hef
eel
shers
tomachwi
thherhandst
ocheckwhet
her
s
hewaspr
egnant
.Al
lthi
sti
me,“
Res
ians
eet
hedwi
thangeratt
hebl
atanti
ntr
usi
onofher
pr
ivacyandt
otaldi
sregar
dforherf
eel
ings
”(p.
235)
.

BETRAYAL
Bet
rayali
sbr
eaki
ngoft
het
rus
tthatexi
stedbet
weeni
ndi
vidual
sbef
ore.Thegr
eat
est
bet
rayali
nthenoveli
sthatofOl
eKael
otohi
sdaught
ers
.Onpageone,wear
etol
dthat
Ol
eKael
oref
usedt
oal
lowhi
sdaught
erTai
yot
otr
avelt
oMombas
awi
thot
heryoungmen
andwomens
elect
edbyanF
Mradi
ost
ati
onf
oramus
icext
ravaganza(
pp.
1-
2).Her
efus
ed
t
oal
lowhers
ayi
ngt
hatnodaught
erofhi
s“…woul
dsodemeanher
sel
fandherf
ami
lyas
t
oper
for
minpubl
ici
nexchangeofmonet
arygai
n”(
p.45)
.Tohi
mthatwoul
dbel
ike
engagi
ngi
nhar
lot
ry.I
naddi
ti
on,hebet
rayshi
sdaught
ers
’ambi
ti
onst
ojoi
nEger
ton
Uni
ver
sit
ypr
efer
ringi
nst
eadt
omar
ryt
hem of
ftoOl
ois
udor
i,aver
yri
chman.Thi
sshows
hei
snotr
eadyt
ohel
pthem r
eal
izet
hei
rdr
eamsasaf
athers
houl
ddo.

Ol
eKael
ohasbet
rayedRes
iani
nmanyways
.Hehasnotl
ovedherashes
houl
dfr
om her
bi
rt
h.Wear
etol
dthat“
From t
hemoments
hewasbor
n,mut
eandhel
ples
s,hedet
est
ed
her
”(p.
10)
.Thi
shascont
ri
but
edt
oRes
iangr
owi
ngup“
…sul
len,bewi
lder
edandr
esent
ful
”
(
p.1
0).Hei
sbi
asedi
nhi
str
eat
ingoft
het
wodaught
ersf
orhedoesnotl
oveherashe
l
ovesTai
yo.Tai
yoadmi
tst
hisemot
ionalbet
rayal
:“F
orr
eas
onss
hedi
dnotunder
stand,
s
hehadal
waysf
oundt
hei
rfat
hers
trangel
yandhar
shl
yimpat
ientt
owar
dsRes
ian”(
p.34)
.
However
,sheknew t
hathedes
pis
edherevers
inces
hewasyoung(
p.1
73)
.Ol
eKael
ois
s
trongl
yhat
efuland unappr
eci
ati
ve ofher
:“…he wonder
ed wher
eint
he wor
ldt
hey
f
etchedt
hatawkwar
d,over
blown,s
tupi
dchi
ld…Andt
hever
ylooki
nhereyes
,hal
f-
fear
ful
,
hal
f-
def
iantandwhol
lyt
roubl
ed,wasal
waysenought
orai
sehi
stempert
othehi
ghes
t
pi
tch”(
p.41
).Heal
soabus
esheratt
hes
light
estpr
ovocat
ion.Het
ell
sher
:“Whi
leTai
yo
wor
ksher
sel
ftot
hebone,s
hel
azesaboutl
ikeanover
-fedl
izar
dint
hehotaf
ter
noon
s
un!
”(p.
64)
.Hegoeson“
Lookatt
hewayyous
louch…I
’l
lnotbes
urpr
isedi
fyous
oon
becomeahunchback”(
p.64)
.Evenhermot
herf
ail
sRes
ianf
orwear
etol
d:“
Evens
tranger
wast
hei
rmot
her
’sf
ail
uret
ocomet
oRes
ian’
sdef
ens
e.I
twasasi
fhermot
her
lyi
nst
inct
s
coul
dnotext
endherpr
otect
ivewi
ngst
ocoverRes
ian.Seei
ngherpar
ent
s’bet
rayalof
hers
ist
er,Tai
yot
akesovert
ocomf
ortRes
ianandr
eas
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eherwhenhur
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.Herr
olei
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ian’
sli
fei
sver
yimpor
tantbecaus
esher
eli
esonhert
omake
r
eques
tst
othei
rfat
heronherbehal
ffors
hecannotappr
oachhi
m di
rect
ly.Thecas
ein
poi
nti
sherques
ttoj
oinuni
ver
sit
ywhi
chs
hekeepspes
ter
ingTai
yot
oas
kthei
rfat
hert
o
doonherbehal
f.Apar
entt
hatcannotcommuni
cat
ewi
thhi
schi
ldhasdef
ini
tel
yfai
ledi
n
hi
spar
ent
alr
espons
ibi
li
ty.

Ol
eKael
oandOl
ois
udor
imer
cil
ess
lyhat
chapl
ant
oabductRes
ianandmar
ryherof
f
wi
thouthercons
enti
fshedoesnotcooper
ate.Thepl
ani
s“I
fshedecl
ined,hewoul
d
l
eavei
tatt
hatunt
ilt
heeveni
ngwhenhi
smenwoul
dpounceonherandabducther
”
(
p.1
91)
.Af
ters
uchahei
nouspl
an,“
Thet
hreeoft
hem …r
oar
edwi
thr
ichl
aught
er”(
p.1
92)
.
Hei
sevenr
eadyt
ohaveherci
rcumci
seds
othats
hecangetmar
riedt
oamans
hedoes
notevenl
ove.MamaMi
lanoii
snotbl
amel
essbecaus
eshei
sinwar
dlyoppos
edt
othe
abduct
ionpl
an;butdoesnots
peakoutt
ocondemns
uchawi
ckedpl
an.WhenOl
ois
udor
i
r
eveal
shi
spl
ant
omar
ryRes
ian,i
t“dawnedonhert
hatherf
atherhadal
readys
oldher
”
(
p.204)
.Thi
sgr
eat
lys
hocksherbecaus
eshenevert
houghtt
hatherf
athercoul
dgot
o
t
heext
entofs
ell
ingher(
p.205)
.Heconf
ir
mst
hepl
ant
omar
ryherof
ftohi
sfr
iend
Ol
ois
udor
iand al
sos
hat
ter
s Res
ian’
s dr
eam ofenr
oll
ing as a s
tudentatEger
ton
Uni
ver
sit
y.Het
ell
sher
:“It
houghtabouti
tal
ri
ght
,butdeci
dedt
hatIam nots
endi
ngyou
t
her
e!”(
p.207)
.Thi
sdi
scover
ymak
eshercr
y,“
accus
ingherf
atherofhat
redandbet
rayal
bybet
rot
hinghert
oOl
ois
udor
i”(
p.208)
.Res
iandoesnotabs
olvehermot
herf
rom bl
ame
f
ors
hebel
ievess
heal
sof
ail
edher(
p.230)es
peci
all
yduet
ohers
ilencewhenal
lthos
e
pl
ansagai
nstherwer
ebei
ngdevi
sed.Sher
eas
onst
hathermot
hers
houl
dnothavebeen
s
ilentwhenherdaught
erwasbei
ngs
oldt
othehi
ghes
tbi
dderf
or“
Event
hehyena’
s
gr
eeds
par
edi
tsownyoungones
”(p.
231
).

Mama Mi
lanoial
so bet
raysherdaught
erTai
yo by al
lowi
ng hert
o accompany t
hree
woment
otakehert
oRes
ianonl
yforhert
oendupbei
ngf
orcef
ull
ysubj
ect
edt
oF.
G.M.
Wear
etol
dthat“
Whens
hecamet
o,t
wodaysl
ater
,shewass
ore,bi
tt
erandangr
y”
(
p.273)
.Hermot
herdoesal
lthi
soutofherdoci
les
ubmi
ssi
onandf
earofherhus
band.I
n
addi
ti
on,s
hehast
opl
ayal
ongwi
thOl
eKael
oinhi
sdevi
ousact
ssot
hatt
heycannotl
ose
t
heweal
thOl
eKael
ohascor
rupt
lyacqui
redbydoi
ngbus
ines
swi
thOl
ois
udor
i.Lat
er,
whenRes
ianandTai
yoar
ereuni
ted,t
heybl
amet
hei
rmot
herf
ort
hei
ror
deal
ssayi
ng
“
Shewasanexampl
eofawi
fet
heyneverwant
edt
obecome”andt
hatt
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hei
rfat
herwhohel
dhercapt
iveandneverf
oronceal
lowedhert
o
ex
pres
sherownopi
niononanymat
terhowevers
mal
litwas
”(p.
277)
.

MATERI
ALI
SM/
GREEDANDOPULENCE
Mat
eri
ali
smi
sput
ti
ngmat
eri
alpos
ses
sionbef
oreanyt
hingel
sei
none’
sli
fewhi
legr
eed
i
sins
ati
abl
ewantf
ormat
eri
alpos
ses
sions
.Opul
encei
nthi
snovelr
efer
stoexagger
ated
di
spl
ayofweal
thbychar
act
ers
.

Ol
eKael
o’shous
einNas
ilai
ssomagni
fi
centt
hatMamaMi
lanoiexcl
aims
,“F
atherofal
l
cr
eat
ion!Thi
sisbutadr
eam”(
p.30)
.Tai
yos
ayst
hatt
hehous
eismagni
fi
centwhi
le
Res
ianexcl
aimss
hehadnevers
eenanyt
hingl
ikei
tbef
ore(
p.31
).
Hehasf
urni
shedhi
s
s
hopatNas
ilaext
ravagant
ly.Wear
etol
d“I
twass
plendi
d,l
argeandwel
lst
ocked.The
déc
orwasdi
scr
eet
lyandf
ashi
onabl
ydonewhi
let
aki
ngi
ntocons
ider
ati
ont
heki
ndof
cus
tomer
sthatwer
e expect
ed”(
p.65)
.Thi
sisas
how ofext
ravagance and opul
ence
whi
cht
her
ichi
nthi
ssoci
etys
trongl
ybel
ievear
eindi
cat
ionsofaweal
thyman.Tai
yot
ell
s
herevercr
it
icals
ist
er:I
t’
simpor
tantt
hatt
he s
hop di
spl
ays a cer
tai
n meas
ure of
opul
ence”(
p.65)
.Thi
siss
othatt
hei
rfat
hercanat
tractr
ichcus
tomer
s.

Thegenes
isofOl
eKael
o’st
roubl
esi
shi
ssi
gni
ngofacont
ractwi
thOl
ois
udor
itos
tar
ta
bus
ines
sin Nas
ila.We ar
etol
dthat“
He had l
ong r
eal
ized t
he choi
ce wasbet
ween
r
emai
ninganobody;s
elf
-ri
ght
eous
lyandaccept
ing,s
ens
ibl
y,t
hatt
hemanwi
tht
hemeat
wasal
sot
hes
amemanwi
tht
hekni
fe”(
p.25)
.Het
her
efor
eget
sint
obus
ines
swi
thhi
m.
Hi
sfr
iend,Supeyo,war
ns hi
m i
n advance whatki
nd ofman Ol
ois
udor
iis“
…and
Ol
ois
udor
iispr
obabl
ythe mos
tcor
rupt
…keep t
he f
ell
ow awayf
rom yourdaught
ers
”
(
p.26)
.Des
pit
etheear
lywar
ning,hei
sunheedi
ngat
hingwhi
chmakeshi
mlos
ehi
stwo
deardaught
ersf
inal
ly.Ol
ois
udor
ihashi
shandsonal
lsor
tsofbus
ines
sesbot
hlegaland
i
ll
egal
.Thes
e ar
e;agr
icul
tur
e,f
inance,t
our
ism,i
mpor
tand expor
t,mi
ning and mot
or
t
rade,ext
ort
ion,poachi
ng,s
muggl
ingandr
obbi
ng(
p.1
01)
.Whenhecomesvi
sit
ingOl
e
Kael
o,hi
sshowofext
ravagancecannotf
ailt
obenot
icedi
nhi
sext
ravagantdr
ess
ing.He
hasapi
n-s
tri
peddes
igners
uit
,agol
dwat
ch,gol
dbr
acel
etandagol
dchai
n.(
p.1
77)
.He
s
howsof
fhi
sweal
thbygi
vinggener
ousgi
ft
stoOl
eKael
o,MamaMi
lanoi
,Res
ianand
Tai
yo.(
p.1
78)
.Heal
sohandsoverabr
ief
cas
etoOl
eKael
owhi
chi
slat
err
eveal
edt
ohave
cont
ainedahal
fami
ll
ions
hil
li
ngs(
p.1
88)
.

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pit
ethes
e ugl
y bus
ines
ses
,Ol
e Kael
ost
il
ldeal
s wi
th hi
m i
n or
dert
osave hi
s
bus
ines
sfr
om col
laps
ing.Hei
snots
urewhet
herOl
ois
udor
idoesnotbel
ongt
oacul
tthat
t
hri
ved on bl
ackmai
land ext
ort
ion and whi
ch af
terhel
ping a bus
ines
sman gr
ow hi
s
bus
ines
s,woul
dcomebackmaki
ngout
rageousdemandsl
ikes
acr
if
ici
ngt
hei
rbel
oved
onest
othegodsoft
hecul
t(p.
107)
.Des
pit
eknowi
ngal
lthes
eabouthi
m,Ol
eKael
o
comf
ort
s hi
msel
fin or
dert
o def
end t
he mat
eri
alpat
h he has t
aken. The nar
rat
or
obs
erves
:“He knew i
t was pur
sui
t of s
ucces
s t
hat made hi
m i
nter
act wi
th
Ol
ois
udor
i….
Succes
swasat
tai
nment
,for
tuneandpr
osper
it
y;i
twast
ri
umphandi
tgave
onehappi
nes
s.I
tdi
dnotmat
terhow i
twasobt
ained….
theend…j
ust
if
iedt
hemeans
”
(
pp.
108-
109)
.Hecons
oleshi
msel
fforhavi
ngdeci
dedt
omar
ryhi
sdaught
ert
oOl
ois
udor
i
s
ayi
ng,“
Wher
eel
sewoul
dheevergets
uchabus
ines
sof
ferast
heoneOl
ois
udor
ihad
of
fer
edhi
m”(
p.1
65)
.Hedeci
dest
hathei
snotr
eadyt
olos
ehi
sbus
ines
spr
emi
sesand
homef
ort
hes
ewer
eamat
terofl
if
eanddeat
htohi
m.I
nor
dert
osur
vive,“
…her
eal
ized
wi
thf
inal
it
y,hehadt
ochangehi
sat
ti
tudet
owar
dsOl
ois
udor
i;hehadt
oembr
acehi
m”
(
p.1
65)
.Hes
eest
hemat
eri
als
ideonl
yifhi
sdaught
ermar
riedOl
ois
udor
i,s
ayi
ng,“
…she
woul
dsoonhaveherownes
tabl
ishmentandaweal
thyhus
bandwhohadmuchambi
ti
on”
(
p.1
66)
.

WhenOl
eKael
ovi
sit
soneoft
hehomesofOl
ois
udor
iandt
hehous
ehei
sbui
ldi
ngf
or
Res
ian,hef
all
sins
tant
lyi
nlovewi
tht
hemi
ghtofweal
tht
hathewi
tnes
ses
.Ol
eKael
o’s
hous
eisl
avi
shl
yfur
nis
hedandt
hewr
it
ers
aysi
t“…mus
thavebeendonebyaper
son
whos
emi
ndmus
thavebeenpr
eoccupi
edbyt
heneedt
obes
howy,andos
tent
ati
ous
.On
t
heot
herhand,t
hehous
ebei
ngbui
ltf
orRes
ianl
eavesOl
eKael
ospeechl
essandMama
Mi
lanois
tupef
ied byi
tsgr
andeurand magni
fi
cence (
p.1
90)
. At
tract
ed byweal
th,he
concl
udest
hat“
…itwasonl
yas
tupi
dwoman,l
ikehi
sdaught
erRes
ian,whowoul
dtur
n
downt
heof
fert
oownt
her
ichest
heys
aw i
nOl
ois
udor
i’
shome”(
p.1
88)
.Heal
sohopes
t
hatTai
yo,hi
sot
herdaught
erwoul
dgetar
ichmant
omar
ryherandgi
vehi
m hef
tys
ums
ofmoneyj
ustasOl
ois
udor
ihaddone.(
p.1
88)
.Af
terwi
tnes
singOl
ois
udor
i’
sweal
th,he
dec
idest
hatRes
ianmus
tbemar
riedbyOl
ois
udor
iandt
hat“
…hewasnotgoi
ngt
oal
low
hi
sdaught
er’
signor
ancet
odes
troyherf
utur
e”(
p.1
91)
.Hes
omuchwant
sthemar
riage
pl
ant
owor
kthathedevi
sesapl
anwi
thOl
ois
udor
itoabductRes
ianbyf
orcei
fshedi
d
not cooper
ate(
p.1
91)
.i
nfact t
hey agr
ee on us
age ofa anes
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o make her

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.Theonl
ysavi
nggr
acet
hatcanpr
eventl
osi
nghi
sbus
ines
sandhous
eist
he
s
ucces
soft
he mar
riage.He admi
tst
hat
,“t
he s
ucces
sorf
ail
ure oft
he eventwoul
d
det
ermi
ne t
he f
ate ofhi
s bus
ines
s”(
p.1
94)
.He f
ear
s bei
ng r
educed t
o pover
ty by
Ol
ois
udor
iandt
her
efor
e,bet
rayshi
sowndaught
eri
nexchangeofmat
eri
alpos
ses
sions
.

DETERMI
NATI
ON/
OPTI
MISM
Notgi
vingupi
nwhat
everonedeci
dest
odoi
sver
yins
trument
ali
nachi
evi
ngs
ucces
s.
Res
ian’
sdet
ermi
nat
iont
ogot
ouni
ver
sit
yfr
om t
hebegi
nni
ngoft
henovelt
othet
imeher
dr
eam i
sachi
evedi
sremar
kabl
e.Thi
sdet
ermi
nat
ioni
sseenf
rom t
het
imet
heyar
ein
Nakur
utowhent
heyr
elocat
etoNas
ila.Asherf
atherandf
ami
lyi
sbus
ypacki
ngs
othat
t
heycangot
othei
rrur
alhomei
nNas
ila,s
het
ell
shers
ist
er“
Idon’
twantt
owor
katt
he
s
hop…Iwantt
ocomebackt
oNakur
uandj
oinEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.Iwantt
otakeacour
se
i
nVet
eri
nar
ySci
enceandbecomeavet
eri
nar
ydoct
or”(
p.4)
.Shekeepsur
ginghers
ist
er
t
otal
ktot
hei
rfat
hers
othatt
heycanbeenr
oll
edatt
heuni
ver
sit
y.Toes
capeF
GM,s
he
t
ell
shers
ist
er:“
That
’swhyi
t’
simper
ati
vet
hatyouper
suadePapaait
oal
lowusgoback
t
oNakur
uandenr
ollatt
heuni
ver
sit
y”(
p.33)
.Shei
swor
riedt
hatherf
atherhads
pental
l
t
hemoneyi
ndecor
ati
ngt
hes
hopandl
eftwi
thnot
hingf
ort
hei
runi
ver
sit
yeducat
ion
(
p.65)
.Somet
imes
,shewoul
dimagi
neher
sel
fadmi
tt
edatt
heuni
ver
sit
y“…andwal
king
maj
est
ical
ly wi
th ot
hers
tudent
sint
o one oft
hos
e awes
ome l
ect
uret
heat
res
,whi
le
donni
ngheracademi
cregal
ia”(
p.89)
.Af
tert
hei
rnear
-rapebyt
woyoungmen,Res
ian
t
ell
sTai
yot
ous
ethati
nci
dentt
ocompelt
hei
rfat
hert
otaket
hem t
ouni
ver
sit
y(p.
144)
.

She dr
eamsofgr
aduat
ing and get
ti
ng achance t
o wor
kwi
th Mi
nik ene Nkoi
toi
,her
l
if
elongr
olemodel
.(p.
153)
.Shei
sdet
ermi
nedt
ofaceOl
ois
udor
iandr
esi
sthi
sadvances
onher
.Wear
etol
dthat“
Shehadvowedt
ofacet
hemons
tergal
lant
ly…Shewasi
nthe
bat
tl
efr
ontand s
ucces
sorf
ail
ure wasi
n herhands
”(p.
200)
.Heropt
imi
sm t
ojoi
n
uni
ver
sit
ydoesnotr
educeevenatherl
owes
tmomentwhens
her
eal
izesherf
ather
’s
i
ntent
iont
omar
ryherbyf
orcet
oOl
ois
udor
i.Shes
ays
,“I
fIdon’
tdi
eandl
ivet
obe
ei
ght
y,Iwi
lls
til
lgot
otheuni
ver
sit
y.I
’l
lgot
oEger
tonUni
ver
siy,Papaai
t …Ihopeyouwi
ll
be t
her
eto wi
tnes
smygr
aduat
ion”(
p.21
0).
Even i
n herdr
eam whi
le hel
d capt
ive by
Ol
ari
nkoiathi
shut
,shehasadr
eam t
hats
howcas
eshergal
lantanddet
ermi
nednat
ure.
“
She wasdet
ermi
ned t
hatt d enkamur
he ol ataniwoul
d neverci
rcumci
se anot
hergi
rl
agai
n”(
p.244)
.Int
hedr
eam s
hef
oughtbot
hthe enkamur
ataniand enkoi
boniwi
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mal
let
.

Res
ian’
s det
ermi
nat
ion t
o getuni
ver
sit
y educat
ed and r
esi
stance agai
nstF
GM s
tar
t
bear
ingf
rui
tswhens
heandNabar
ureachNt
are-
Naaj
usheepr
anch.“
Sher
emember
sthe
Maaadaget
hats
aid:homewasneverf
arf
oronewhowass
til
lal
ive”(
pp.
256-
257)
.Her
dr
eamsofj
oini
ngEger
tonUni
ver
sit
yar
eful
fi
ll
edwhenMi
nikpr
omi
sest
hats
hewoul
d
ens
uret
hats
heandTai
yogetenr
oll
edatt
heuni
ver
sit
yast
heywant
ed.Thi
sisf
ulf
il
led
whens
hebr
ingst
hem l
ett
ersofadmi
ssi
ont
otheuni
ver
sit
ytowar
dst
heendoft
henovel
.
Thes
ongt
hatt
hegi
rl
sfr
om I
ntapuka-
e-Maas
ingi
sful
lofdet
ermi
nat
ion.Thegi
rl
sar
e
pr
oudofbei
ngunci
rcumci
sedandhavehopesofbei
ngdoct
ors
,teacher
sandengi
neer
s
andcont
ri
but
einbui
ldi
ngt
henat
ionwi
thmen(
p.281
).Tai
yoi
sdet
ermi
nedt
obemar
ried
byJos
eph.Shes
ayss
hewon’
tbedi
ssuadedbyNas
ilacul
tur
ethatpr
event
sint
er-
clan
mar
riages
ayi
ng,“
…Icannotaccepti
tsver
dic
t…Iam t
oo,r
eadyt
ofaceanyevent
ual
it
y
t
hatmayar
iseoutofourl
ovef
oroneanot
her
”(p.
134)
.

HELP/
BENEVOLENCE
Theover
comi
ngofdi
ff
icul
tsi
tuat
ionsbys
omechar
act
erswoul
dnotbepos
sibl
ewi
thout
hel
p and benevol
ence f
rom ot
herchar
act
ers
.Some oft
hes
einci
dent
s ofhel
p and
benevol
ence,t
hough coi
nci
dent
al,ar
e ver
yimpor
tanti
n notonl
yshapi
ng char
act
ers
’
l
ivesbutal
soi
nshapi
ng t
he novel
’spl
ot.When Tai
yo and Res
ian ar
e aboutt
o be
as
saul
teds
exual
lybyt
women,wear
etol
d,“
Suddenl
yandunexpect
edl
y,at
hir
dman
s
prangoutoft
hebus
hesl
ikeaghos
t”(
p.1
41)
.Thi
smani
sOl
ari
nkoiandhei
stheonet
hat
s
avest
hem byf
ight
ingt
het
women.Thegi
rl
scannoti
magi
newhatwoul
dhavehappened
t
othem i
fhehadnotcomeatt
hatmoment(
p.1
42-
143)
.Lat
er,i
tist
hes
ameOl
ari
nkoi
whos
avesRes
ianf
rom Ol
ois
udor
i’
smen.Hi
sappear
ancei
sti
mel
ybecaus
eRes
ianhas
ev
enbeencont
empl
ati
ngt
ocommi
tsui
cidebyj
umpi
ngi
ntoar
iver(
p.21
0).

Res
iani
snur
sedbyNabar
u,amot
her
lywomanaf
terhers
exualabus
ebyOl
ari
nkoi(
p224)
.
“
Att
imess
hehel
dherup,gi
vingherdr
inksofwat
er,ormi
lk,orf
eedi
ngher
;put
ti
ngbi
ts
ofol
pur
da di
ppedi
nhoneyi
ntohermout
h…”(
p.224)
.Nabar
ual
sopr
omi
sest
ohel
p
Res
iani
nwhat
everherpl
ansar
e:“Iam wi
ll
ingt
ohel
pyout
odowhatyoui
ntendt
odo
orgowher
eyouwantt
ogoonceyouar
ebac
kont
oyourf
eet
”(p.
233)
.Shekeepsher
wor
dbycomi
ngt
ores
cueRes
ianwhenOl
ari
nkoi
’smot
heri
sjus
taboutt
oat
tackand
haveherci
rcumci
sed(
p.246)
.
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com
F
urt
her
,Tai
yoandRes
iangethel
pfr
om Mi
nikwhens
hepr
omi
sest
ohaveherenr
oll
edat
Eger
tonUni
ver
sit
y(p.
264)
.Shekeepsherpr
omi
sewhens
hegi
vest
het
wogi
rl
slet
ter
sof
admi
ssi
ont
otheuni
ver
sit
y.Res
ianal
soqual
if
iesf
oras
chol
ars
hipf
rom t
her
anchwhi
chi
s
managedbyMi
nikt
ofundhereducat
ion.Shei
naddi
ti
ongi
vesheraj
obi
nther
anch,an
advances
alar
y,aswel
lasaf
ull
yfur
nis
hedhous
e.Res
iani
ssi
ncer
elyappr
eci
ati
veof
Mi
nik’
sbenevol
ence,s
ayi
ng,“
Yourvoi
ce dearEmaker
ereii
str
ulyt
he voi
ce ofGod”
(
p.265)
.Tai
yoi
sres
cuedf
rom t
hehandsofherci
rcumci
ser
sbyMi
nik.Bot
hNabar
uand
Mi
nikar
ever
yins
trument
ali
nthephys
icalandps
ychol
ogi
calheal
ingoft
het
wogi
rl
s.We
ar
etol
dthatwi
thNabar
u’snur
singcar
e,Mi
nik’
sencour
agementandcouns
eli
ngs
ess
ions
f
rom at
eacherf
rom I
ntapuka-
e-Maas
chool
,Tai
yoi
sabl
etof
ull
yrecover(
p.276)
.

MALECHAUVI
NISM
Mal
e chauv
ini
sm r
efer
stot
he f
eel
ing ofs
uper
ior
it
y by men and t
hei
rdomi
neer
ing
at
ti
tudeoverwomeni
nthes
oci
etyasar
esul
tofgener
almal
edomi
nat
ionorpat
ri
archyi
n
agi
vens
oci
ety.Ol
eKael
oisamal
echauvi
nis
t.Hebeat
shi
swi
fet
osubmi
ssi
ont
ocoer
ce
herf
oll
ow hi
sdeci
sionswi
thoutanyr
esi
stance.Whenhi
swi
fer
eas
onst
hatt
heys
houl
d
t
hinkoft
hef
ami
lyi
nter
est
sfi
rstwi
thr
egar
dtoadher
ingt
oNas
ilacul
tur
e,hei
rri
tabl
y
as
ksher
,“Whatdoyoumean?
”(p.
61)
.Whens
her
eal
izest
hathei
sget
ti
ngangr
y,s
he
beat
sahas
tyr
etr
eats
ayi
ng,“
Ourcul
tur
eisever
ythi
ngandi
trul
esourl
ives
”(p.
61)
.
Al
thoughMamaMi
lanoir
eal
izeswheni
tist
ool
atet
her
oleOl
ois
udor
ihaspl
ayedi
n
s
hapi
ngt
hei
rmat
eri
all
ives
,sheadmi
tst
hats
hewoul
dnothavehel
pedt
osepar
atehi
m
f
rom s
uchamanbecaus
eit“
…Wast
hemanwhomadedeci
sionsast
owhi
chdi
rect
ion
t
hei
rli
vest
ook
”(p.
11
4).

Accor
dingt
oRes
ian,t
heanci
entI
lar
inkonwer
enodi
ff
erentf
rom t
hecur
rentones
.Shei
s
oft
hevi
ew t
hatt
hecur
rentI
lar
inkonar
ewor
seandt
hatt
heyar
edes
pot
icoppr
ess
ive
t
yrant
swhooppr
esswomenbyens
uri
ngt
hatt
heyar
esubj
ect
edt
oFGM f
orever(
p.91
).
Thecur
rentI
lar
inkoni
ncl
udeOl
eKael
o,Ol
ois
udor
iandOl
ari
nkoi
.Ol
eKael
ofor
cesRes
ian
t
oat
tendt
oands
ervehi
sfr
iendOl
ois
udor
iwhenhermot
hers
aysnot
hingabouti
t.He
or
der
s:“
You have t
o be t
her
e…i
tisi
mpor
tantt
o me t
hatyou ar
ether
e” (
p.1
71)
.
Ol
ari
nkoi
’sc
hauvi
nis
miss
eeni
nhi
schangedat
ti
tudet
owar
dsRes
ianwhenhet
akesher
t
ohi
shous
efarf
rom Nas
ila.Het
ell
sher
,“Youwoman…Youcanei
thercookorkeep
s
tandi
ngs
tupi
dlyordi
eofhunger
…andRes
ians
tar
ed“
…att
hemanwhos
eemedt
o

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haves
uddenl
ytur
nedf
rom aper
sons
hehadknownf
orqui
tes
omet
ime,t
oabeas
t”
(
p.21
8).He l
atermol
est
s hers
exual
ly af
terr
etur
ning dr
unk.Ol
ois
udor
iis a mal
e
chauvi
nis
t.Thi
siss
eeni
nhi
saddr
esst
oRes
ianwhens
her
efus
eshi
smar
riageof
fer
.He
t
ell
sher“
Youcanneveres
capeRes
ian…Whet
heryous
cream yourhear
tout
,orj
ump
i
ntot
hedeeps
ea…youar
emi
ne.Youar
emywi
fef
rom now hencef
ort
h”(
p.204)
.He
ar
rogant
lyt
ell
sher
:Noonepl
aysgameswi
thOl
ois
udor
i.As
kyourf
ather
,hewi
llt
ellyou”
(
p.204)
.(addmor
eil
lus
trat
ions
).

GENDERI
NEQUALI
TY
Menandwomenar
enotequali
nthi
snovel
.Women’
spos
iti
oni
slowert
hant
hatofmen
whodomi
nat
eoverever
ythi
ngands
uppr
esswomen.Thi
sises
peci
all
yseenatt
hef
ami
ly
l
evelwher
ethehus
bandi
sthes
oledeci
sionmakerandt
hewi
fej
ustaccept
sthos
e
dec
isi
onswi
thoutques
tion.Ol
eKael
ohasaver
yeas
yti
mecour
ti
ngandmar
ryi
nghi
swi
fe.
A woman i
snots
uppos
ed t
ores
istaman who want
sto mar
ryherasperNas
ili
an
t
radi
ti
on whet
hers
he l
oveshi
m ornot
.We ar
etol
d“She accept
ed hi
m wi
thoutany
r
esi
stance.Tr
adi
ti
ondi
dnotal
low hert
oof
feranyandasexpect
edofher
,shedi
dnot
r
esi
st”(
p.29)
.MamaMi
lanoii
sanunequalmar
riagepar
tnert
oOl
eKael
o.Shel
eaves
dec
isi
onmaki
ngt
oherhus
bandanddoesnotoppos
eanyofhi
sdeci
sions
.Sher
efus
est
o
bedr
awni
ntot
hedi
scus
sionaboutt
hecoachi
ngofherdaught
ersbyJos
ephs
ayi
ng“
It
wasTai
yo’
sfat
her
’st
err
it
ory”(
p.56)
.Mama Mi
lanoicannotoppos
e hi
m f
or“
…in her
cul
tur
ether
ewasnor
oom f
ordi
ssent
,es
peci
all
yift
hes
ubj
ectwasi
nconf
ormi
tywi
tht
he
cul
tur
e”(
p.61
).

I
nthi
ssoci
ety,“
…womenhadnos
ay.I
twasapat
ri
archals
oci
etywher
etheEmaker
erei
and heri
lk wer
efi
ght
ing t
ofi
nd r
elevance wi
thl
it
tl
esucces
s”(
p.62)
.Such gender
i
mbal
anceupl
if
tst
hemanovert
hewoman.I
nthei
rcas
e,i
tleavesOl
eKael
owi
tht
hes
ole
r
espons
ibi
li
tyofmaki
ngf
inaldeci
sionsonal
lmat
ter
saf
fect
ingt
hef
ami
ly.Wear
eal
so
t
oldt
hatMamaMi
lanoihasbeenhel
dcapt
ivebyherhus
bandwho“
…neverf
oronce
al
lowedhert
oexpr
essherownopi
niononanymat
terhowevers
mal
litwas
”(p.
277)
.Thi
s
s
uppr
ess
ionhaspr
event
edherf
rom s
peaki
nghermi
ndandoppos
ingt
hes
ubj
ect
ionof
herdaught
erst
oout
dat
edcul
tur
alpr
act
ices
.Res
iani
soppos
edt
oherf
ather
’shi
ri
ngof
Jos
epht
ocoacht
hem aboutNas
ili
ancul
tur
e.Shes
ays“
Iam begi
nni
ngt
othi
nki
tis
di
sadvant
ageousbei
ng awoman i
nthi
ssoci
ety”(
p.73)
.She f
indsf
aul
twi
tht
he pl
an

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r
eas
oni
ngt
hati
ftheywer
esons
,theywoul
dnotbes
ubj
ect
edt
osuchcul
tur
alcoachi
ng.
Res
ianr
egr
etsl
ivi
ngi
nas
oci
etywher
ement
houghtt
heyhadr
ightt
oever
ywoman’
s
body(
p.1
43)
.Thi
sisaf
tert
hei
rnear
-rapebyt
women.Suchunj
ust
if
iedr
ight
semanat
e
f
rom t
hef
actt
hatmendeem t
hems
elvesass
uper
iort
owomenandcandowhat
evert
hey
wantwi
thwomen.

CHANGE
Change r
efer
stot
rans
iti
on ort
rans
for
mat
ion ofchar
act
ersors
ituat
ions
.Mos
toft
he
changesi
nthenovelBl
ossomsoft
heSavannahar
ecaus
edbyt
heer
osi
onoft
heMaa
cul
tur
easar
esul
tofi
tscomi
ngi
ntocont
actwi
thmoder
ncul
tur
eorci
vil
izat
ion.Thi
s
caus
esal
ienat
ioni
nchar
act
ersandasar
esul
ttheychange.

TheOl
eKael
osar
efor
cedbydes
tinyt
orel
ocat
etoNas
ilaaf
terhi
sret
renchment
.Thi
s
cameasat
hunder
bol
tatmi
dday(
p.7)
.Theenvi
ronmenti
nKael
o’snewhomei
nNas
ilai
s
di
ff
erentf
rom t
hati
nthei
rur
banhomei
nNakur
u.Tai
yoandRes
ianar
ewokenupt
hef
ir
st
dayi
nNas
il
aby“
…al
ivel
ychat
terofbi
rdsi
nthet
reess
urr
oundi
ngt
hehous
e…Whata
cont
ras
ttowhatt
heywer
eus
edt
oinNakur
u!”(
p.1
4).I
nNakur
u,t
heywer
eal
wayswoken
upbyhoot
sfr
om Mat
atus
,tout
s’s
hout
s,engi
ner
evvi
ngandbangi
ngonvehi
cles
.

Nas
ilacul
tur
eischangi
ngduet
oal
ienat
ion.MamaMi
lanoicannotbel
ieves
hecanhavea
manasol
dasOl
ois
udor
iashermot
her
-in-
law.Sheobs
ervest
hati
nthepas
t,s
ucha
t
hingwoul
dnothavehappenedf
or“
Cul
tur
ewoul
dnothaveal
lowedi
ttohappen”(
p.1
14)
.
Shef
eel
sthati
fNas
ilacul
tur
ewasi
ntact
,suchat
hingwoul
dnothavehappenedands
he
wonder
s“…wher
ethatcul
tur
ehadf
ledt
o“…Hadt
hecul
tur
ebecomemor
ibund,us
eles
s
andi
mpot
ent
?”(
p.1
17)Thi
scoul
dbet
ruebecaus
efor
cedmar
riagest
ool
dpeopl
ewer
e
nott
her
eint
hepas
tandanyol
dmanwhos
howedi
nter
esti
nayounggi
rlwasmetwi
th
muchr
etr
ibut
ionf
rom womenandt
heent
ir
esoci
ety.
”pp.
11
5-1
17)
.Thet
radi
ti
onalNas
ili
an
cul
tur
e had many advant
ages t
othe peopl
e.I
tregul
ated l
ives ofpeopl
e,def
ined
r
elat
ions
hips
,di
dnotf
avourordi
scr
imi
nat
eandaboveal
l,wascher
ishedbyal
l.Sadl
y,
accor
dingt
oMamaMi
lanoi
,thi
scul
tur
ewasnomor
e.“
Itwasdef
il
edandpol
lut
edbyt
he
l
ikesofOl
ois
udor
i…hadbecomemut
abl
eandcont
aineddef
iantmut
ant
sthati
tcoul
dnot
r
egul
ate and whi
ch wer
e above Nas
ilal
aws
”(p.
11
8).One oft
he caus
esoft
hisgr
eat
changei
nNas
ilacul
tur
eiseducat
ionf
orMamaMi
lanoigoesont
oobs
ervet
hats
hehad
s
een changes i
n her daught
ers
.“They had gone t
hrough a s
chools
yst
em t
hat
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com
i
nter
mingl
edt
hem wi
thchi
ldr
enf
rom ot
herc
ult
ures
.”(
p.1
18)
.Asar
esul
t,herchi
ldr
en
know ver
yli
tt
leofNas
ilacul
tur
e.“
Theywer
echi
ldr
enofanew undef
inedcul
tur
e.Thei
rs
wasamut
antofanot
herki
nd”(
p.1
18)
.Indeed,Res
ianbes
texempl
if
iest
heepi
tomeoft
his
newundef
inedcul
tur
e.

Jos
ephPar
muatobs
ervest
hat“
Indi
vidual
ism,pet
tyj
eal
ous
yandl
ackoft
rus
tki
ll
edt
hat
onc
eimpor
tantas
pectofNas
ilacul
tur
e”(
p.1
27)
.Thei
ndi
vidual
ism oft
hel
ikesofOl
e
Kael
oandOl
ois
udor
iar
ever
ycent
rali
ner
odi
ngt
hecul
tur
eofNas
ilahencebr
ingi
ng
manychangesi
nthes
oci
ety.Accor
dingt
oTai
yo,cul
tur
eandt
radi
ti
onsar
enevers
tat
ic.
Shes
ays
,“Bybei
ngdynami
c,cul
tur
eshadesof
fas
pect
sthatbecomei
rrel
evantwi
tht
ime”
(
p.1
28)
.Shehopest
hatt
heout
dat
edF
GM andr
est
ri
cti
ononi
nter
-cl
anmar
riages
houl
dbe
abol
is
hedf
rom Nas
ilac
ult
uralpr
act
ices
.Jos
ephandMi
nikci
tescul
tur
alpr
act
icesl
ike
t
hrowi
ngt
hedeadt
othehyenas
,leavi
ngt
heel
der
lyands
icki
ndes
ert
edhomes
teadst
o
bedev
our
edbywi
ldani sandemuat
mal a(pp.
128,263)
.Thi
sas
cer
tai
nst
hedynami
sm and
t
rans
for
mat
ionalchar
act
eri
sti
cofNas
ili
ancul
tur
eovert
heyear
sanas
pectt
hatgi
ves
hopet
ofi
ght
ersagai
nstout
dat
edpr
act
icess
uchasF
.G.
M.

LOVE,MARRI
AGEANDF
AMI
LY
Ol
eKael
ohasef
fect
ivel
ypl
ayedhi
srol
easaf
atherbypr
ovi
dingandput
ti
ngupahous
e
f
orhi
sfami
lyi
nNas
ila.Thehous
ehehasbui
ltf
orhi
sfami
lyi
nNas
ilai
ssomagni
fi
cent
t
hatMamaMi
lanoiexcl
aims
,“F
atherofal
lcr
eat
ion!Thi
sisbutadr
eam”(
p.30)
.Tai
yo
s
ayst
hatt
hehous
eismagni
fi
centwhi
leRes
ianexcl
aimss
hehadnevers
eenanyt
hing
l
ikei
tbef
ore(
p.31
).Atanot
herl
evel
,bot
hpar
ent
sfai
lint
hei
remot
ionalobl
igat
ionst
o
oneoft
hei
rdaught
ers
,Res
ian.Ol
eKael
ofori
nst
ancehasi
nst
il
ledf
eari
nhers
ucht
hat
t
her
eisnof
reei
nter
act
ionbet
weenf
atheranddaught
er,hashat
edherf
rom bi
rt
h,keeps
r
epr
imandi
ngher
,abus
esherandf
inal
lygr
eat
lybet
raysherbycons
pir
ingt
omar
ryher
of
ftohi
sfr
iendOl
ois
udor
i(pp.206-
210)andwhent
hisabor
ts,het
urnst
ohi
sfavor
it
e
daught
erTai
yobutnotbef
orehehasherf
orcef
ull
yci
rcumci
sed(
p.273)
.Thehi
ther
to
goodandpeacef
ulf
ami
lyes
peci
all
ywhenhewasi
nNakur
uhasf
all
enapar
tatt
heendof
t
henovelduet
ohi
sgr
eedf
orweal
th.

I
nthet
radi
ti
onalNas
ili
ancul
tur
e,l
ovei
snotent
ir
elyapr
erequi
sit
etomar
riage.Al
though
Ol
eKael
owass
mit
tenwi
thl
ovef
orMamaMi
lanoit
hef
ir
stt
imehes
awheri
nthechur
ch,
herf
eel
ingsf
orhi
m ar
enotr
equi
redf
ort
hem t
omar
ry. Wear
etol
dthat“
From t
he
F
orMor
eEr
esour
ces Cal
l0705525657 61
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sabokemi
cah@gmai
l.
com
momenthes
aw her
,hehadbeenobs
ess
edandhewass
til
lobs
ess
edt
went
y-t
woyear
s
l
ater
”(p.
9).Onhi
swi
fe’
ssi
de,wear
etol
d,“
Sheaccept
edhi
m wi
thoutanyr
esi
stance.
Tr
adi
ti
ondi
dnotal
lowhert
oof
feranyandasexpect
edofher
,shedi
dnotr
esi
st(
p.29)
.
Whats
hecons
ider
sishi
schar
act
er.Wear
etol
dsheknew hewasagoodman,agr
eat
pr
ovi
der
,apl
annerandamanwi
tht
hewi
llt
osucceed.Sheal
soknew hel
ovedher
genui
nel
y(p.
29)
.Hecont
inuesl
ovi
nghi
swi
femanyyear
saf
tert
hei
rmar
riages
howi
ng
hi
ssat
isf
act
ionwi
thher
.Whenhewakesuphes
ays
,“Oh,di
dhenothaveawi
fet
her
e.
Hewasel
ated”(
p.59)
.

Si
mir
en,br
othert
oOl
eKael
o,i
sapol
ygami
stbuthet
reat
sal
lhi
swi
vesequal
ly.“
Itwas
yyei
onl yo-
bot
orr
,whooccupi
edas
peci
alpos
iti
oni
nthehomeandwhor
ecei
vedf
avour
f
rom herhus
band wi
thoutanyone f
rowni
ng.Communall
if
e,s
elf
les
snes
s,and r
espect
char
act
eri
zet
hisf
ami
lyandt
her
ear
efew di
sagr
eement
sanddi
sput
es.Thef
ami
lyi
n
gener
ali
sahavenofpeace,at
hingt
hatmakesRes
ianandTai
yoadmi
ret
radi
ti
onalway
ofl
if
eint
hei
runcl
e’spol
ygamousmar
riage(
p.1
54)
.

Tai
yoput
slovef
ir
stbef
orecul
tur
aldi
ctat
esonwhoones
houl
dmar
ry.Thei
rcul
tur
edoes
notal
low i
nter
-cul
tur
emar
riagebutnonet
hel
ess
,shef
all
sinl
ovewi
thJos
ephPar
muat
,
whobel
ongst
oherowncl
anandhencet
heyar
enotal
lowedt
omar
ry.Tai
yoi
sas
ser
ti
ve
enoughf
ors
hei
stheonewhoappr
oachesJos
ephs
ayi
ng,“
Iknow youar
einl
ovewi
th
met
hewayIam i
nlovewi
thyou”(
p.1
33)
.Jos
ephr
eci
procat
esherl
ovef
orhi
msayi
ng,“
I
l
ovedyout
hemomentIs
aw youdur
ingyourf
ather
’shomecomi
ngcer
emony”(
p.1
34)
.
WhenRes
ianas
ksJos obeherPat
epht urei
shi
,hes
ayst
hatcul
tur
edoesnotal
lowi
tfor
s
hei
sli
kehi
ssi
ster(
p.1
27)
.Tai
yol
oveshers
ist
ers
omucht
hats
hehass
teppedi
ntof
il
l
t
hevacuum t
hathasbeenl
efti
nRes
ian’
shear
tduet
oherpar
ent
’scol
dat
ti
tudet
owar
ds
her
.Res
ianhasr
eli
edonhers
ist
erf
orpr
otect
ions
incepr
imar
yandTai
yohasmadei
t
herdut
ytomophert
ear
s(p.
34)
.

SUF
FERI
NG
Ther
ear
esever
alchar
act
erswhos
uff
eri
nthehandsoft
hebl
untNas
ili
ancul
tur
e.Res
ian
i
ssl
appedbyherf
atherf
orr
efus
ingt
omar
ryOl
ois
udor
i.Af
tert
his
,sheunder
goesa
s
eri
esofment
alandphys
icals
uff
eri
ng.Shes
uff
ersass
hei
str
ans
por
tedt
otheas
sumed
F
orMor
eEr
esour
ces Cal
l0705525657 62
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sabokemi
cah@gmai
l.
com
Mi
nik’
sSheepr
anchbyOl
ari
nkoi
.Atni
ghtdur
ingt
hej
our
ney,s
hef
ear
sat
tackofwi
ld
ani
mal
s.Sheal
sohad“
…al
ayerofdus
tinhermout
h,i
nhernos
tri
ls,i
nherear
sandon
hereyel
ashes
”(p.
215)
.She s
uff
ersi
nthe handsofOl
ari
nkoiand hi
smot
her
.She i
s
phys
ical
lyas
saul
tedbyOl
ari
nkoiunt
ils
hepas
sesoutaf
terwhi
chhepr
oceedst
orapeher
.
Af
tert
hes
exualas
saul
t,s
hef
all
ssi
ckandhashal
luci
nat
ions
.Wear
etol
dthatwhen
“
…she l
atercame t
o,conf
used f
leet
ing i
mpr
ess
ions r
egi
ster
ed on herawar
enes
s”
(
p.223)
.

Tai
yoal
sos
uff
erst
hebl
untofar
chai
cret
rogr
ess
iveNas
ili
ancul
tur
e.Shei
sfor
cedagai
nst
herwi
llt
o under
go F
GM.Dur
ing t
he pai
nfulr
it
e,we ar
etol
d“She s
creamed and
s
creamed,butnobodycamet
oherr
escue.Thens
hef
aint
ed.Whens
hecamet
o,t
wo
daysl
ater
,shewass
ore,bi
tt
erandangr
y”(
p.273)
.

RELI
GIONANDSUPERSTI
TIONS
Dur
ingt
hehomecomi
ngpar
tyofOl
eKael
o,anel
deri
sexpect
edt
obl
esshi
shomebef
ore
Ol
eKael
ocanber
ecei
vedbacki
nNas
ila.Wear
etol
d“Theel
der
swoul
dal
sobl
esst
he
wi
fe,chi
ldr
enandpr
oper
tyt
hathebr
oughtbackandwhi
chwer
eal
lhencef
ort
hgoi
ngt
o
bet
heweal
thoft
heI
lmol
eli
ancl
an(
p.38)
.Thecer
emonyi
sconduct
edbyOl
eMus
anka
who i
sto conductt
he s
acr
ed cer
emonyofof
fi
cial
lyr
ecei
ving hi
mint
othe I
lmol
eli
an
cul
tur
eandof
ferbl
ess
ingsf
orhi
sfami
ly’
swel
l-
bei
ng(
p.50)
.Apar
tfr
om bl
ess
ingOl
e
Kael
o,t
heel
derhads
peci
albl
ess
ingf
orTai
yo.Heevenpr
opheci
est
hats
hewoul
dbet
he
mot
heroft
henextl
eader(
p.52)
.Thi
smanal
socur
sesEmaker
erei
,thewas
p,whos
ereal
namei
sMi
nikf
orf
ight
ingF
.G.
M.Hes
ays“
Mays
hegodownwi
tht
hes
ett
ings
un”(
p.52)
.

Tei
yoBot
tor
,Res
ianandTai
yo’
sauntt
ellt
hei
rmot
hert
hatt
hei
rdaught
erRes
ianhas
Ol
kuenyi
,abadspi
ri
tandi
tisonl
yci
rcumci
siont
hatcoul
dgetr
idofi
t(p.
78)
.Mama
Mi
lanoir
emember
sthatwhens
hewasyoung,di
seas
eswer
etr
eat
edt
hrough“
…abl
ood-
l
ett
i emonyknownasangam.“
ngcer Sever
alni
ckswer
emadeont
heai
li
ngs
ect
ionsoft
he
bodyandt
hebl
oods
uckedout
”(p.
79)
.Cur
sesar
eindi
cat
ionsoft
hes
uper
sti
ti
ousnat
ure
oft
hiscommuni
ty.TheEnkoi
boni
,isadi
viner
.Iti
ssai
dthats
hehadpr
ophes
iedt
hatOl
e
Kael
owoul
dmovet
oNas
ilawi
thhi
stwounci
rcumci
seddaught
ersandt
hathi
ssonwoul
d
got
oli
vei
nthathomeandf
inal
lybr
ingwi
thhi
m oneofOl
eKael
o’sdaught
ert
obe
ci
rcumci
sedbef
oremar
ryi
ngher
.Goi
ngbyt
hat
,iti
sevi
dentt
hatherpr
opheci
esand
pr
edi
cti
onsar
etr
ue (
p.232)
.AsNabar
u and Res
ian es
cape f
rom Ol
ari
nkoi
,Ol
ari
nkoi
F
orMor
eEr
esour
ces Cal
l0705525657 63
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sabokemi
cah@gmai
l.
com
cur
seshers
ayi
ng,“
Mymot
her
’scur
sewi
llf
indyout
her
e”(
p.249)
.Heal
soboas
tst
hat
hi
smot
her
’spr
edi
cti
onsal
wayscomet
opas
s”(
p.250)
.

WOMENASTHEI
ROWNENEMI
ES
Much ast
he moder
n woman oppos
esr
etr
ogr
ess
ive cul
tur
alpr
act
ice s
uch asF
.G.
M,
maj
ori
tyofwomens
uppor
tthes
epr
act
ices
.MamaMi
lanoii
sins
uppor
tofF
.G.
M evenas
herdaught
ersf
ightt
ores
istt
hehar
mfulpr
act
ice.Thewr
it
erput
s:“
Dids
henots
uppor
t
f
emal
egeni
talmut
il
ati
ont
hatwaspr
eval
entamongherpeopl
einNas
ila?
”(p.
63)
.Des
pit
e
bei
ngawoman,s
hebet
raysherdaught
erbygi
vingherovert
otheenkamur
atanit
obe
ci
rcumci
sed (
pp.
272-
273)
.She al
so keeps qui
etand does nots
peak t
o oppos
e her
hus
band’
spl
anst
omar
ryof
fherdaught
erst
oanol
dman.Thi
sisdes
pit
ethef
actt
hat
s
hei
sinwar
dlyoppos
edt
othewhol
eidea.Acc
ordi
ngt
oMaaor
alt
radi
ti
on,i
twaswomen
whocameupwi
tht
hei
deaofF
.GM.Theymadeal
ast
ingr
esol
uti
ont
osexualexpl
oit
ati
on
ofwomenbyt
heOl
ari
nkoiandt
hatgaver
is oenkamur
et atani
.“
Andherol
mur
unyawas
s
haped,s
har
penedandhandedt
oher
”(p.
87)
.Thes
amepr
act
icet
hatwasus
efult
hen
comest
ohauntyounggi
rl
ssuchasTai
yoandRes
ian.

Nabar
ual
sof
indsf
aul
twi
tht
heMaawomen.Shebel
ievest
hatt
heywer
etheper
pet
rat
ors
ofF
GM andt
hatnowomanhadt he ol
akenupt mur
unyat
oci
rcumci
seagi
rl
.(p.
277)
.
Res
ians
ayst
hati
fal
lwomens
aidnot
othedet
est
abl
ecul
tur
e,menwoul
ddonot
hing
andt
hepr
act
icewoul
dst
op(
p.278)
.However
,womenar
enots
peaki
ngi
nonevoi
ce
hencei
thasbecomesv
erydi
ff
icul
ttof
ightcul
tur
alpr
act
icest
hathar
mst
hem.Ol
ari
nkoi
’s
mot
heral
sogr
eat
lys
ervesi
noppr
ess
ingf
ell
ow women.Shei
spl
anni
ngt
ohaveRes
ian
ci
rcumci
sed bef
ores
he can be mar
ried by hers
on.The t
hree women t
hatTai
yo
compos
esas
ongt
ori
dicul
eal
sos
ervei
noppr
ess
ingwomen.Wear
etol
dthatt
hey
col
labor
atedwi
thment
ooppr
esswomen(
p.1
53)
.

WAR/VI
OLENCE
The t
radi
ti
onalMaacommuni
tyi
n whi
ch t
he noveli
ssett
akespr
ide i
n engagi
ng i
n
ex
ter
nalbat
tl
esandwar
stopr
otec
tthei
rter
rit
oryorasaneconomi
cunder
taki
ng.Ther
e
ar
emanycas
esofvi
olencer
epor
tedi
nthecl
an.

Oner
emar
kabl
ewari
sthatbet
weenOl
ari
nkoiandMaawar
rior
sthatl
edt
otheMaa
peopl
ebei
ngr
uledf
ormanyyear
s.Af
termanyyear
sundert
heI
lar
inkonr
ule,wear
etol
d

F
orMor
eEr
esour
ces Cal
l0705525657 64
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sabokemi
cah@gmai
l.
com
t
hat“
the Maapeopl
e event
ual
lyr
evol
ted and over
thr
ew t
he Ol
ari
nkoides
pot
icr
ule”
(
p.87)
.Ol
eKael
oat
tackshi
sdaught
erRes
ianf
orr
efus
ingt
ocooper
atei
nhi
spl
ant
ohave
hermar
ried t
o Ol
ois
udor
i.“
Aft
eramomentoff
rozen i
mmobi
li
ty,herf
athers
uddenl
y
pus
hedhi
schai
r,movedf
astf
rom behi
ndt
hedes
kands
lappedherf
ace,s
endi
ngher
r
eel
ingbac
ksot
hats
heal
mos
tfel
l
”(p.
209)
.

Thef
ightbet
weent
hegi
rl
satMi
nik’
sranchandOl
ois
udor
i’
smenendst
hepr
otr
act
ed
oppr
ess
ionoft
hemanonKael
o’sdaught
ers
.Wear
etol
dthathi
sconvoy“
…wasr
educed
t
osmol
der
ing s
hel
lsand acr
ids
mel
lofbur
ning t
yres
”(p283)
.Ther
eisal
so af
ight
bet
weenOl
ari
nkoiandt
hement
hatwant
edt
orapeRes
ianandTai
yo.Thebr
aver
yof
Ol
ari
nkois
avest
hegi
rl
sfr
om bei
ngr
aped.Whent
het
woyoungmenar
ecaughtupby
Ol
ari
nkoiandhi
smen,t
heyar
ebeat
enupbef
orebei
ngs
par
ed.Womenar
eal
sovi
olent
.
Thecas
einpoi
nti
stheol
dmant
heypuni
shf
orbei
ngi
nfat
uat
edbyayounggi
rl
.Wear
e
t
old“
Thenal
lthewomenpr
oceededt
othehomes
teadoft
heaccus
ed,ar
medwi
thal
l
ki
ndsofweaponst
hati
ncl
udedf
ir
ewood…andt
hei
rhus
bands
’knobker
ries
”(p.
11
5).They
goont
o“…beat
inghi
mthor
oughl
yands
tri
ppi
nghi
m naked”(
p.1
16)
.Fi
nal
ly,t
hisman
di
esandt
hewomenf
eels
ati
sfi
edt
hatt
heyhaveavengedt
hei
ranger
.

DI
SCUSSIONQUESTIONSONTHEMES
1
.Expl
ainfourgoodas
pect
sofNas
ili
ancul
tur
e.

2.Di
scus
sfourcas
esofcul
tur
econf
li
cti
nthenovelBl
ossomsoft
heSavannah.

3.I
dent
if
yandi
ll
ust
rat
eins
tancesofal
ienat
ioni
nthenovel
.

4.“
Det
ermi
nat
ioni
sthekeyt
osucces
s.”Wr
it
eadet
ail
edcompos
iti
ont
oil
lus
trat
ethe
s
tat
ement
.

5.Res
ian,Tai
yoandMi
nikar
ejus
tif
iedi
nthei
rfi
ghtagai
nstF
GM becaus
emanycul
tur
al
pr
act
iceshavebeenabandoned.Doyouagr
ee?Suppor
tyourans
werwi
thi
ll
ust
rat
ions
f
rom t
henov
el.

6.I
ll
ust
rat
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edi
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atur
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erentf
rom t
hatus
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.Languagei
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it
erat
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chhi
gherbecaus
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snotonl
yus
edor
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nal
lybutal
soi
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but
est
oaes
thet
icsorbeaut
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it
erar
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other
eader
s.
St
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inedast
heuni
quemannerofdoi
ngs
omet
hing.
Jus
tli
keever
ybodyhasawal
kings
tyl
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rcut
ti
ngs
tyl
e,pl
aywr
ight
shaveuni
que
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cht
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rmes
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ence.Ther
ear
eanumberof
s
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nthenovelBl
ossomsoft
heSavannah.Thi
sgui
debookwi
llenumer
ate
s
omeoft
hes
edevi
ces
.

Vi
vidDes
cri
pti
on
Thewr
it
erus
eswor
dst
opai
ntcl
earment
ali
magesont
her
eader
s’mi
nd.Thi
senabl
es
t
heaudi
encet
ounder
standt
het
extbet
ter
.Ast
heKael
o’sar
epr
epar
ingt
odepar
tfr
om
Nakur
uforNas
ilat
he s
cener
yis vi
vidl
y des
cri
bed.“
He was ges
ticul
ati
ng vi
olent
ly,
appar
ent
lyr
epr
imandi
ngl
oader
sforbei
ngs
lowandi
nept(
p.1
).Thi
sdes
cri
pti
onpoi
ntsout
cl
ear
lyt
hechar
act
erofKael
oass
ter
n.Thewel
comi
ngcer
emonyoft
heKael
o’sf
ami
lyby
uncl
eSi
mir
en’
sfami
lyi
svi
vidl
ydes
cri
bed“
Chunksofmeatwentr
ound.
..
sel
ect
edapi
ece
f
rom t
het
ray”(
p.1
2).Thedes
cri
pti
onhel
psi
nshowi
ngt
hegener
ousnat
ureofKael
oas
wel
las hi
s met
icul
ous pl
anni
ng abi
li
ti
es.Li
fe at Nas
ilai
s vi
vidl
y des
cri
bed “
the
i
nter
mit
tentcr
owi
ngofr
oos
ter
s… ar
areat
mos
pher
eoft
ranqui
li
tyands
ereni
ty.
..
”(p.
14)
.
Thedes
cri
pti
oni
sus
edt
ocont
ras
tthepeacef
ulmoodoft
her
uralNas
ilaandt
heur
ban
t
ownofNakur
uthati
schar
act
eri
zedbyhus
tlesandbus
tles
.

Si
mir
en’
spol
ygamouss
ett
ingi
sdes
cri
bedvi
vidl
y“Thr
eemai
nhous
ess
toodwi
thi
nawel
l
-
tendedandaevenl
ytr
immedkeiappl
eper
imet
erhedge… (
p.1
4).“
Thes
ixt
eenors
o
chi
ldr
enagedbet
weent
hreeands
ixt
eenwer
eper
chedonbenches
,st
ool
sandchai
rs”
(
p.1
6).Thi
sdes
cri
pti
ons
howshi
ghbi
rt
hrat
eint
hef
ami
ly.I
tal
sopai
ntsapol
ygamous
f
ami
lyi
nNas
ila.Thevi
viddes
cri
pti
onofOl
eSupeyo(
p.23)
,“hel
if
tedacor
nerofhi
sshi
rt
ands
crat
chedhi
sbel
lywhi
lehi
sot
herhands
trokedt
hes
tubbl
eonhi
schi
n…”s
howshi
s
weal
thys
tat
usi
nthes
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ois
udor
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cri
bedi
nuncompl
iment
aryt
erms“
widegap…bl
ackeyes
….l
ooki
ngl
ikea
war
thog”(
p.92)
.Thedes
cri
pti
ons
ignal
sOl
ois
udor
i’
smeanchar
act
erandt
her
eader
scan
ev
enf
orm api
ctur
eofacr
imi
nalbef
oremuchi
sdi
scl
osedt
othem.Ther
eisavi
vid
des
cri
pti
onofhow womeni
nthepas
tdeal
twi
thanol
dmanwhos
exual
lymi
str
eat
eda
younggi
rl(
p.1
17)
.Tai
yo’
sbol
dvi
sitt
oJos
eph’
sbachel
orhous
eisvi
vidl
ydes
cri
bed(
p.
1
30)
.Its
howst
hef
eel
ingsoft
het
wol
over
swhoar
eres
trai
nedbycul
tur
e.Theat
tackof
t
het
wogi
rl
sbyt
womeni
nwhi
chOl
ari
nkois
avest
hem i
svi
vidl
ydes
cri
bed.“
Hes
prang
l
ikeaghos
t”(
p.1
41)
.Thi
sshowst
her
iskt
hegi
rl
sar
egoi
ngt
houghi
nthehos
til
eNas
ila
env
ironment
.

Thes
ear
chconduct
edbyt
hir
tymenwi
thKael
oandJos
ephi
svi
vidl
ydes
cri
bedt
oshow
t
heur
gencyofget
ti
ngt
hegi
rl
s’mol
est
ers(
p161
).Ther
esi
gnedRes
iani
svi
vidl
ydes
cri
bed
af
ters
hei
srequi
redt
oser
veOl
ois
udor
iandhi
sgr
oup(
p.1
72)
.“Shewal oanol
kedt oponi
t
ree att
he cent
re oft
he gar
den.F
indi
ng a l
og under
neat
hit
,she s
ankdown…her
s
houl
der
s dr
oopi
ng…” I
tshows Ol
ois
udor
i’
sins
ens
iti
ve char
act
er.The j
our
ney by
Ol
ois
udor
iandt
hecoupl
eisvi
vidl
ydes
cri
bed(
p.1
90,
191
).I
tshowsOl
ois
udor
i’
scunni
ng
ands
chemi
ngchar
act
er.Thej
our
neybyRes
ian,Ol
ari
nkoiandt
hepi
ck-
updr
iveri
svi
vidl
y
des
cri
bedt
oshow t
hei
llmanner
soft
het
woyoungmen(
p.21
2,21
3).Thees
capeby
Res
ianandNabar
uisal
sovi
vidl
ydes
cri
bedt
oshowt
her
iski
nvol
vedbyt
het
wof
emal
es
wi
ths
trongchar
act
er(
p.247)
.

Si
mil
es
As
imi
lei
sas
tyl
ist
icdevi
cet
hatcompar
est
wot
hingsi
ndi
rect
lywi
thanai
m ofdr
awi
nga
ment
alpi
ctur
eint
hemi
ndoft
her
eader
.Bef
oret
heKael
o’sr
elocat
etoNas
ila,s
ome
womenf
rom Nas
ilavi
sitMamaMi
lanoi
.Theys
ignalaf
utur
emenaces
incet
hegi
rl
sar
e
notci
rcumc
ised.Theaut
hors
ays
,“Thewor
dscamet
ohauntherl
ikeadement
eds
pir
it
”
(
p.8)
.Thi
sisl
aters
eenwhenmamaMi
lanoiandKael
ohavet
oli
veal
onei
nthei
rol
dage
af
terTai
yoandRes
iangot
other
anchandl
atert
otheuni
ver
sit
y(p.
13)
.“Theyhadl
ikened
hi
mtoamono-eyedgi
antwhos
toodonl
egsofs
traw.
”(p.
13)
.Kael
oiscompar
edt
oagi
ant
becaus
ehehol
dsas
eni
orpos
iti
oni
nhi
shome,ast
heheadi
nhi
shous
eyethehas
chos
ent
obever
yweakbyhavi
ngonl
yonewi
feandt
wodaught
ers
.Theel
der
sfeelKael
o
i
snots
tabl
e.Hes
houl
dbes
uppor
tedbymanys
onsl
ikeSi
mir
en.Ol
eSupeyocompar
es
ef
fect
sofF
GM wi
thef
fect
sofdehor
ningcows
.“Li
kecat
tl
ethatr
equi
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ngdehor
ned

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oeachot
her
,acer
tai
ndoci
li
tywasr
equi
redt
okeepmor
e
t
hanonewi
fei
nonehomes
tead”(
p.22)
.Thi
ssi
mil
eshowst
hechauvi
nis
ticnat
ureof
Supeyo.

“
Thes
ens
eoff
orebodi
ngf
rom t
het
hreatwass
til
lhangi
ngi
ntheai
rli
ket
hes
wor
dof
Damocl
es.
’(p.
27)
.Thi
ssi
mil
eshowst
heappr
ehens
ivemoodi
nwhi
cht
hegi
rl
sar
einaf
ter
t
heyar
eaccos
tedbyt
hecal
lousyoungman.MamaMi
lanois
aysherhus
bandhadbul
li
ed
ands
col
dedher“
li
kehal
f-
wit
tedchi
ld”(
p.29)
.Thi
sshowshowKael
ocons
ider
edherasa
chi
ld.I
tal
sor
eveal
sthel
owpos
iti
onofawi
fei
naMaaf
ami
ly.

Unc
leSi
mir
endanced,hi
sbal
dheads
hini
ngl
ikeapi
eceofi
rons
heeti
ntheaf
ter
noon
s
un.
”(p.
45)
.Thes
imi
les
howst
hei
ndus
try,ageandal
ienat
ionofSi
mir
enaswel
last
he
cel
ebr
ator
ymoodi
ntheevent
.Af
tert
hedr
inks
,voi
cesofl
aught
eroft
her
evel
ersar
e
des
cri
bedas
:“t
heyr
oseandf
elll
ikes
oundofwavesbeat
inguponf
loodedr
iverbankst
o
s
how t
he exuber
antcar
efr
ee mood (
p.50)
.A s
imi
le des
cri
bes Res
ian’
s condi
ti
on of
i
nsecur
it
y,“
Lonel
yst
alkedherl
ikeal
ostyoungl
eopar
d.”(
p.57)
.Thi
sshowst
hedanger
t
hatl
oomsi
nthenew envi
ronment
.Kael
ocomment
s,“
Yourdaught
erRes
iani
sli
kean
ov
erf
edl
izar
dint
heaf
ter
noons
un”(
p.64)
.Thes
imi
lei
sus
edt
ocommentont
hel
azy
char
act
erofRes
ian.

Ol
ari
nkoii
sdes
cri
bedas“
sit
ti
ngqui
etl
yands
tar
ingunbl
inki
ngl
yli
keal
eopar
dwoul
d
whi
les
tal
king an ant
elope (
p.75)
.Thi
sshows Ol
ari
nkoi
’s ant
isoci
alnat
ure.I
tal
so
i
ndi
rect
lyr
eveal
shi
sreali
ntent
ioni
nKael
o’shome.Yei
yoBot
orrexpr
ess
eshercont
empt
f
orRes
ian’
sas
ser
ti
vechar
act
eri
nas
imi
le.“
Onewi
thol
kuenyi(
bads
pir
it
)wass
hunned
l
ikepl
ague”(
p.78)
.“I
twaseas
iert
ofal
linl
ovewi
thas
erpentt
hanwi
thOl
ari
nkoi
”(p.
80)
.
Tai
yo’
sst
atement
sshowst
hatOl
ari
nkoii
sant
isoci
alandnobodywoul
dwi
shhi
mtobe
t
hei
rfr
iend.MamaMi
lanoicannotbeart
hepr
icki
ngl
anguageofRes
ianonOl
ois
udor
i.She
s
ays
,“You s
poke l
ike one wi
th adement
ed s
pir
it
?”Thi
sshowsMamaMi
lanoi
’sf
ear
t
owar
dsOl
ois
udor
iandhermeeknes
stoKael
o.

Kael
ocomment
s,“
Whydoyour
unl
ikeonewhohass
eenanappar
it
ion?(
p.96)
.Int
his
s
imi
le,Kael
o-Res
iancol
drel
ati
ons
hipi
sshown.Af
terOl
ois
udor
i’
svi
sit
,thecoupl
ehas
s
leepl
essni
ght
s.“
Theyt
urnedandt
urnedl
ikei
lmi
nti
li
sbei
ngr
oas
tedi
nthef
ir
e”(
p.1
07)
.
Thes
imi
les
howst
het
ort
uret
hatt
hecoupl
eunder
goes
.Af
terOl
ois
udor
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he

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stohavet
hei
rtwodaught
ers
,“adi
sas
terl
oomedl
argel
ikeomi
nous
bl
ackcl
ouds
”(p.
121
).

Toexpr
essheraggr
ess
ivechar
act
er,Res
iani
sdes
cri
bedbyus
eofas
imi
le.“
Shes
unk
hert
eet
hint
othef
les
hli
keaf
eroci
ousani
mal
”(p.
221
).Af
tert
heor
deal
,thewr
it
ers
ays
,
“
thought
scamebackl
ikear
emot
ecol
lect
ion”(
p.223)
.Thi
ssi
mil
eevokesas
ympat
het
ic
at
ti
tudeont
hepar
toft
her
eader
.Tos
howt
hecar
ing,s
acr
if
ici
ngandpr
otect
ivenat
ureof
Nabar
u,t
hewr
it
ers
ays
,“Nabar
uscoopedRes
ianl
ikeal
it
tl
ebaby”(
p.246)
.

Met
aphor
s
I
tisas
tyl
ewhi
chempl
oysdi
rectc
ompar
isonoft
wot
hingswi
thoutus
ing“
as…as
”“l
ike”
et
c.wi
thanai
m off
ormi
ngament
alpi
ctur
eint
her
eader
’smi
nd.Ol
eSumpeyot
erms
Ol
ois
udor
iasar
andyhegoats
oast
oshowt
hehei
ghtofhi
ssexuali
mmor
ali
ty.Hewar
ns
Kael
otokeepof
fhi
sdaught
ers
.(p.
26)
.Ol
eMus
ankades
cri
besKael
oasat
inys
trandof
hai
rthathasbeenbl
ownawayf
rom i
tsowner
’sheadbyagus
tofwi
nd.(
p.51
).Thi
sshows
t
hatKael
oispar
tofMaacul
tur
eandi
sownedbyt
heMaacul
tur
e.”(
p.51
).I
tal
sobr
ings
outt
hewi
sechar
act
erofOl
eMus
anka.Toexpr
esshercont
emptandannoyance,Res
ian
des
cri
besOl
ois
udor
i,“
whatani
ll
-manner
eddevi
lthi
smani
s.”(
p.93)
.Af
tert
hehei
nous
actbyOl
ari
nkoionRes
ian,r
ape,t
hes
uni
sdes
cri
bedasabowlofr
ed(
p.226)
.

Per
soni
fi
cat
ion
I
tisas
tyl
ist
icdevi
cei
nwhi
chanovel
istus
eshumanat
tri
but
esonnon-
li
vingt
hingswi
th
s
igni
fi
cancet
othenovel
.Fori
nst
anceNakur
uisdes
cri
bedas“
Thatbel
ovedt
ownt
hat
wast
hemot
herofal
lfl
ami
ngoes
”(p.
2).I
tisevi
dentt
hatt
hef
lami
ngoesmaket
hear
ea
ver
yat
tract
iveandpr
obabl
ythati
soneoft
her
eas
onsTai
yos
hedst
ear
sandi
shes
itant
t
oleavei
tforNas
ilaar
urals
etup.I
tcoul
dal
sobei
nter
pret
edt
hatNakur
uisenl
ivened
byt
hef
lami
ngoesmaki
ngi
trel
axi
ng.Onr
eachi
ngNas
ila,t
het
ranqui
li
tyi
sexpr
ess
ed,“
a
coolf
res
hbr
eezes
wepti
nandcar
ess
edherf
aces
oot
hingl
y.(
p.1
4).
Thebr
eezei
nthi
s
cas
eisemphas
izedbybei
nggi
venahumanqual
it
yofcar
ess
ing.Apotofugal
iiss
aidt
o
hi
sscheer
ful
lyatt
he s
ide (
p.280)
.The exagger
ati
on i
sai
med atemphas
izi
ng on t
he
s
igni
fi
canceoft
hehappyevent
.

Di
alogue
I
tisanovel
ist
ics
tyl
ein whi
ch t
he wr
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esent
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rom pr
oseandt
her
efor
ebr
eaksmonot
onyont
hepar
toft
he
r
eader
.Tai
yoandRes
ianconver
seaboutt
hei
rnew r
esi
dence(
p.3)
.Thedi
alogues
hows
t
hei
rmi
xedat
ti
tudest
owar
dsNas
ila.Res
iani
saf
rai
doft
henewhome.Shef
ear
sthatt
he
new s
hop maynotpi
cks
omet
hing whi
ch maymake t
he f
ami
lyneedyi
nthe f
utur
e.
However
,Tai
yoencour
ageshert
ohavef
ait
h.

Whi
let
aki
ng a wal
kar
ound Si
mir
en’
scompound,Tai
yo and Res
ian conver
se on t
he
appr
ehens
ion and r
ival
ry among t
he f
our hous
es.Thi
s expos
es t
he enmi
tyi
na
pol
ygamousmar
riage.Thedi
aloguebet
weenJos
ephandOl
eKael
oser
vest
owar
nTai
yo
andJos
ephagai
nsthavi
nganyl
over
elat
ions
hip(
p.70)
.

Theheat
edconver
sat
i weenyei
onbet yo-
Bot
orr
,mamaMi
lanoi
,Tai
yoandRes
ianonp.
77
r
eveal
s Res
ian’
s as
ser
ti
venes
s and dar
ing c
har
act
er.I
tal
s hows yei
os yo-
bot
orr as
cons
ervat
ive.Thedi
aloguebet
weenTai
yo,Res
ianand yei
yo-
Kit
igi
vest
hegi
rl
smor
e
i
nfor
mat
ionaboutMi
nikNkoi
toiandaddscur
ios
ityont
hepar
toft
hegi
rl
stos
eeheri
n
t
hef
utur
e(p.
151
).

Ont
heot
herhand,t
heheat
eddi
aloguebet
weenKael
oandRes
ian(
p.21
0,21
1)br
ingsout
Kael
o’schar
act
erasmeanandabus
ivewhi
lei
tpor
traysRes
ianass
ent
iment
al.Las
tly,
t
heconver
sat
ionbet
weenRes
ian,Tai
yoandMi
nikon(
p.280)i
nMi
nik’
sof
fi
cebr
ingsout
t
hemanager
’schar
act
erascour
teous
.

F
las
hback
I
tisas
tyl
einwhi
chanovel
istt
akesusbackt
oat
imei
nthepas
twi
thani
ntent
ionof
i
nfor
mingt
her
eaderonpas
toccur
rences
.Itr
eveal
scr
it
icali
nfor
mat
iont
otheaudi
ence
aswel
lashel
pingi
npl
otdevel
opment
.Wear
einf
ormedofhow t
heKael
o’sgotmar
ried
t
went
ytwoyear
sagoandhowKael
ogotempl
oyedbyAgr
ibi
xLi
mit
ed.I
nor
derf
ormama
Mi
lanoit
ovi
ew t
hef
utur
eint
her
ightper
spect
ive,s
hef
ir
str
ecal
lsont
hepas
t(p.
7).
Kael
ofl
ashesbackhow hehadf
ir
sts
pot
tedJane,hi
swi
fei
nachur
chs
ervi
ce(
p.9)
.The
f
las
hbackhel
psi
nident
if
yingMamaMi
lanoiasr
eli
gious
.

Thr
oughaf
las
hbackwear
etol
doft
hehumor
ouss
tor
yofhow Ol
eSupeyowoul
dtake
Kael
otot
hef
ores
tandi
nst
ructhi
mtocountal
otofmoney.F
rom t
hisf
las
hback,we
di
scovert
hei
rdeepr
oot
edf
ri
ends
hip(
p.21
).Thef
las
hbacki
nthi
scas
eisal
soas
our
ceof
humour
.MamaMi
lanoif
las
hesbackt
oat
imewhenKael
omar
riedhert
went
ytwoyear
s

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eEr
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ces Cal
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l.
com
agoandhow herpar
ent
swer
ehappyt
ogetaweal
thys
oni
nlaw (
p.28)
.Thef
las
hback
i
nfor
mst
heaudi
enceoft
heconcer
nJane’
spar
ent
shadf
ort
hei
rdaught
er.Tai
yohasa
f
las
hbackonhows
heexcel
ledi
nmus
icf
est
ival
sandwasawar
dedandgar
landed.AnF
M
r
adi
ost
ati
ons
pons
oredhert
oat
tendanext
ravaganza(
p.44)
.Thi
sfl
ashbacki
ses
sent
ial
i
nreveal
ingTai
yoasat
alent
edgi
rl
.Itexpl
ainswhys
hei
sint
eres
tedwi
tht
heMaas
ai
danceaswel
l.MamaMi
lanoif
las
hesbackwhenanol
dmanl
ikeOl
ois
udor
iwoul
dnothave
beenal
lowedbycul
tur
etomar
ryyounggi
rl
s.(
p.1
14)
.i
nsuchacas
eMamaMi
lanoiwoul
d
haveappeal
edt
oanel
der
’scour
twhi
chwoul
drul
ehi
m outofel
der
s.I
twoul
dal
sof
ine
hi
m.

I
rony
Thi
sst
yli
sti
cdevi
ceent
ail
sawr
it
erdepi
cti
ngwhati
scont
rar
ytowhati
sexpect
edbyt
he
r
eader
.Fori
nst
ance,MamaMi
lanoiopt
imi
sti
cal
lyt
hinkst
hati
twoul
dbeeas
yfort
he
coupl
etomar
ryof
fthei
rtwogi
rl
satNas
ilat
hanNakur
utown(
p.8)
.However
,thi
spr
oves
t
obedi
ff
icul
tlat
eri
nthenovel
.Thet
wogi
rl
sputupas
pir
it
edf
ightagai
nstt
hei
rmar
riage
t
o Ol
ois
udor
i.Res
ian es
capesf
rom herpr
ophes
ied mar
riage t
o Ol
ari
nkoiwhi
le Tai
yo
es
capes
hor
tl
yaf
terunder
goi
ngF
GM.

I
tisi
roni
calt
hatKael
odet
est
shi
sdaught
erRes
ians
impl
ybecaus
eshei
sbor
nagi
rl
i
nst
eadofas
onashewi
shes
.Si
ncet
hebabyi
sinnocentanddi
dnotcont
ri
but
einher
s
ex,we expectt
he f
athert
o appr
eci
ate her
.Fur
ther
mor
e,accor
ding t
o bi
ologi
cal
s
ciencesi
tist
hemanwhocar
riesmal
egenes(
p.1
0).I
tisi
roni
calwhenKael
odi
smi
sses
el
der
saspr
act
it
ioner
sofar
chai
ctr
adi
ti
onswhent
heymountpr
ess
uref
orhi
mtobe
pol
ygamousyetl
aterhes
uppor
tsF
.G.
M onhi
sdaught
erswhi
chi
sanequal
lyar
chai
c
humi
li
ati
ngpr
act
ice.Thi
scl
ear
lypor
traysgr
eedt
hatover
whel
mshi
m aswel
lashi
sweak
char
act
er(
p.1
13)
.Iti
sir
oni
calt
hatKael
ohadbeenwar
nedagai
nstt
hecr
imi
nalr
ecor
dof
Ol
ois
udor
ifr
om Supeyobuts
til
lfal
lsf
orhi
ssnar
e(p.
108)
.Iti
sir
oni
calt
hataf
terJos
eph
wi
nst
hehear
tsofRes
ian,hi
shear
tisf
il
ledwi
thf
ri
ght
eni
ngpr
emoni
ti
on(
p.1
36)
.

Al
though t
he f
ir
stdayatSi
mir
en’
spl
ace begi
nshappi
ly,i
tendswhi
let
he gi
rl
sar
e
di
sappoi
ntedaf
tert
heyar
eaccos
tedbyacal
lousyoungman.I
tisi
roni
calt
hatmama
Mi
lanoif
eel
sshehasf
ail
edi
ngi
vingKael
oas
onandevenpr
ais
esandpr
ais
eGodf
ora
babyboy(
p.29)
.I
tisi
roni
calt
hatt deaofEnkamur
hei ataniandOl
mur
unyawashat
chedby
woment
hems
elves(
p.87)
.Manyyear
slat
ert
hispr
act
icebecomesas
our
ceofhumi
li
ati
on
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ces Cal
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andpai
ntot
hef
emal
epopul
ati
on.I
tisi
roni
calt
hatF
GM t
hatadver
sel
yaf
fect
swomeni
n
t
heMaacommuni
tyi
spr
act
ical
lydonebywomen(
p.227)
.

I
tisal
soi
roni
calt
hatOl
ari
nkoi
,themys
ter
iousyoungmanRes
iandet
est
edl
aters
aves
t
hei
rli
ves
.(p.
142)
.St
il
l,i
tisi
roni
calt
hatwhen Kael
o cal
lsRes
ian t
oinf
orm herof
mar
riaget
oOl
ois
udor
i,Res
iant
hinkss
hei
sbei
ngcal
ledf
oradmi
ssi
oni
ntheuni
ver
sit
y
(
p.1
82)
.Las
tly,i
tisi
roni hatEmuat
calt a(aheavycopperr
ingi
spr
imar
il
ymadet
omake
br
idesbeaut
if
ulyeti
tisheavyanduncomf
ort
abl
etot
hef
emal
es(
p.263)
.

Symbol
ism
Thephys
icalappear
anceoft
het
wos
ist
ersandt
hei
rmot
heri
ssymbol
ical
lyexpr
ess
ed,
“
Tai
yoandRes
ianbot
hheadands
houl
dert
all
ert
hant
hei
rmot
her
,st
oodon”(
p.1
1)
.The
hei
ghtoft
het
wogi
rl
sisphys
ical
lycompar
edt
othatoft
hei
rmot
her
.Thehei
ghtcoul
dbe
i
nter
pret
edi
nter
msoft
hei
rcont
ri
but
iont
ofemal
eemanci
pat
ion.Thedeepermeani
ngi
s
t
hatRes
ianandTai
yo’
srol
einf
ight
inggenderi
nequal
it
yisgr
eat
ert
hant
hatoft
hei
r
mot
her
.

Att
het
imeoft
hepl
annedci
rcumci
sionofRes
ian,t
hes
uni
sdes
cri
bed,“
it’
ssadyel
low
l
ight… di
scor
danthowl
sofhyenas
...
”(p.
243)
.Thes
esymbol
srei
nfor
cest
hemood.Al
so,
asNabar
uandRes
ianl
eavet
hedes
olat
evi
ll
age,t
her
eisaheavydownpour
.Ther
ain
s
ymbol
izes hope i
nfut
ure.(
p.248)
.Att
he r
anch,Res
ian i
sled t
o a hous
e wi
tha
s
oot
hingl
ycoolcar
petwhi
chcool
shert
ir
edandt
hor
npr
ickedf
eet(
p.260)
.Thi
ssymbol
as
sur
est
hecomf
ort
abl
eli
fet
hef
utur
ehol
dsf
orRes
ian.

Thecons
picuousdepar
tur
eforEger
tonUni
ver
sit
ybyRes
ian,Tai
yoandMi
niki
ssymbol
ic.
(
p.246)
.Theyl
eavebehi
ndOl
ois
udor
i’
sbur
ntvehi
cles
.Its
ymbol
izest
hei
rvi
ctor
yover
Ol
ois
udor
i’
sar
my,pat
ri
archy,F
GM ands
ter
eot
ype.

LocalDi
alect
I
tinvol
vest
heus
eofMaas
aiandSwahi
liwor
dsi
nthenovelbyt
heaut
hor
.Theus
age
enr
ichest
hes
ett
ingoft
hef
ict
ion;t
heMaas
aigeogr
aphi
calar
eaofs
ett
lementandt
he
r
urals
etupas
pectoft
henovel
.Itmakest
hes
tor
ycr
edi
ble,aut
hent
icandal
iveaswel
l
asanchor
ingt
heel
abor
atet
hemeofcul
tur
e.I
ndepi
cti
ngt
hes
ereneat
mos
pher
e,t
he
aut
hors
ays
,“I
nter
sper
sedwer
etheol
i eeni
ve-gr lor
ieni
to(
brownwi
ldol
ive)t
reeswhos
e

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com
f
ragr
ant
…cl
ust hesofol
erofbus obaani… I
lki
lenyacl
imber
sgr
ew…”(
p.1
5).Yei
yoobot
orr
(
p.1
6),means el
des
twi
fe.Herpr
esence por
trays t
he di
ff
erentl
evelofpoweri
na
pol
ygamousmar
riage.

St
il
ltoemphas
izet
hebeaut
yands
ereni
tyt
hewr
it
ers
aysaboutKael
o’shome,“
clus
ter
s
ofol
eleshua,osi
noniandol
kir
rpanyanybushesdot
tedt
hecompound.(
p.31
).Peopl
evi
sit
Kael
o’snew home s
o ast
o obs
erve t
he gi
rl
swi
th an ai
m ofcommendi
ng t
hem as
i
nkai
nit
o(p.
36)
.

Enkai
toyoniand enkamur
atanicamet
omakeacquai
ntancewi
thpot
ent
ialcl
ient
s.(
p.36)
.
Af
terf
eedi
nganddanci
ng,peopl
etake es
ugur
oidr
inkt
ogl
addent
hei
rhear
ts(
p.46)
.
Esugur
oii
saf
erment
ed honeybeers
piced wi
th al
oe.I
tisbel
ieved t
hatRes
ian has
Ki
sir
ani
,anevi
lomi
noushar
bingert
oat
err
ibl
ethi
ng(
p.78)
.

Ther
ear
emanyot
heri
nst
ancesofus
eofl
ocaldi
alect
ssuchasi
ntoi
yenemengal
ana,
ol
mur
unya,papaai
,enkoi
boni
,inkai
nit
o,shuka,ol
bit
ir
r,mzee,mheshi
miwa,pat
urei
shi
,
el
angat
are,ol
oiboniandmanyot
her
s.Themeani
ngoft
hes
eMaas
aiandKi
swahi
liwor
ds
hasbeenpr
ovi
dedi
nthet
extori
nthegl
oss
aryoft
ermsatt
heendoft
henovel
.

F
ores
hadow
I
tisas
tyl
ist
icdevi
cei
nwhi
chs
omet
hingomi
nousi
ssi
gnal
edt
ohappeni
nthef
utur
e.
Mama Mi
lanoiexper
iences a pang ofs
trange pr
emoni
ti
on t
hatt
wis
ts her ner
ves
unpl
eas
ant
ly(
p.1
7).Thi
ssugges
tst
hel
urki
ngdangeres
peci
all
ybecaus
eherdaught
ers
ar
eint
hes
t usofi
at ntoi
yenemengal
ana.Oncet
heyar
rivei
nthei
rnew hous
e,Res
ian
s
ays
,“If
eelan oppr
ess
ive s
ilence.
”(p.
32)
.Thi
s poi
nts att
he r
ough epi
sodes s
he
enc
ount
ersl
ater(
p.32)
.Tai
yo and Res
ian exper
ience a l
ong ni
ghtchar
act
eri
zed by
mour
nfulcal
lsofni
ghtbi
rds(
p.55)
.Thi
ssi
gnal
sthebadexper
ienceahead.Onpage1
38,
Ol
mul
tut(
abi
rdofbadomen)cooss
orr
owf
ull
yatRes
ian’
sgat
e.Thi
sbi
rdi
sahar
binger
ofbadnews
.It
scr
yisomi
nous(
p.1
38)
.

Rhet
ori
calQues
tions
I
tisas
tyl
ist
icdevi
cewhi
chempl
oysques
tionswhi
chdonotneces
sar
il
yrequi
reans
wer
s
butar
eai
medats
timul
ati
ngcr
it
icalt
hinki
ng.Tos
howt
hatKael
oisgoi
ngt
hroughahar
d
r
efl
ect
ivemoment
,heas
ks,“
Wasnotever
ybodydoi
ngbus
ines
swi
thhi
m?Washer
eal
ly
t
hatbad?Wasi
ttheus
ualbus
ines
sri
val
ryandenvy?(
Oloi
sudor
i)(
p.27)
.Thes
eques
tions

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com
s
how t
hedi
lemmai
nwhi
chKael
oisi
n.MamaMi
lanoiwonder
swhatt
heys
tandf
orasa
f
ami
ly.Ar
etheyt
radi
ti
onal
ist
sormoder
nis
ts?(
p.62)
.Thi
sshowsherdi
lemmat
owar
ds
F
.G.
M andherdaught
ers
.Res
ianas
ks,“
Wast
her
eacur
sef
orbei
ngbor
nawoman?
”
(
p.205)
.Sher
het
ori
cal
lyas
ks,“
Wasi
tjeal
ous
ycons
umi
ngher
?(p.
49)
.Thi
sisaboutt
he
gr
owi
ng l
ove bet
ween Tai
yo and Jos
eph.Nabar
u ar
gues on page 277, “
ift
he
Enkamur
atanit
hr he ol
ew away t mur
unya and r
efus
ed t
o wi
eldi
tagai
n,whatwoul
d
happen?
”iti
sacal
lforwomen’
sawakeni
ngt
ori
set
otheoccas
ionandf
ightF
.G.
M.

Or
alLi
ter
atur
eDevi
ces

Nar
rat
ives
Kael
ohadl
ear hatOdomongiandOr
ntt ok-
kit
eng,t
hel
egendar
ytwi
nhomes
teadsoft
he
f
oundert
hatbegotoft
hef
ivecl
ansofNas
ila:I
lmol
eli
an,I
lmakes
en,I
lukumae,I
lai
serand
I
lt
arr
oser
o wer
ethe cr
adl
e ofNas
ilapeopl
e(p.
37)
.MamaMi
lanoi
’sdi
lemmai
sapt
ly
des
cri
bedi
nas
ummar
izednar
rat
ive.Hers
ituat
ionwasl
iket
hatofol
eNki
pidawhowas
chas
edi
ntoades
ert
edhutbyal
ionj
ustt
obeconf
ront
edbyahungr
ypyt
honatt
hedoor
(
p.60)
.Thi
sdes
cri
best
heconf
li
ctbr
oughtaboutbyF
.G.
M.Ther
eisacommonmyt
hthat
bys
pil
li
ng bl
ood t
hrough F
.G.
M bad s
pir
iti
spur
ged away”(
p.78)
.Jos
eph nar
rat
esa
movi
ngs
tor
yoft
hel
egendr
yOl
ari
nkoi(
p.81
).I
nthes
tor
y,womenent
ert
ainI
lar
inkon
war
rior
swhodemeanedands
exual
lyexpl
oit
edwomen(
p.86)
.Thes
tor
yal
sot
ell
sthe
or
igi
nofF
.G.
M(P.
87)
.

SongandDance
Onpage41
,dur
ingt
hehomecomi
ngcer
emony,abevyofbeaut
if
ulyoungwomendance
ex
cit
ingt
radi
ti
onaldance.Menal
sodoas
pri
ngydance(
p.41
).I
tisf
rom t
hisdancet
hat
Tai
yof
all
sinl
ovewi
thJos
ephPar
muat
.Hel
eadspr
imar
yschoolchi
ldr
eni
ntoas
ong
aboutwel
comi
ngt
her
etur
ningher
o,Kael
o(p.
42)
.Tai
yocompos
esas
ongwhi
chs
he
s
ingsi
nherhear
t.Thes
ongi
sdedi
cat
edt
othr
eewomenwhocol
labor
atedwi
thment
o
oppr
esswomenf
olks(
p.1
53)
.

Gi
rl
sfr
om I
ntapukaeMaas
ingas
ong(
p.281
).Thi
ssongmakest
het
wogi
rl
sshedt
ear
s
f
ori
tpr
ais
esi
ntoi
ye nemengal
ana.(
p.281
).I
tal
sor
eveal
swomen as
ser
ti
venes
sand
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r
eadi
nes
stof
ightoppr
ess
ive cul
tur
alpr
act
icesaswel
lass
ong ofhope,vi
ctor
yand
equal
it
y.

Pr
over
bs
Theyar
eshor
tst
atement
sladenwi
thadeepmeani
ng.Theyar
emos
tlyus
edbyt
he
el
der
lypeopl
easameas
ureofwi
sdom andexper
ience.Ol
eKael
oonp.
25s
ays
,“The
manwi
tht
hemeatwast
hes
amemanwi
tht
hekni
fe.
”Thi
ssi
gni
fi
est
hatf
orhi
mtoget
cont
ract
s,hemus
twor
kwi
tht
hecor
ruptOl
ois
udor
i.Onp.
25Ol
eMus
ankaqui
ps,“
When
anol
dratbegi
nst
osmel
l,i
tret
urnst
oit
smot
her
’shome”(
p.52)
.Meani
ngt
hatKael
ois
ol
dandhadt
oret
urnt
oMaacul
tur
easwel
lashomef
oras
ens
eofbel
ongi
ng.Whatt
he
s
uper
sti
tousYei
i yooBot
orrsayst
omamaMi
lanoiaboutRes
iani
sinf
orm ofapr
over
b,
“
Tohi
deaboi
lthati
sundert
hear
mpi
tisunwi
se”(
p.78)
.Meani
ngt
hegi
rl
’scondi
ti
onof
i
ntoi
yenemengal
anai
svi
ciousandwi
lls
oonbur
st.Whi
leencour
agi
ngRes
iant
oes
cape
t
other
anchOl
ari
nkois
ays
,“Homei
sneverf
arf
oronewhoi
sst
il
lal
ive”(
p.21
1)
.

Sus
pens
e
I
tisadevi
ce i
n whi
ch t
he wr
it
ercr
eat
esapl
eas
urabl
e emot
ion ofant
ici
pat
ion and
ex
cit
ementr
egar
ding t
he out
come ofevent
sorphenomenon.I
nthe novel
,an ai
rof
s
uspens
esur
roundsOl
ari
nkoi
.Kael
odoesnoti
ntr
oducehi
mtousatanypoi
nti
nthe
nov
elnordoeshement
ionhi
m.(
p.79)
.Theaudi
encei
slett
othi
nkabouthi
m evoki
ng
cur
ios
itywhi
chkeept
hem r
eadi
ng.Thebr
eaki
ngdownoft
hel
orr
yneart
her
anchat
tract
s
s
uspens
e(p.
252)
.Reader
swonderwhati
stohappennext
.Theywor
ryoft
hechar
act
er’
s
s
afet
y.WhenMi
nikcal
lsTai
yoandRes
iani
nherof
fi
ceands
taysf
orl
ongwi
thoutbr
eaki
ng
t
he s
ilence,s
uspens
eiscr
eat
ed.Es
peci
all
ybecaus
eshe i
shol
ding t
wo l
ett
erswi
th
unknown cont
ent
s(p.279)
.The r
eader
sremai
nins
uspens
eforl
ong ast
o whet
her
Res
ianwi
llagr
eet
obemar
riedbyOl
ois
udor
iornot
.Theyal
sokeepr
eadi
ngandt
osee
whet
hers
he wi
llbe ci
rcumci
sed by f
orce by Ol
ari
nkoi
’smot
herand be mar
ried by
Ol
ari
nkoiashi
smot
herhadpr
ophes
ied.

Dr
eam
Kael
ohasadr
eam i
nwhi
chRes
iancons
ent
stomar
riagebyOl
ois
udor
i(p.
195)
.Thedr
eam
s
howst
he l
evelofgr
eed i
n Kael
o.Whi
lei
n as
trange r
oom bel
ongi
ng t
o Ol
ari
nkoi
’s
peopl
e,Res
ianhasadr
eam i
nwhi
chs
hemeet
sMi
nik.Thedr
eam f
ir
esherambi
ti
on.
(
p.220)
.Res
iandr
eamsat
ri
umphantdr
eam wher
eshebat
tesenkamur
l atani
’scr
ew who
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oci
rcumci
seherbyf
orce(
p.244,245)
.

Al
lus
ion
I
tisas
tyl
einwhi
cht
her
eisar
efer
encet
osomet
hingwhi
chi
ssuppos
edt
obeknown
butnotexpl
ici
tl
yment
ioned.Awr
it
ercanr
efert
ohi
stor
y,pol
it
ics
,thebi
ble,l
it
erat
ure
ands
oon.I
nthi
snovel
,ther
ear
eli
ter
aryandbi
bli
calal
lus
ions
.Res
ianquot
esf
rom a
f
amouss
peaker
,“Whatpai
nedonemos
twasnott
hei
njus
ticescar
riedoutagai
nstoneby
t
headver
sar
iesbutt
hes
ilenceoft
hos
ewhoc
all
edt
hems
elveshi
sorherf
ri
endsatt
he
t
imet
hei
njus
ticewasdone”(
p.231
).Thi
sli
ter
aryal
lus
ioni
sinr
efer
encet
ohermot
her
who keptqui
etal
lthe t
ime t
hey wer
e bei
ng expos
ed t
o bar
bar
ic Nas
ili
an cul
tur
al
pr
act
ices
.Ther
ear
esev
eralcas
esofbi
bli
calal
lus
ion.Res
ianr
emember
sthet
ri
bul
ati
ons
oft
heBi
bli
calJob.(
p.230)
.Shes
uddenl
yfel
lonherkneesandhuggedt
hel
egsoft
heol
d
womanwas
hingt
hem wi
tht
ear
s”(
p.234)
.Theal
lus
ioni
nthi
scont
exti
sthatofMar
yin
t
heStLukei
ntheBi
blewher
eshechoos
est
oanoi
ntJes
usus
ingherhai
r.I
nthi
scont
ext
,
t
her
espectRes
ianhasf heenkabaanii
ort semphas
ized.St
il
l,Res
ianr
emi
ndsher
sel
fof
whatt
heBi
bles
ays
,(p.
257)
.Somes
cri
ptur
esonopt
imi
sm ar
equot
ed.TheJos
ephi
nthe
bi
bleal
ludest
otheBi
bli
calJos
ephwhos
acr
if
icedf
orChr
istbyof
fer
inghi
stombt
obe
us
edbyChr
ist(
p.277)
.Jos
ephi
nthenovelf
inal
lys
acr
if
icesbydyi
ngf
ort
hes
akeofTai
yo.

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CHAPTERF
IVE

SAMPLEANDPRACTI
CEEXCERPTS

SAMPLEEXCERPTS
1
.Readtheextr
actbel
owandans
wert
heques
tionst
hatf
oll
ow.

“
NoJos
eph,
”shes
aidi
nani
nfant
il
ewhi
mper
.“Ican’
tbeart
hatwecan’
texpr
esst
he
l
ovet
hatwehavef
oroneanot
herbecaus
eofs
omepr
imi
ti
vecul
tur
e.I
fbyl
ovi
ngyou,I
of
fendt
hes
ens
ibi
li
ti
esofNas
ilat
henl
etmeof
fendandf
acet
hecons
equencesofdoi
ng
s
o!”

“
Ial
sol
oveyouver
ymuch,
”Jos
ephPar
muatr
espondedf
inal
ly.“
Ilovedyout
hemomentI
s
aw youdur
ingyourf
ather
’shomecomi
ngcer
emony.Butt
hent
hecl
anmat
tercamet
o
s
epar
ateus
.Iti
str
uewehavenobl
oodr
elat
ion.ButNas
ilacul
tur
edi
ctat
eswhoar
e
r
elat
edandwhoar
enot
.Wear
esl
ott
edamongt
hos
ewhocannotmar
ry.
”

“
No,i
tcan’
tbe,Icannotaccepti
tsver
dict
,”s
hes
aidpet
ulant
lyherwor
dsagoni
sed.“
No
way,never
!”Shes
topped,conf
usedandangr
ywi
thher
sel
fatheri
nar
ti
cul
ateout
bur
st.

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ooks
ever
all
ongs
teadyi
ngbr
eat
hsandt
hens
aid,“
Icannotacceptt
hatacul
tur
e
t
hatdoesnotf
eed,cl
otheorhous
emecomest
ocont
rolmyl
if
e.Ourl
ivesbel
ongt
ous
,
Jos
eph.Thedes
tinyofourl
ivesi
sinourownhands
.Wes
houl
dguar
ditj
eal
ous
ly.
”Atl
ast
t
heydr
ewal
it
tl
eapar
t.Hi
seyeswer
eopen,hones
tands
teadyuponherf
ace.

1
.Whathappensbef
oret
hisexcer
pt? (
3mks
)

2.F
orbot
hJos
ephandTai
yo,gi
veandi
ll
ust
rat
etwochar
act
ert
rai
ts. (
4mks
)

3.Howi
sdi
alogues
igni
fi
canti
nthi
sexcer
pt? (
4mks
)

4.Expl
ainanyt
wot
hemat
icconcer
nsaddr
ess
edi
ntheexcer
pt. (
4mks
)

5.F
rom el
sewher
eint
henovel
,howdoesJos
ephs
acr
if
icef
orhi
slovef
orTai
yo?
(4mks
)

6.Expl
aint
hemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ngvocabul
aryasus
edi
ntheexcer
pt. (
4mks
)

a)des
tiny

b)i
nfant
il
e

c)pet
ulant
ly

d)pr
imi
ti
ve

7.Whathappensi
mmedi
atel
yaf
tert
hisext
ract
? (
2mks
)

2.Readt
heexcer
ptbel
owandans
wert
heques
tionst
hatf
oll
ow

Youar
emad!
”Res
ians
creamedathi
m.Youar
est
arkmadi
fyout
hinkIam yourwi
fe.I
canonl
ybeyourwi
feovermydeadbody.Yes
,youandmyf
athercanki
llmeandcar
ry
mydeadbodyt
oyourpal
ati
alhome.
”

Hewass
tunnedbyt
hos
ehar
shwor
ds.Hewi
ncedasi
fhehadbeens
truck.Thenal
ready
har
shl
ineofhi
smout
hti
ght
enedandhes
toodt
ens
eforamoment
.Thenher
elaxedand
wat
chedhermocki
ngl
y.“
Youcanneveres
capeRes
ian,
”her
epeat
edqui
etl
y,s
mil
ing.The
ver
ynor
mal
it
yofhi
svoi
ceashes
poket
hos
emons
trouswor
dswasmos
tshocki
ngand
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di
stur
bingt
oher
.Whet
heryous
cream yourhear
tout
,orj
umpi
ntot
hedeeps
ea,Res
ian,
youar
emi
ne.Youar
emywi
fef
rom nowhencef
ort
h”

“
Iwantt
ogonow.
”Res
ianannouncedangr
il
yshudder
ingwi
thdi
sgus
tandt
err
or.

“
Youwantt
ogo?
”heas
ked,t
hecont
empt
uousqui
etofhi
svoi
ceamenacebyi
tsel
f.
”Go!
Youwantt
obeper
suaded,coaxedandpamper
edt
omar
ryOl
ois
udor
iLonki
yaa?Sor
ryI
wi
llnotdot
hat
!Ifyouwantt
ogo,pl
eas
eyour
sel
f.Youmayoptt
ogo,butwhenyouar
e
mi
ne,youwi
lldoasIpl
eas
e.Noonepl
aysgameswi
thOl
ois
udor
i.As
kyourf
ather
,hewi
ll
t
ellyou.
”

“
Stopi
t!St
opi
t!Res
ian s
creamed excr
uci
ati
ngl
ypai
ned byt
he di
sdai
nfulr
emar
ksof
Ol
ois
udor
i.Put
ti
ngherhandsoverherear
s,s
hemadeadas
hfort
hedoor
.Hemadeno
ef
for
ttos
topherbuts
hef
lungi
topenandt
urnedt
ogl
areathi
m wi
tht
ear
fuleyes

Youar
emad!Shes
creamedagai
nsobbi
ngl
y.“
Youar
est
arkmad!Youhearme? Youar
e
not
hing butol
-us
huus
hi.
” She wal
ked awayand ass
he di
dso,s
he hear
d hi
ssof
t
l
aught
erbehi
ndher
.

1
.Saywhathappensbef
oret
hisexcer
pt.
(
3mks
)

2.Howi
sOl
ois
udor
ipor
trayedi
nthi
sexcer
pt? (
4mks
)

3.Des
cri
bet
hef
eel
ingofRes
iani
nthi
sexcer
pt
(
3mks
)

4.F
rom ot
herar
easoft
henovel
,st
ateot
hercr
imest
hatar
epr
act
icedbyOl
ois
udor
i.
(
3mks
).

5.Howdoest
hewr
it
erut
il
izei
ronyi
nthi
sexcer
pt?
(
3mks
)

6.“
Youar
emywi
fef
rom nowhencef
ort
h”Rewr
it
eint
her
epor
teds
peech.
(
1mk)

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7.Expl
aint
hemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ngwor
ds (
4mks
)

a)Pamper
ed

b)Di
sgus
t

c)Mad

d)Pal
ati
al

7.Whathappensi
mmedi
atel
yaf
tert
hisext
ract
?
(
3mks
)

3.Readt
hef
oll
owi
ngexcer
ptandans
wert
heques
tionst
hatf
oll
ow.

Theywer
esi
lentast
heycl
imbedt
hehi
llont
hei
rwaybackf
rom Nas
ilar
ivert
odr
aw
wat
er. Thewat
ercont
ainer
sthatt
heycar
riedont
hei
rbackswer
enow heavy. The
s
trapst
hats
uppor
tedt
hecont
ainer
spr
ess
eddownt
hei
rheadswi
thapai
nfulexhaus
tion.

Ast
heywal
ked,eachoneoft
hem al
lowedhermi
ndt
ofl
eet
ingl
yroam t
hef
anci
full
andof
wi
shf
ult
hinki
ng.

Res
iant
houghthowwonder
fuli
twoul
dbe,hads
hehadachancet
oenr
ollatt
heEger
ton
Uni
ver
sit
yandaf
tergr
aduat
ionhadachancet
owor
kwi
thherr
olemodel
,Mi
nikene
Nkoi
toi
,theEmaker
ereiatt
hes
heepr
ancht
hats
hemanaged. Shei
magi
nedher
sel
f
al
readyt
her
edr
ivi
ngal
argef
lockofs
heep.Andwhens
het
houghtofs
heep,hermi
nd
f
lewbackt
ofi
ft
eenyear
sors
oear
li
erandr
emi
nis
cedt
hef
ir
stt
imes
hes
awas
heep.I
t
wasachi
ldhoodmemor
y,amemor
abl
epi
ctur
efr
om t
hes
wir
li
ngs
cenear
oundherwhi
ch
hadbeencapt
uredandpr
eser
vedbyhermi
ndwhens
heandTai
yoaccompani
edt
hei
r
f
athert
otheNakur
uAgr
icul
tur
alShow. Shec
oul
dst
il
lseei
nhermi
ndagr
oupofbi
g,
doc
ile,t
awnywool
lyani
mal
sthats
toodpant
ingdr
ows
ilyi
nagr
eenpas
tur
e,wi
tht
hes
un
beami
ngdownbr
ight
lyf
rom acl
earbl
ues
ky. Shehadt
henadmi
redt
hewhi
tel
ong
ov
ercoat
sthatt
hehandl
erswor
e.

Tai
yoal
sot
houghtofEmaker
erei
.Shewoul
das
kJos
ephPar
muat
,toas
sis
thercompos
e
as
ongi
nherpr
ais
e.Shehadal
readyputwor
dst
oat
unes
hehadcompos
edt
ori
dicul
e
t
het
hreewomenwhos
het
houghtcol
labor
atedwi
thment
ooppr
esst
hewomenf
olk.

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eNas
ila’
sthr
eebl
indmi
cewho,s
het
hought
,di
dnots
eem t
oknow t
hatt
he
wor
ldwaschangi
ng. Thos
ewer
ethe enkas
akut
oni
,whot
hreat
enedt
ocur
sei
ntoi
ye
nemengal
ana and ensur
ed t
hey di
d not get hus
bands nor chi
ldr
en:t
he mi
dwi
fe
Enkai
toyoniwhot
hreat
enedt
ospyont
heyoungwomenast
heygavebi
rt
htoens
uret
hat
anywhowass
tilamongi
l ntoi
ye-
nemengal
anahadherst
atusal
ter
edt
her
eandt
hen;and
t eadedEnkamur
hedr atani
,whowoul
dnevert
ir
eofwi
eldi
ngherol
mur
unyamenaci
ngl
y.

1
. Pl
acet
heexcer
pti
nit
simmedi
atecont
ext
.
(
4Mks
)

2.I
dent
if
yandi
ll
ust
rat
etwoas
pect
sofs
tyl
eint
hisexcer
pt.
(
4Mks
)

3.Di
scus
stwot
hemesevi
denti
ntheexcer
pt.
(
4Mks
)

4.Di
scus
sonechar
act
ert
rai
tofRes
ianandTai
yoi
ntheexcer
pt.
(
4Mks
)

5.Thes
trapst
hats
uppor
tedt
hecont
ainer
spr
ess
eddownt
hei
rheadswi
thapai
nful
exhaus
tion.Rewr
it
ebegi
nni
ng:wi
th………………………………………….
(
1Mk)

6.HowdoRes
ian’
sthought
snowcomet
obef
ulf
il
ledi
nfut
ure?Br
ief
lyexpl
ain.
(
4Mks
)

7.Expl
aint
hemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ngwor
dsasus
edi
ntheexcer
pt.
(
4Mks
)

(
i)Remi
nis
ced

(
ii
)Col
labor
ated

(
ii
i)Dr
eaded

(
iv)Menaci
ngl
y

4.Readt
hef
oll
owi
ngexcer
ptandans
wert
heques
tionst
hatf
oll
ow

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“
Yes
,Papaai
,”Res
ians
aidappr
ehens
ivel
y. “
Iam her
e. Tai
yot
ell
smeyouar
e
cal
li
ngme?
”

“
Yes
,yes
,”herf
atherr
epl
ied.“
Pleas
etakeas
eat
.”

“ ,Papaai
Yes ,”Res
ianr
epeat
edass
hes
atonachai
rfarawayf
rom herf
ather
.

“
Comenear
er…chi
ld,
”herf
athers
aidpl
eas
ant
ly.

“
Whydoyous
itami
leaway?Comenear
er.
”

Res
ianmovedherchai
rhar
dlyani
nchf
rom wher
eitwasandt
hens
hel
ookedupi
ntoher

f
ather
’sf
acewi
theagerexpect
ati
on.

“
IfIdor
ememberwel
l,
”herf
atherbegani
nal
ow event
one,“
youwi
llbeni
net
eeni
n
Sept
embert
hisyear
,am Ir
ight
”

“
You ar
e qui
ter
i ,Papaai
ght .”Res
ian ans
wer
ed eyei
ng hi
m cur
ious
ly.Hi
sface was
unus
ual
ly ki
nd. Hi
s eyes hel
d her
s as he s
mil
ed br
oadl
y. That
’si
t!
’she t
hought
t
ri
umphant
ly.“
Thatmus
tbei
t!

“
YouandIhavenotdi
scus
sedi
mpor
tanti
ssuesf
oral
ongt
ime,
”hes
aidwi
thaf
ri
endl
y
chuckl
ethatwasi
ntendedt
obr
inghercl
osert
ohi
m.“
Ithoughtt
odaywoul
dbet
hebes
t
dayt
obr
eakt
henews
.Yourf
utur
eisver
yimpor
tantt
ome,mydearchi
ld.
”

Res
iant
houghtt
heconcer
ninherf
ather
’svoi
ce,r
angf
als
e.Shehes
itat
ed,butcoul
dnot
hol
dher
sel
fanymor
e.Theanxi
etywast
oogr
eat
.

“
Papaai
,isi
tYei
yoorTai
yowhos
poket
oyou?
”sheas
keds
ens
ati
onal
ly,t
hinki
ng
s
hewass
tat
ingt
heobvi
ous
.Buts
eei
ngherf
ather
’sf
acecl
oud,s
headdedqui
ckl
y.

“
Whobet
weent
hem s
poket
oyouaboutourenr
olmentatt
heEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y?”

“
Whatar
eyout
alki
ngabout
,chi
ld?Herf
ather
,whos
eemeddumbf
ounded,as
ked
af
teral
onganduncomf
ort
abl
esi
lence.

“
Bot
hYei
yoandTai
yopr
omi
sedt
otal
ktoyouabouti
t,andIt
houghts
hehad.
”

“
What
,int
henameofGodar
eyout
alk
ingabout
,chi
ld?
”her
epeat
ed,t
hist
ime
agi
tat
edands
haki
nghi
sheadvi
gor
ous
ly. “
No,Ihavenevers
pokent
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oll
ingatt
heuni
ver
sit
y. Never
!WhenIs
aidIwant
edust
odi
scus
syour
f
utur
e,t
hati
sn’
twhatImeantatal
l.Ofcour
senot
!”Res
ianl
ookedatherf
ather
’sf
ace
enqui
ri
ngl
y.

1
. Whathashappenedbef
oret
heexcer
pt?
(
3mks
)

2.Whati
ssoi
roni
cali
nthi
spas
sage? Expl
ainyourans
werr
efer
ringt
oel
sewher
ein
t
henovel
.
(
3mks
)

3.“
Yourf
utur
eisver
yimpor
tantt
ome,mydearchi
ld”F
rom el
sewher
eint
henovel
,
expl
ainwhyOl
eKael
otel
lshi
sdaught
ers
o.
(
3Mk
s)

4.Di
scus
stwoas
pect
sofchar
act
eri
nRes
iani
nthi
sexcer
pt.
(
4Mks
)

5.Whatmaj
ori
ssuei
saddr
ess
edi
nthi
sexcer
pt?
(
2Mk
s)

6.Expl
ainwhathappensaf
tert
hisexcer
pt.
(
3Mk
s)

7.“
Whobet
weent
hem s
poket
oyouaboutourenr
olmentatt
heEger
tonuni
ver
sit
y?
“
Rewr
it
eint
hedi
rects
peech.
(
1Mk)

8.Apar
tfr
om i
rony,di
scus
sanyot
heras
pectofs
tyl
eevi
denti
ntheexcer
pt.
(
2Mk
s)

9.Expl
aint
hemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ngwor
dsandexpr
ess
ionsus
edi
ntheexcer
pt.(
4
Mks
)

(
i)
.Appr
ehens
ivel
y

(
ii
).Si
tami
leaway

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i)
.Hol
dher
sel
f

(
iv)
.Agi
tat
ed

ANSWERSTOSAMPLEEXTRACTS

Sampl
eexcer
pt1

1
.Tai
yo vi
sit
sJos
eph’
sbachel
orhous
e.She expr
ess
esheri
nfat
uat
ion.Jos
eph f
eel
s
i
nfat
uat
edt
oo.Shes
obsuncont
rol
labl
y

2.Jos
ephi
sres
pons
ibl
e.Hehass
elf
-cont
rolai
medatpr
event
ingt
heduof
rom mes
sing
up.

Hei
spat
ri
oti
c.Hechoos
est
otakes
ideswi
tht
heNas
ilacul
tur
e.Hef
eel
stheys
houl
dnot
br
eakt
henor
ms

Tai
yoi
slovi
ng.Shehass
trongf
eel
ingsf
orJos
eph.

As
ser
ti
ve.Shei
sreadyt
oof
fends
ens
ibi
li
ti
esofNas
ilacul
tur
eforl
ove.

Sacr
if
ici
ng.Shei
sreadyt
ori
skher
sel
fforl
ove.

3.I
tbr
ingsoutTai
yo’
sint
err
ogat
ive nat
ure.She s
kept
ical
lyques
tionst
he ens
lavi
ng
nat
ureofNas
ilacul
tur
e.“
Icannotacceptcul
tur
ethatdoesnotf
eedme.
”Shepos
est
hat
cul
tur
eshoul
dbebenef
ici
al.

4.Heaccept
stobet
hecont
actmani
nthemi
ssi
onofr
escui
ngTai
yo.Hemakesher
capt
orsdr
unkl
eadi
ngt
oheres
cape.Thecapt
orsl
aterki
llhi
m.

5.
Love.Tai
yoandJos
ephexpr
esst
hei
rvi
ewst
owar
dsl
ove.Shef
eel
sits
houl
dbel
ett
o
gr
owwhi
lehef
eel
scul
tur
eshoul
dres
trai
nlovef
eel
ings
.

Cul
tur
e.Thei
rlover
elat
ions
hipi
shel
datr
ans
om bycul
tur
ethatobj
ect
slovebet
ween
peopl
eoft
hes
amecl
an.

6.a)F
ate

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Chi
ldi
sh/i
mmat
ure

c)Gr
udgi
ngl
y

d)F
ate

7.Jos
ephs
ayshei
sreadyt
ofaceanyevent
ual
it
ythatmayar
iseoutofl
ove.Tai
yo
appr
eci
atest
henews
tanceofJos
eph.Shes
hedst
ear
s.

Sampl
eexcer
pt2

1
.Ol
ois
udor
iinf
ormsRes
ianoft
hebenef
it
sshewi
llgetf
ormar
ryi
nghi
m.Res
ianget
sver
y
annoyedands
peechl
ess
.Res
ianl
ear
nst
hatherf
atherhasal
readyr
ecei
veddowr
yforher
mar
riaget
oOl
ois
udor
i.Her
epor
tst
ohert
hatt
hei
rfat
eiss
eal
ed.

2.Cont
empt
uous
.“Heas
ked,t
hecont
empt
uousqui
etofhi
svoi
ceamenacebyi
tsel
f.
”

Pr
oud.Hef
eel
ssuper
iorandegocent
ri
c.“
Noonepl
aysgameswi
thOl
ois
udor
i.As
ked
yourf
ather
,hewi
llt
ellyou.
”

3.Shei
sfeel
ingdi
sappoi
ntedanddes
per
ateofherf
ather
’sact
ionofr
ecei
vingdowr
ywi
th
anai
m ofs
eal
inghermar
riagewi
thOl
ois
udor
i.Shef
eel
sreal
lybet
rayed.

4.Ext
ort
ion,as
sas
sinat
ionss
hadowybus
ines
ses
,sexuali
mmor
ali
ty,r
obber
,smuggl
er,
poacher

5.I
tisi
roni
calt
hatOl
ois
udor
iwhoi
sol
dert
hanRes
ian’
sfat
herpl
anst
omar
ryRes
iana
younggi
rlevenaf
terhei
stol
dherwi
shi
stos
tudyatt
heuni
ver
sit
y.I
tisal
soi
roni
cal
t
hatKael
ohasal
readypi
ckeddowr
yfr
om Ol
ois
udor
iandhasneverbot
her
edt
oinf
orm
Res
ianofi
t.

6.Het
oldhert
hats
hewasherwi
fef
rom t
henhencef
ort
h.

7.a)I
nsane

b)Gr
and/l
ikeapal
ace

c)St
rongl
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he

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eatwi
thexces
sivecar
e

8.Res
ianr
ansbl
indl
yknocki
ngachai
randat
abl
eanddi
sappear
spas
tOl
ois
udor
i’
sdr
iver
.
Shegoest
oherf
ather
’ss
hop.Shei
sravi
ngmadwi
thi
ndi
gnat
ion.Shebecomesver
y
di
sappoi
ntedwi
thherf
ather
.

Sampl
eexcer
pt3
1
.Bef
oret
heexcer
pt,Tai
yoandRes
iangot
otheRi
vert
ofet
chwat
er.Theyr
emember
t
hei
rdi
scus
sionwi
tht
hei
rauntandadmi
reMi
nik’
sfi
ghtagai
nstwomenoppr
ess
ionby
men.Theymus
ethatmenmus
tbever
yangr
ywi
thherf
ors
nat
chi
ngf
ivehundr
edgi
rl
s
f
rom her
.Af
tert
heexcer
pt,Tai
yos
ingst
hes
ongs
hehascompos
edaboutt
hreewomen
whom s
her
efer
sasmi
ces
ilent
lyi
nherhear
t.Oneoft
hos
ewomeni
stheenkamur
atani
chas
ingawomanwi
thakni
fe.

2.F
las
hback-Res
ianr
ecal
lsf
if
teenyear
sbackwhens
heandTai
yoaccompani
edt
hei
r
f
athert
otheNakur
uagr
icul
tur
als
howands
hes
aws
heept
hef
ir
stt
ime.

Vi
viddes
cri
pti
on-
Thes
heepar
evi
vidl
ydes
cri
bedasbi
g,doci
let
awnywool
yani
mal
s.

Met
aphor
s-Shecal
lst
het
hreewomenwhocol
labor
atedwi
thment
ooppr
esswomenas
Nas
ila’
sthr
eebl
indmi
ce.

3.ThemeofDet
ermi
nat
ionoropt
imi
sm.Res
iani
sful
lofopt
imi
smt
hatonedays
hewoul
d
j
oinEger
tonuni
ver
sit
y.

Womenast
hei
rownenemi
es.Thet
hreeNas
ilawomencol
labor
atedwi
thment
ooppr
ess
women.

Negat
ive cul
tur
alpr
act
ices
.The t
hree women pr
opagat
e negat
ive cul
tur
alpr
act
ices
agai
nstwomens
uchasF
.G.
M.

4.Res
iani
svi
sionar
y.Shet
houghthowwonder
fuli
twoul
dbe,hads
heachancet
oenr
oll
att
heEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.Shedr
eamsofgoi
ngt
ouni
ver
sit
y.

Tai
yo-
cri
ti
cal
-she want
sto compos
eas
ong r
idi
cul
ing t
hree Nas
ili
an women who
col
labor
atedwi
thment
ooppr
esswomen.

5.Wi
thapai
nfulexhaus
tion,t
hes
trapst
hats
uppor
tedt
hecont
ainer
spr
ess
eddownt
hei
r

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.

6.Lat
er,s
hei
sres
cuedf
rom apl
annedmar
riagebyNabar
uandi
stakent
oMi
nik’
sranch.
Ther
e,s
hei
sgi
venahous
eandaj
ob.Mi
nikal
sohel
psi
nsecur
ingt
hei
radmi
ssi
onat
Eger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.Sheal
sogi
vesas
chol
ars
hip.Thenovelendswhens
heandTai
yoar
e
goi
ngt
oUni
ver
sit
y.

7.Rec
all
/Recal
led

Wor
kedt
oget
her

F
ear
ed

Thr
eat
eni
ngl
y

Sampl
eExcer
pt4
1
.Ol
eKael
osendsTai
yot
ocal
lRes
ianf
orhi
m.Res
ianf
eel
shopef
ulandexci
tedt
hats
he
i
sbei
ngcal
ledt
obei
nfor
medaboutadmi
ssi
ont
otheuni
ver
sit
y.Shet
hinkst
hati
tisher
mot
herors
ist
erwhohast
alkedt
oherf
atheraboutt
hemat
ter
.

2.I
tisi
roni
calf
orRes
iant
othi
nkt
hatherf
atheri
sgoi
ngt
otel
lheraboutherdr
eam wi
sh
ofj
oini
ngEger
tonUni
ver
sit
ybuthehaspl
anst
omar
ryherof
ftohi
sfr
iendOl
ois
udor
i.
Thi
sisevenashes
ays“
yourf
utur
eisver
yimpor
tantt
ome”

3.He s
ayst
hisbecaus
e he haspl
anst
o mar
ry hert
o hi
sfr
iend Ol
ois
udor
i.I
fthi
s
s
ucceeds
,hi
sbus
ines
swoul
dbes
avedbecaus
eOl
ois
udor
ihadhel
pedhi
m es
tabl
isht
he
bus
ines
sandevenbui
ldi
nghi
shous
einNas
ila.

4.I
gnor
ant
-shet
hinkst
hatherf
atherhasgoodnewsaboutj
oini
nguni
ver
sit
ywhi
chi
s
nott
hecas
e.Shes
ays
,“That
’si
t!
”Shet
houghtt
ri
umphant
ly.“
Isi
tYei
yoorTai
yowho
s
poket
oyou?
”

Appr
ehens
ive.Sher
epl
iest
oherf
atherappr
ehens
ivel
y.

F
ear
ful
-shei
sinf
earofherf
ather
.Shes
itsonachai
rfarf
rom herf
ather
.

5.Det
ermi
nat
ion/
opt
imi
sm.Res
iani
sver
ymuchdet
ermi
nedt
ojoi
nEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.
Shet
hinksi
tist
her
eas
onwhyherf
atherhascal
ledher
.“Whobet
weent
hem s
poket
o
youaboutourenr
oll
mentatt
heEger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.”

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tert
heexcer
pt,Ol
eKael
ohes
itat
est
ell
ingRes
ianwhathewant
edt
otel
lherand
t
ell
shert
ogot
otheki
tchen.Het
ell
shert
otel
lhermot
hert
ocome.

7.Sheas
kedhi
m whobet
weent
hem hads
pokent
ohi
m aboutt
hei
renr
oll
mentatt
he
Eger
tonUni
ver
sit
y.

8.Sus
pens
e.Ther
eaderi
slef
tins
uspens
ewant
ingt
oknowwhyOl
eKael
ohadcal
ledhi
s
daught
er.

Di
alogue-t
her
eis di
alogue bet
ween Res
ian and herf
ather
.Itr
eveal
sthe s
trai
ned
r
elat
ions
hipbet
weendaught
erandf
ather
.

Ner
vous
ly/
wor
riedl
y/f
ear
ful
ly

Si
tfaraway

Cont
rolher
sel
f

Tr
oubl
ed/
dis
tur
bed

PRACTI
CEEXCERPTS
1
.Readthef
oll
owingexcer
ptandans
wert
heques
tionst
hatf
oll
ow

However
,thenot
iont
hathewasaboutt
ohandoverhi
sowndaught
ert
oagangs
ter
cont
inuedt
ognaw att
hecons
cienceofOl
eKael
orel
ent
les
sly.Hef
eltgui
lt
y,es
peci
all
y
whenher
ecal
ledt
heat
roci
ti
est
hatwer
eknownt
ohavebeencommi
tt
edbyOl
ois
udor
i
ov
ert
he year
s. Butanot
hervoi
ce t
old hi
m qui
etl
ythathe was bei
ng f
ool
ish and
unr
eas
onabl
etoques
tionhi
sowncons
cienceovert
hemat
terofOl
ois
udor
i,f
orhewas
j
ustoneamongmanywhower
eenj
oyi
ngt
hef
rui
tsoft
hei
rlabour
. Andi
twashar
dly
anybody’
sbus
ines
sto know how hones
tthatl
abourwas
. Af
teral
l,t
he s
mal
lvoi
ce
r
eas
sur
edhi
mtaunt
ingl
y,t
hos
ewhocommi
tt
edbi
ggercr
imess
uchasGol
denber
gand
Angl
o-l
eas
ing,wer
est
il
lenj
oyi
ngt
he‘
fr
uit
soft
hei
rlabour
.’Hadt
heynoti
nves
tedt
he
yi
eldsoft
hei
ril
l-
got
tenmoneyi
nhous
inges
tat
es,i
nshar
es,i
nimpor
tandexpor
tsi
n
t
our
ism,i
ntr
ans
por
tandi
not
hert
rades
,jus
tasOl
ois
udor
ihaddone?

When he wentt
o bed l
atert
hateveni
ng,he r
emai
ned awake f
ormanyhour
s
ponder
ing overt
hos
e di
stur
bing t
hought
sthatwentt
hrough hi
smi
nd f
leet
ingl
y,l
ike
wat
ert
hatchur
nedvi
olent
lyi
nat
urbul
ents
ea. Het
houghtofOl
ois
udor
i’
simpendi
ng
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sitandhi
sint
endedmar
riaget
oRes
ian. Heknew t
hes
ucces
soff
ail
ureoft
heevent
woul
ddet
ermi
net
hef
ateofhi
sbus
ines
s. Ev
enhi
scont
inuedowner
shi
poft
hathous
e
wher
e he and hi
sfami
lyl
ived,depended on t
he out
comes oft
hatevent
. Shoul
d
Ol
ois
udor
ifai
ltogetRes
ianandr
ecal
lthel
oanhehadext
endedt
ohi
mtobuyt
hathous
e,
hewasdone.Andknowi
ngOl
ois
udor
i,hecoul
dver
yeas
ilydr
aw t
her
ugf
rom beneat
h
hi
sfeet
,leavi
nghi
m vul
ner
abl
etoal
lki
ndsofvagar
ies
. Andt
het
hought
sgavehi
m
anxi
ousmoment
s.

Atdawnwhens
leepover
tookhi
m,Ol
eKael
ohadapl
eas
antdr
eam. Res
ianhad
cons
ent
edt
oOl
ois
udor
i’
spr
opos
al.Af
terOl
ois
udor
irepor
tedt
hatt
ohi
m,hewasgr
eat
ly
pl
eas
edandr
eli
eved.Hi
swi
fewasr
apt
urous
.Al
thought
heywer
eas
toni
shedatt
het
urn
ofevent
s,t
heywer
erel
ievedt
oknow t
hatt
heywoul
dnothavet
oli
vewi
tht
hegui
ltof
havi
ngf
orcedt
hei
rdaught
ert
ogetmar
ried. Whatawi
sechi
ldhi
soncehar
dheaded
daught
erhadt
urnedt
obeaf
teral
l!Andhowdevi
ous
!Af
teral
lthos
eyear
sofs
ull
ennes
s,
awkwar
dnes
sandt
act
les
snes
s,s
hehadf
inal
lybr
oughtr
eli
eft
othei
rli
feandus
her
edi
na
per
iodofpeaceandt
ranqui
li
ty.Butt
hen,i
twasj
ustt
hat
.Adr
eam!

1
. Pl
acet
heexcer
pti
nit
simmedi
atecont
ext
.
(
4Mks
)

2.Di
scus
sthr
eemaj
ori
ssuesi
nthi
sexcer
pt.
(
6Mks
)

3.Di
scus
stwochar
act
ert
rai
tsofOl
eKael
oint
hisexcer
pt.
(
4Mks
)

4.“
Andt
het
hought
sgavehi
m anxi
ousmoment
s”Addaques
tiont
ag.
(
1Mk)

5.Di
scus
sanyt
hreeas
pect
sofs
tyl
eint
hisexcer
pt.
(
6Mks
)

6.Expl
aint
hemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ngexpr
ess
ionsf
rom t
heexcer
pt.
(
4Mks
)

(
i)
.Gnaw

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ii
).Ponder
ing

(
ii
i)
.Impendi
ngvi
sit

(
iv)
.Hewasdone.

2.Readt
hef
oll
owi
ngexcer
ptandans
wert
heques
tionst
hatf
oll
ow.
Herdr
eam wasr
udel
yandvi
olent
lyi
nter
rupt
edbyat
hunder
ousbangandal
oudr
oarof
l
aught
er. Shewokeupwi
thas
tar
t,j
umpedupt
oherf
eetands
tar
edatt
hedoorwi
th
wi
depani
c-s
tri
ckeneyes
.Foramoments
hecoul
dnotf
igur
eouthers
urr
oundi
ngsand
cal
ledoutt
henameofhers
ist
erTai
yo. Shewast
err
if
ied. Thedoorf
lungopenand
Ol
ari
nkois
tagger
edi
n. Hewass
tonedr
unk. Res
ians
tar
edathi
m unbl
inki
ngl
yashe
wal
kedt
owar
dsherands
hebackedof
fter
rif
ied,s
queezi
ngher
sel
ffl
atl
yagai
nstt
hewal
l.
Hef
oll
owedhert
her
eandgothol
dofhers
houl
der
sands
hookhervi
olent
lygl
ari
ngather
wi
thhi
sgl
it
ter
ingeyes
.

“
Yous
ill
ythi
ng,
”het
hunder
edangr
il
y.“
Itel
lyout
opr
epar
efoodandyour
efus
e
t
odos
o,eh?Todayyouwi
llknowwhoi
stheowneroft
hishome.I
fyouar
est
il
lindoubt
,
l
etmet
ellyouf
rankl
ythatf
rom t
odayonyouar
emywi
fe,heart
hat
,eh?Youar
emywi
fe.
F
oral
ongt
imeyouhavebeens
neer
ingatme,s
howi
nghow hi
ghl
yeducat
edyouar
e.
Todaywes
hal
lseehoweducat
edyourbodyi
s!Yes
,wes
hal
lsee!
’’

Hegothol
dofherhandandbegandr
aggi
ngheri
ntot
heot
herr
oom.Atf
ir
sts
he
di
dnotunder
standhi
sint
ent
ionunt
ilhebeganunf
ast
eni
ngherbut
tonswi
thhi
srough
t
rembl
inghands
. Thent
het
rut
hcame,andwi
thi
t,t
err
orandpani
c. Shet
ri
edt
oget
awayf
rom hi
m,buthehel
dheref
for
tl
ess
lyashebr
utal
lycont
inuedf
umbl
ingwi
thher
dr
ess
,tr
yingt
oloos
eni
t. Shes
creamedasl
oudl
yass
hecoul
dwhi
les
hepus
hedhi
m
awayandt
hras
hedf
rant
ical
lyabout
.Butt
hatdi
dnotdet
erhi
m andhet
otal
lyi
gnor
edher
s
creamshol
dinghermor
efi
rml
ywi
thhi
sst
rongar
ms.Agai
nstherl
oudpr
otes
t,het
ore
hergar
ment
sandbegant
opus
hhert
owar
dst
hebed.

Then des
per
atel
yshe t
ook t
he l
astchance ofs
elfdef
ens
e and s
elf
-pr
eser
vat
ion.
Mus
ter
ingal
lhers
trengt
h,s
het
hrus
thi
sthumbi
ntohermout
h;s
unkhert
eet
hint
othe
f
les
hli
keaf
eroci
ousani
malandt
enaci
ous
lyhel
dont
oit
,tuggi
ngati
tfi
ercel
yli
kea
l
iones
s.Shecoul
dfeelt
hef
les
htear
ingands
het
ast
edt
hes
altofhi
sbl
oodasi
tfi
ll
ed
hermout
hbuts
hecl
ungunt
othet
humbasOl
ari
nkoihowl
edwi
thpai
n.
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. Makenot
esont
hecont
ent
sofRes
ian’
sdr
eam.
(
4Mks
)

2.Di
scus
sonechar
act
ert
rai
tsofRes
iani
nthi
sexcer
pt.
(
2Mk
s)

3.Whathasgr
eat
lychanged i
n Ol
ari
nkoii
nthi
sexcer
ptcompar
ed t
o hi
sear
li
er
conducti
nthenovel
?
(
3Mk
s)

4.I
dent
if
yandi
ll
ust
rat
etwoas
pect
sofs
tyl
eint
hisexcer
pt.
(
4Mks
)

5.Expl
aint
womaj
ori
ssuesr
ais
edi
ntheexcer
pt.
(
4Mks
)

6.Expl
ainwhathappensi
mmedi
atel
yaf
tert
heexcer
pt. (
3Mks
)

7.“
Todaywes
hal
lseehoweducat
edyourbodyi
s”Rewr
it
einr
epor
teds
peech.
(
1Mk)

8.Expl
aint
hemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ngexpr
ess
ionsi
nthepas
sage. (
4
Mks
)

(
i)
.Unbl
inki
ngl
y

(
ii
).Ef
for
tl
ess
ly

(
ii
i)
.Mus
ter
ing

(
iv)
.Howl
ed

3.Readt
heexcer
ptbel
owandans
wert
heques
tionst
hatf
oll
ow

“
Not
hingi
swr
ongwi
thme,
”Res
ianr
etor
tedf
uri
ous
ly.Andpoi
nti
ngatt
hel
ivi
ngr
oom,
wi
thherf
igur
e,s
hef
ier
cel
ychar
ged,
”Ihavenoquar
relwi
thmyf
atherf
orwhom,Ihave
t
remendousr
espect
.Iti
sthel
ikesofOl
ari
nkoiIam madat
,andal
lthos
eot
hermal
es

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eor
der
ingust
odot
hatort
heot
herf
ort
hem,s
impl
ybecaus
etheyar
e
mal
es.Whenwomenvi
situs
,theygi
veust
hel
eewayt
ores
pondt
othei
rreques
ts.Butas
webur
nourf
inger
sher
eMr
.Ol
ari
nkoii
sdozi
ngof
fcomf
ort
abl
yinourl
ivi
ngr
oom wai
ti
ng
f
orhi
slunchandpos
sibl
yal
it
tl
eangr
yandi
mpat
ientwi
thusf
ordel
ayi
ngi
t.
’

“
Iti
senough,
”cr
iedYei
yo–Bot
orrvi
cious
ly.Shei
nst
ant
lyabandonedt
hepeel
ingof
pot
atoesand t
hrew t
he kni
fei
ntot
he pai
lthathel
dthe peel
ed pot
atoes
.Suppor
ti
ng
her
sel
fbyhol
dingont
oanear
bywal
l,s
hepai
nful
lyl
if
tedal
arge,heavybody.“
Myenkai
ni,
Iagr
eewi
thyout
hats
omet
hingi
swr
ongwi
thourchi
ld,andIt
hinkIknowwhatai
lsher
.
Comeal
ongwi
thmeandIwi
llt
ellyouwhatIt
hinkai
lsher
.“Iam nots
ick… ”Res
ianwas
s
ayi
ngt
hatwhens
hewascuts
hor
tbyTai
yo.
” Eveni
fyouar
enots
ick,youcannotar
gue
wi
thYei
yoBot
orr
,”Tai
yot
oldhers
ter
nlyass
oonast
heywer
eoutofear
shotoft
hei
r
mot
herandYei
yoBot
orr
,“t
her
ear
ethi
ngsonehast
olear
nont
hei
rown.Oneoft
hem i
s
t
hatyoucannotant
agoni
zet
heol
derpeopl
ebyar
gui
ngwi
tht
hem,however
,unt
enabl
e
t
hei
rar
gumentmaybe.Thatgoeswi
thouts
ayi
ng,mydearl
it
tl
esi
ster
.”

1
.Whathappensbef
oret
hisext
ract
? (
3mks
)

2.Commentonanyt
wos
tyl
ist
icdevi
cesus
edi
ntheext
ract
. (
4mks
)

3.Expl
ainanyi
ssuebr
oughtabouti
nthi
sext
ract
. (
3mks
)

4.Whati
sthechar
act
erofYei
yooBot
orrf
rom t
hisext
ract
? (
4mks
)

5.F
rom el
sewher
eint
hist
exthow doesOl
ari
nkoicont
ri
but
etot
hepl
otdevel
opmentof
t
henovel
? (
3mks
)

6.Re-
wri
teandaddaques
tiont
ag. (
1mks
)

Not
hingi
swr
ongwi
thme.

7.Wr
it
ethemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ngvocabul
ary. (
4mks
)

a)St
ernl
y

b)Ant
agoni
ze

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ort
ed

d)Leeway

8.Whathappensi
mmedi
atel
yaf
tert
hisext
ract
? (
3mks
)

4.Readt
hef
oll
owi
ngexcer
ptandans
wert
heques
tionst
hatf
oll
ow

Ats
eveno’
clocki
ntheeveni
ngaf
tert
hel
ight
shadbeenputon,andt
het
radi
ti
onal
es
ugur
oidr
inkhadbeens
ervedi
ngener
ousmeas
ures
,tonguesl
oos
enedandhear
ts
gl
addened.Soonaf
ter
,thepar
tygat
her
edmoment
um andvoi
cesr
ose.Wi
thi
nnot
ime,
onecoul
dhar
dlybehear
dovert
hehubbuboft
alkandl
aught
er.Andast
hepl
eas
urabl
e
andl
ivel
ycel
ebr
ati
onpr
ogr
ess
ed,voi
cesbecameani
mat
ed;handsandar
msges
ticul
ated
vi
gor
ous
lywhi
leheadst
urnedmor
eof
ten.Eyess
ear
chedoutacquai
ntanceswi
thi
nthe
t
hrongofr
evel
ers
.

Andi
twasal
lpompandgai
etyasi
vor
yador
nedandbej
ewel
edf
inger
sfl
utt
ered;bar
e
s
houl
der
sgl
eamedi
nthel
ightmul
ti
col
our
edbeador
nament
sgl
it
ter
eduponel
abor
atel
y
bedeckednecks ousi
:pendul lmi
int
oniofal
lcol
our
sdangl
edl
oos
elydownext
endedear
-
l
obes
:andt
hebr
ightcol
our
sofl
esos
,kangas
,reds
hukasandmul
ti
col
our
edbl
anket
s,al
l
t
urnedt
heOl
eKael
oli
vingr
oom i
ntoakal
eidos
copeofs
hif
ti
ngl
ightandcol
our
.

1
.Pl
acet
hisext
racti
nit
simmedi
atecont
ext
.
(
4mks
)

2.St
ateandexpl
aint
wot
hemat
icconcer
nsi
nthi
scont
ext
.
(
4mks
)

3.Whati
sthes
igni
fi
canceoft
heus
eofwor
dsl
ikees
ugur
oi,i
lmi
int
oni
,les
os,kangas
,and
s
hukas
? (
3mks
)

4.I
dent
if
yandexpl
aint
wochar
act
ert
rai
tsofol
eKael
o.
(
4mks
)

5.Eyess
ear
ched outacquai
ntanc
eswi
thi
nthe t
hrong ofr
evel
ers
.Rewr
it
etof
orma
ques
tion

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6.Whi
ch ot
herpar
ty has an equalwei
ghtf
rom t
he r
estoft
he novel
.Whati
sit
s
s
igni
fi
cance?
(
3mks
)

7.Commentont
hepr
eval
entmoodi
nthecont
ext
.
(
2mks
)

8.Expl
aint
hemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ngwor
ds:
(
4mks
)

a)Hubbub

b)Ges
ticul
ated

c)Gai
ety

d)Dangl
ed

CHAPTERSI
X

GENERALESSAYQUESTI
ONSANDSAMPLEESSAYS
.Bl
1 ossoms oft
he Savannah i
s a novelabouthope t
hatl
eads t
o vi
ctor
y;wr
it
ea
compos
iti
ont
oil
lus
trat
eont
hiss
tat
ement
.

2.“
InOl
ois
udor
iandOl
ari
nkoit
her
eisnol
ess
erevi
l.
”Wr
it
eanes
sayt
oil
lus
trat
eont
his
s
tat
ement
.

3.“
Onehast
oknowwhi
chs
ideofbr
eadi
sbut
ter
ed.
” Byr
efer
ringcl
osel
ytot
hel
ivesof
Kael
oandOl
ois
udor
ishowt
het
rut
hful
nes
soft
hiss
tat
ement
.

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Kael
o di
gshi
sown gr
ave.
”Wr
it
e acompos
iti
on t
oshow t
he t
rut
hful
nes
soft
his
s
tat
ement

5.“
ThoughRes
iangoest
hrought
heval
leyofdeat
h,herdet
ermi
nat
ionl
eadshert
oa
vi
ctor
iousl
if
e.”Wr
it
eac
ompos
iti
ont
oshowt
heval
idi
tyoft
hisas
ser
ti
on.

6.Maacul
tur
ehasnotcompl
etel
yshedof
far
chai
cpr
act
icesandt
radi
ti
ons
.Suppor
tthi
s
s
tat
ementwi
thi
ll
ust
rat
ionsf
rom t
henovel
.

7.“
Str
ongs
elf
les
sfr
iends
hipi
sther
emedyt
ost
ormyt
imes
.” Us
ingt
hel
ivesofTai
yo
andRes
ian,wr
it
eacompos
iti
ont
oil
lus
trat
etr
uthf
ulnes
soft
hes
tat
ement
.

8.Ol
ois
udor
i,Kael
o,MamaMi
lanoiandOl
ari
nkoiar
etobl
amef
ort
het
raumat
izi
ngl
if
eled
byRes
ian.Wr
it
eanes
sayi
nsuppor
toft
hisar
gument
.

9.Byr
efer
ringt
othel
ivesofOl
ois
udor
iandOl
ari
nkoi
,showhowbaddeedsar
epai
dwi
th
baddeeds
.

1 Bl
0.“ ossomsoft
hesavannahi
sanovelaboutwomenf
ight
ingf
ort
hei
rredempt
ion.
”By
r
efer
ringt
othel
ivesofMi
nikandNabar
usuppor
ttheas
ser
ti
on.

1
1 Bl
.“ ossomsoft
hesavannahi
sanovelaboutpat
ri
archy.
”Wr
it
eanes
sayt
oval
idat
ethi
s
ar
gumentus
ingt
hechar
act
erOl
ois
udor
iandOl
ari
nkoi
.

1
2.Opt
imi
sm andambi
ti
onl
eadst
ovi
ctor
ysuppor
t.

1
3.“
Womenar
ethei
rownenemi
es”Wr
it
eanes
sayexempl
if
yingt
hispos
iti
on.

1
4.“
Thes
trongbondbet
weenRes
ianandTai
yocont
ri
but
ess
igni
fi
cant
lyt
othei
rtr
iumph.
”
Wr
it
eanes
sayi
nsuppor
toft
hes
tat
ement
.

1
5.The ol
d and t
he young gener
ati n Bl
onsi ossomsoft
he Savannah ar
ein conf
li
ct.
Di
scus
s.

1
6.Bad dec
isi
onscan adver
sel
y af
fectourf
utur
e.Wr
it
e an es
say i
nsuppor
toft
he
s
tat
ementwi
thi
ll
ust
rat
ionsf
rom t
henovel
.

1
7.Changei
sasgoodasr
est
.Towhatext
entdoyouagr
eewi
tht
heas
ser
ti
onasf
aras

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ossomsoft
heSavannahi
sconcer
ned?

1
8.“
Per
sis
tence,f
ocusanddet
ermi
nat
ioni
sthes
ecr
etbehi
nds
ucces
s.”Expoundont
his
pos
iti
ondr
awi
ngyouri
ll
ust
rat
ionsf
rom t
henov
el.

1
9.Somecul
tur
alpr
act
iceshavenopl
acei
nthecur
rentNas
ili
ans
oci
ety.Di
scus
s.

20.“
Notal
las
pect
sofcul
tur
eandt
radi
ti
onsar
ebad.
”Dr
awi
ngyouri
ll
ust
rat
ionsf
rom t
he
elBl
nov ossomsoft
heSavannah,val
idat
etheas
ser
ti
on.

21
.“Ther
eisneedf
orwoment
ouni
tei
nthei
rfi
ghtagai
nsthar
mfulcul
tur
alpr
act
ices
”
Di
scus
s.

22.“
Greedf
ormoneyi
sthes
our
ceofmos
tevi
lsi
nthes
oci
ety.
”Show how val
idt
his
s
tat
ementi
sbyget
ti
ngs
uppor
ti
ngevi
dencef
r henovelBl
om t ossomsoft
heSavannah.

23.“
Our gr
eat
est enemi
es ar
ethos
e cl
oset
o us
.” Suppor
tthi
sst
atement wi
th
i
ll
ust
rat
ionsf
rom t
henovel
.

24.“
Fai
lur
etot
akeones
tandonmat
ter
stodowi
thcul
tur
ecanbever
ydet
ri
ment
al.
”
Wr
it
eanes
sayr
eact
ingt
othi
sas
ser
ti
on.

25.Wr
it
eanes
says
howi
ngwhyMamaMi
lanoii
stobl
amemos
tfort
heor
deal
sher
daught
ersgot
hrough.

26.Wr
it
eacompos
iti
oni
nagr
eementwi
tht
heas
ser
ti
ont
hathar
mfulcul
tur
alpr
act
ices
agai
nstwomenwoul
dbehi
stor
yinNas
ilai
fther
ewer
emor
ewomenl
ikeMi
nik.

27.“
Womens
houl
dspeakandac
tinor
dert
ohavet
hei
rwayi
nthes
oci
ety”Wr
it
ean
es
sayi
nsuppor
toft
hes
tat
ementwi
thi
ll
ust
rat
ionsf
rom t
henovel
.

28.Ther
ichcul
tur
alher
it
ageoft
heMaai
sunderat
tackbymoder
nit
y.Di
scus
s

29.Not
hingi
simpos
sibl
etos
omebodywi
tht
hewi
llt
osucceed.Di
scus
s

30.“
Res
ianhasbeenwr
ongedmor
ebyherf
athert
hant
heNas
ili
ans
oci
ety.
”Wr
it
ean
ar
gument
ati
vees
sayr
eact
ingt
othi
sst
atement
.

31
.Mat
eri
als
ecur
it
ydoesnotguar
ant
eehappi
nes
s.

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nequal
it
yist
ant
amountt
o vi
olat
ion ofhuman r
ight
s.Wr
it
e an es
sayi
n

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ll
ust
rat
ionsf
rom Bl
ossomsoft
heSavannah.

33.Cul
tur
aler
osi
oni
sther
ootcaus
eofmos
tevi
lthi
ngsi
nNas
ila.Di
scus
s.

34.Hel
pcancomeevenwhenl
eas
texpect
ed.Di
scus
s.

SAMPLEESSAYS
1
.“ThoughRes
iangoest
hrought
heval
leyofdeat
h,herdet
ermi
nat
ionl
eadshert
oa
vi
ctor
iousl
if
e.”Wr
it
eacompos
iti
ont
oshowt
heval
idi
tyoft
hisas
ser
ti
on.

Res
ian i
nthe Bl
ossoms oft
he Savannah seems t
o exper
ience s
ever
alchal
lengi
ng
s
ituat
ionsi
nherl
if
e.I
nthes
cenar
ioss
hes
eemsr
esol
utei
nheract
ionsass
howni
nthe
f
oll
owi
ngways

Ol
ois
udor
idecl
areshi
sint
ent
ionofmar
ryi
ngheratanear
lyage.Thi
sfol
lowsaf
terhe
changeshi
sini
ti
alpl
an:ext
ort
ingKael
o.Hedemandst
hats
hes
houl
dfi
rstbeci
rcumci
sed
s
oast
ogetr
idofhers
t easnemengal
at anai
ntoi
ye. Hei
ntendst
ous
eanes
thes
iat
o
make heruncons
ciousand gr
ab her
.Res
ian r
esol
vesnott
o be mar
ried. She t
ell
s
Ol
ois
udor
ipoi
ntbl
ankt
hats
hecannotbehi
swi
fe.Sher
etur
nst
hegi
ft
sthathehad
ear
li
erbr
oughtandes
capest
oherf
ather
’ss
hop.Herf
atherbeat
shers
oast
osubmi
tto
t
hemar
riage,butRes
ianr
emai
nss
teadyi
sherdeci
sion.

Anumberofcal
lousyout
hinNas
ilawi
sht
oas
saul
tRes
ianandTai
yo.I
nthef
ir
stdays
,
Res
ianandTai
yot
akeawal
kar
ounduncl
eSi
mir
encompound.Al
lofas
uddenayoung
manemer
gesf
rom t
hebl
uesandgr
absTai
yo.Res
ianor
dert
hecal
lousyoungmant
o
r
eleas
e Tai
yo i
mmedi
atel
y.The Young man hasno opt
ion butt
o gi
ve i
nthough he
pr
omi
sest
orevi
sithi
sgr
avedeci
sion.

Thoughi eam,enkamur
nadr ataniandot
hert
wowomens
urr
oundRes
iant
oci
rcumci
se
herhol
dinganol
mur
unya.Al
thoughRes
iani
sinas
trangel
andandi
sdef
ens
eles
sshe
doesherbes
ttocombatt
hes
ituat
ion.Det
ermi
ned,Res
iant
wis
tsenkamur
atani
’shand
wi
thani
ntent
ionofens
uri
ngt
hats
hedoesnoti
nit
iat
eot
hergi
rl
sint
hef
utur
e.She
knockst
heol
dwi
tchus
ingamal
letaswel
lasf
ight
sthet
hir
dwomanunt
ils
hedi
sappear
s.

Ol
ari
nkoidi
sappear
swi
thRes
iant
oaf
arhuti
nthef
ores
t.Hel
ocksherupandr
etur
ns

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ylat
eint
heni
ghtwhi
ledr
ank.Onceher
etur
ns,hei
sinhi
smi
ssi
onofr
api
ngher
.He
unzi
psandt
hisges
tur
eset
shert
rembl
ing.Shebi
tesOl
ari
nkoi
’st
humbs
othatt
hepai
n
r
educeshi
sact
ionofr
ape.Owi
ngt
othef
actt
hatRes
ianhadear
li
erwi
tnes
sedOl
ari
nkoi
’s
f
ier
yat
tackswhenhedeal
twi
tht
wocal
lousmen,i
tcal
lsf
oral
otofdet
ermi
nat
ionont
he
par
tofRes
iant
otackl
ehi
m.

I
nsummar
y,f
rom t
he above i
ll
ust
rat
ions i
tis evi
dentt
hatRes
ian s
uff
ersr
ough
chal
lengi
ngt
imesi
nherl
if
ebuts
hedeal
swi
thal
lthes
esi
tuat
ionswi
thdet
ermi
nat
ion.

2.“
Thes
trongbondbet
weenRes
ianandTai
yocont
ri
but
ess
igni
fi
cant
lyt
othei
rtr
iumph.
”
Wr
it
eanes
sayi
nsuppor
toft
hes
tat
ement
.

Nomani
sani
sland.Humanbei
ngswer
ecr
eat
edt
orel
atemut
ual
ly.Thecl
osef
ri
ends
hip
bet
ween Res
ian and Tai
yo i
sthe key t
o over
comi
ng s
tor
my t
imes t
hat pr
esent
t
hems
elvesi
nthei
rli
vesasf
oll
ows

I
nthei
rnew envi
ronmentatNas
ila,t
hegi
rl
smeetuni
quechal
lenges
.Theyar
enotus
ed
t
othecommunall
if
eforal
lal
ongt
heyhaves
tayedi
nanur
bans
etupwher
eli
fei
s
i
ndi
vidual
ist
ic.AtNas
ila,t
heyhavet
ogetus
edt
oimpr
ompt
uvi
sit
orsands
uper
iormal
e
count
erpar
ts.I
tist
hel
ovebet
weent
het
wogi
rl
sthathel
psi
nthes
escenar
ios
.Theduo
s
tayt
oget
hermos
toft
het
imes
.Bys
odoi
ng,t
heys
har
eal
otTai
yocouns
elsRes
ianon
us
ingki
ndl
anguageonYei
yoBot
orrheraunt
.Thet
wogi
rl
sdi
scus
saboutdangert
hat
l
urksf
rom t
hehos
til
eyout
hes
peci
all
ybecaus
eoft
hei
runci
rcumci
sedcondi
ti
on.

I
nover
comi
ngt
hechal
lengeoff
emal
egeni
talmut
il
ati
on(
FGM)
,thei
rfr
iends
hipbond
comesi
nhandy.WhenRes
iangoesonahungers
tri
kes
hes
aysi
tisonl
yTai
yowhocan
changehers
tand.WhenTai
yoi
sinf
ormedofRes
ian’
scondi
ti
on,s
hedoesnothes
itat
eto
of
ferher
sel
fforRes
ian’
sredempt
ionevenwhent
her
ear
eri
sksal
lover
.Whi
leatNas
ila,
t
heyhaveal
otoft
imes
har
ingt
hei
rvi
ewst
owar
dsF
GM.Thedi
scus
sionsmus
thave
s
trengt
henedt
hei
rhar
dst
andst
owar
dsF
GM.I
tisf
rom t
hes
edi
scus
sionst
hatt
heyvow
nev
ert
ogi
vei
ntoF
GM.

I
nthei
nci
dentwhenTai
yoandRes
ianar
eaccos
tedbyt
wocal
lousyoungment
hei
r
coor
dinat
ionandf
ri
ends
hips
avet
hem.Thei
nci
dentf
indst
hem whi
let
heyar
ewal
king
t
oget
herwher
etheyhadvi
sit
edMai
sof
orl
unch.I
fthes
truggl
ehadbet
weent
women
ver
sus one gi
rlpr
obabl
yshe woul
d have been s
urmount
ed.Al
though mos
toft
he
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s
alvat
ioni
slar
gel
ybr
oughtbyOl
ari
nkoit
hef
actt
hatt
het
wogi
rl
swher
etoget
hermakes
i
teas
ierf
ort
hem t
ogoaboutt
heor
deal
.Thei
rjoi
nts
creami
ngandt
hei
res
capeunhur
tis
par
tl
ycont
ri
but
edbyt
hei
rtoget
her
nes
s.

Thet
wobi
rdsofaf
eat
herhat
chas
chemet
oout
witOl
ois
udor
i.Theywr
apt
hegi
ft
she
hadbr
oughtt
hem i
ntoaboxandt
it
lei
tasagi
ft
.Theyt
henpl
anhowt
oexecut
ethepl
an.
Theyar
rangeonhowRes
iani
stot
hankOl
ois
udor
iandgi
vehi
mthegi
ft
.Theydi
scus
sthe
ai
m oft
heges
tur
e;t
ocl
ari
fyt
oOl
ois
udor
ithef
actt
heycannotbecheat
edwi
thgi
ft
s.
F
rom t
hisco-
oper
ati
on,Res
ianmanagest
otr
ickOl
ois
udor
iandt
ell
sof
fherf
atherand
l
aterwi
thOl
ari
nkoi
,theymanaget
oleaveNas
il
a.

I
tisc
learf
rom t
heabovei
ll
ust
rat
iont
hats
trongf
ri
ends
hipbondscanhel
pfr
iendgo
abouthar
dexper
iencesandover
comet
hem i
nthei
rli
ves
.

3.Bad deci
sions can adver
sel
y af
fectourl
ives
.Wr
it
e an es
say i
nsuppor
toft
he
s
tat
ementwi
thi
ll
ust
rat
ionsf
rom t
henovel
.

TheChoi
ceswemakec
anaf
fectuspos
iti
vel
yornegat
ivel
y.Badchoi
cesdef
ini
tel
yhave
adver
se ef
fect
son ourf
utur
e.A char
act
erl
ike Ol
e Kael
o makess
ever
albad choi
ces
whi
chnotonl
yaf
fecthi
sli
febutal
sohi
sdaught
ers
.

Ol
eKael
oisadvi
sedbyhi
sfr
iendwhatki
ndofmanOl
ois
udor
iis
.Hei
stol
dthathei
snot
amanofi
ntegr
it
yandwar
nshi
m aboutdoi
ngbus
ines
swi
thhi
m.Heevenwar
nshi
mto
keephi
sdaught
ersf
rom hi
m.Ol
ois
udor
iisunheedi
ngt
othi
swar
ning.Hegoesont
osi
gn
bus
ines
scont
ract
sandr
ecei
vingal
oanf
rom hi
m.Lat
er,t
hismancaus
eshi
m gr
eatwor
ry
whenhet
hreat
enst
obr
inghi
sbus
ines
sdowni
fhedoesnotgi
vehi
m hi
sdaught
eri
n
mar
riage.

Ol
eKael
omakest
hebadchoi
ceofagr
eei
ngt
ogi
vehi
sdaught
erRes
iani
nmar
riaget
o
Ol
ois
udor
i.Hedoest
hist
osavehi
sbus
ines
sempi
reandt
oacqui
remor
eweal
thas
dowr
yfr
om hi
m.Thi
sunl
eas
hesamyr
iadofpr
obl
emsi
nhi
sfami
ly.Hekeepsas
sur
ing
hi
msel
fthathi
schoi
ceofOl
ois
udor
iisgoodandt
hatt
hemani
snotal
lbadbuti
nwar
dly,
he has r
eser
vat
ions abouts
uch a mar
riage.Hi
s deci
sion wor
sens t
he al
ready poor
r
elat
ions
hipbet
weenhi
m andhi
sdaught
er,whor
anawayandget
sint
omor
etr
oubl
e
wi
thOl
ari
nkoi
.Tai
yoal
sohasherl
if
erui
nedbybei
ngf
orcef
ull
yci
rcumci
sedbef
orebei
ng
f
orcedt
omar
ryOl
ois
udor
i.F
inal
ly,hel
oseshi
sdaught
erst
rus
tandhi
sfat
eisunknown
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eOl
ois
udor
imi
ghtcomef
orhi
minper
son.

Ol
ari
nkoii
snotknownbyt
heKael
osyetnobodyas
ksques
tionsabouthi
m.Hes
eemsa
mys
ter
yandwi
tht
imebecomesl
ikeamemberoft
hef
ami
ly.Thi
sear
nshi
mtr
ustamong
t
heKael
ost
othepoi
ntt
hatRes
iant
rus
tshi
mtot
akehert
oMi
nik’
sranch.Thi
smanwho
t
hef
ami
lyt
rus
teds
omucht
urnsi
ntoabeas
tbyr
api
ngRes
ianandevenpl
anni
ngt
o
ci
rcumci
seherbyf
orcebef
oremar
ryi
ngher
.Ift
heKael
o’shadnott
rus
tedt
hes
tranger
,
Res
ians
uff
eri
ngi
nhi
shandswoul
dhavebeenavoi
ded.

MamaMi
lanoimakesabadchoi
ceofgi
vingoverherdaught
erTai
yot
othr
ees
trange
womencheat
inghert
hats
hewasbei
ngt
akent
ohers
ist
er.Herpl
ansi
stohaveTai
yo
ci
rcumci
sedbef
orebei
ngmar
riedbyOl
ois
udor
i.Thi
sact
ionmakesherl
oset
het
rus
ther
daught
ershadf
orher
.Thewounds
hehascaus
edt
hem wi
lldef
ini
tel
ytaket
imet
oheal
.
Theyt
ooar
eangr
ywi
thhert
hatt
heyvow t
hatt
heywoul
dnotwantt
obel
ikeheri
n
mar
riage.

Baddeci
sionsmadeknowi
ngl
yorunknowi
ngl
ywi
lldef
ini
tel
yhavenegat
ivei
mpacti
nour
l
ivesoront
hos
ethatar
edeart
ous
.

4.Genderi
nequal
it
yist
ant
amountt
ovi
olat
ionofhumanr
ight
s.Wr
it
eanes
sayi
nsuppor
t
oft
heas
ser
ti
ondr
awi
ngyouri
ll
ust
rat
ionsf
rom Bl
ossomsoft
heSavannah.

Today’
spos
iti
onont
hemal
eandf
emal
egenderi
sthatmenandwomenar
eequaland
noneoft
hegenders
houl
ddomi
nat
eovert
heot
her
.InBl
ossomsoft
heSavannah,women
ar
e cul
tur
all
yfor
ced t
o be s
ubs
ervi
entt
o men,a pr
act
ice t
hatdeni
es t
hem s
ome
f
undament
alr
ight
sashumanbei
ngs
.

A wi
fehast
her
ightt
ost
atehi
spos
iti
ononanymat
tereveni
fiti
scont
rar
ytot
he
hus
band’
spos
iti
on.Thi
sisnott
hecas
ewi
thMamaMi
lanoi
,wi
fet
oOl
eKael
o.Sheadmi
ts
t
hats
hedi
dnotknow whi
chmanherhus
bandwasdoi
ngbus
ines
swi
thandeveni
fshe
di
d,s
hewoul
dnotdoanyt
hingabouti
tforhewast
heonewhocar
riedt
hef
ami
ly’
svi
sion.
Shet
husl
eavesever
yas
pectofdeci
sionmaki
ngt
ohi
m whet
hert
hos
edeci
sionsar
e
goodorbad.

Awomani
sabei
ngt
obel
ovedandnott
oloveback.Al
thoughOl
eKael
ogenui
nel
yloved
MamaMi
lanoiwhenhes
awherf
ir
st,herf
eel
ingsonhi
m ar
eimmat
eri
al.Womenwer
enot

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ex
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ores
ista man’
s advances accor
ding t
o Nas
ili
an cul
tur
e.Thi
sis a gr
eat
vi
olat
ionofherr
ightt
oloveorhat
e.I
nhercas
ether
eisnor
oom f
ort
hat
.Iti
sal
so
ex
pect
ed t
hatRes
ian s
houl
d gi
ve i
nto Ol
ois
udor
i’
s pl
ans t
o mar
ry her
.Ref
usali
s
r
egar
ded ass
tubbor
nnes
s.I
nfac
t,Ol
ois
udor
icl
aimst
hatnone ofhi
swi
vesputany
r
esi
stancei
nhi
sint
eres
tint
hem.Thi
smeanst
hatt
hei
rfeel
ingsf
orhi
m di
dnotmat
tera
gr
eatvi
olat
ionoft
hei
rfr
eedom t
ochoos
ethei
rmar
riagepar
tner
.

Res
ianandTai
yoar
efor
cedt
ounder
gocul
tur
alcoachi
ngbyJos
ephPar
muat
.Res
ian
r
ebel
sthi
sci
ti
ngi
nequal
it
yint
hepl
an.Sheopi
nest
hati
ftheywer
eboys
,suchat
hing
woul
dnotbedoneont
hem.I
nst
ead,t
heywoul
dbef
reel
yroami
ngNas
ilawi
thnobody
bot
her
ingt
hem.I
nthei
rcas
e,t
her
eisnos
uchopt
ions
impl
ybecaus
etheyar
egi
rl
s.Thei
r
r
ightt
ochoos
ewhatt
oandnott
olear
nisvi
olat
ed.Gi
rl
sar
etaughthowt
ocookf
ort
hei
r
menbutt
her
ear
enol
ess
onsf
orboysonhow t
opl
eas
ewomen.Res
ianoppos
ess
uch
ar
rangement
ssayi
ngs
hewoul
dnotbet
aughtt
osol
elypl
eas
emen.Shecl
aimst
hateven
boyss
houl
dbet
aughthowt
opl
eas
ewomen.

Genderi
nequal
it
yint
hiss
oci
etyel
evat
esmanovert
hewomant
otheext
entt
hatRes
ian
s
ayst
hati
tmademenas
sumet
hatt
heyhadr
ightovert
hebodyofanywoman.Thi
shas
r
educedwoment
obeobj
ect
sofs
ext
obeexpl
oit
edbymenatwi
ll
.Thi
spr
act
ices
tar
ted
wi
tht
heI
lar
inkonwar
rior
swhos
exual
lyexpl
oit
edwomenaf
terar
ous
ingt
hei
rdes
ires
.
Tai
yoandRes
ianunder
gos
ever
alr
apeat
tempt
swi
thRes
ianendi
ngupbei
ngr
apedby
Ol
ari
nkoiwhoas
sumeshehasever
yri
ghtoverherbody.Thes
einequal
it
ieshavegr
eat
ly
under
minedwomen’
sri
ghtt
opr
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