LITERAL COMPREHENSION:
Nnaemeka is staying in Lagos city. He is a young boy from Ibo tribe. He fall in love with a girl named Nene. Nene is a girl from another tribe. When Nnaemeka goes to his home, he talks his marriage. The father, Okake is very strict in old and and traditional customs and values. The father forces his son to marry with Nweke’s daughter named Nene. She is from the same tribe. Nnameka tries to convince his father. But his father does not listen to him. Nnemeka argues that Nene is from Christian background and she is a good Christian. The father is not ready to listen even the name Nene. Nene is a teache and what Okake knows is that no Christian women should teach. Nnaemeka does not compromise with his father about his marriage. Father becomes very furious with his son and he abadandon his son. Nnaemeka challenges the traditional values and norms. He goes to the town and gets married with Nene. They live in the town happily. Six month later, Nnaemeka send their wedding photos to the father. But Okake returns all that photos by cutting Nene’s. Okake wants to say that he has nothing to do with Nene. After 8 years, Nene sends a letter to her father-in-law with the photograph of her two sons. She requests her father-in-law to allow his grand children to visit him. Finally Okake’s heart melts; he think that he cannot shut the door for his grandsons. He desires to meet them. He forgives all of them. In this way after eight years. Nene’s letter changes Okake’s mind.
Interpretation
The story is trying to tell that marriage is private affair. The parent should not interface in the marriage of their sons and daughters. The story moves around the conflict about the tradition values, norms, customs and beliefs between the old and new generation. Nnaemeka challenges all traditional values of his father and marries the girl of his own choice. The father becomes angry and he decided to give up his son but everything is settled in the end of the story. Okake decides to accept his son, daughter-in-law and grandsons. The story also presents the victory of new generation over the old one.
CRITICAL THINKING
The story is very interesting and it is also instructive. The story realistically presents the conflict between the old and new generation in Nigeria about the affair of marriage. However, some questions come in the mind of the readers while reading the story. Can a father really become so cruel with his son? Similarly can a father tear the photograph of his son’s wedding picture?
Can a young man in Nigeria really challenge such strict traditional values and norms? The people in the village advise Okake to consult a native doctor. They think Nnaemeka mind disease. But Okake does not listen to them. The story says that Nnaemeka’s father was of less superstition than his villagers. Why does not Okake accept Nene as his daughter-in-law if he was less superstitious?
ASSIMILATION
While reading the story, I remember my friend Roshan Khanal. He is my friend from my childhood. We went to same school until class ten. After SLC, he wen to Kathandu for his higher education. There he fell in love with a girl from Newar community. His father was Pandit of village. He was very strict in traditional values and norms. He forces Roshan to marry with an uneducated girl of the village. However, Roshan challenged his father’s cultural beliefs and get married with her. They settled in Kathmandu. His father became so angry and decided to give up them. Last year, in Dashain, Roshan came to village with his wife. His father and mother accepted them. Now they are living happily.
Nnaemeka is staying in Lagos city. He is a young boy from Ibo tribe. He fall in love with a girl named Nene. Nene is a girl from another tribe. When Nnaemeka goes to his home, he talks his marriage. The father, Okake is very strict in old and and traditional customs and values. The father forces his son to marry with Nweke’s daughter named Nene. She is from the same tribe. Nnameka tries to convince his father. But his father does not listen to him. Nnemeka argues that Nene is from Christian background and she is a good Christian. The father is not ready to listen even the name Nene. Nene is a teache and what Okake knows is that no Christian women should teach. Nnaemeka does not compromise with his father about his marriage. Father becomes very furious with his son and he abadandon his son. Nnaemeka challenges the traditional values and norms. He goes to the town and gets married with Nene. They live in the town happily. Six month later, Nnaemeka send their wedding photos to the father. But Okake returns all that photos by cutting Nene’s. Okake wants to say that he has nothing to do with Nene. After 8 years, Nene sends a letter to her father-in-law with the photograph of her two sons. She requests her father-in-law to allow his grand children to visit him. Finally Okake’s heart melts; he think that he cannot shut the door for his grandsons. He desires to meet them. He forgives all of them. In this way after eight years. Nene’s letter changes Okake’s mind.
Interpretation
The story is trying to tell that marriage is private affair. The parent should not interface in the marriage of their sons and daughters. The story moves around the conflict about the tradition values, norms, customs and beliefs between the old and new generation. Nnaemeka challenges all traditional values of his father and marries the girl of his own choice. The father becomes angry and he decided to give up his son but everything is settled in the end of the story. Okake decides to accept his son, daughter-in-law and grandsons. The story also presents the victory of new generation over the old one.
CRITICAL THINKING
The story is very interesting and it is also instructive. The story realistically presents the conflict between the old and new generation in Nigeria about the affair of marriage. However, some questions come in the mind of the readers while reading the story. Can a father really become so cruel with his son? Similarly can a father tear the photograph of his son’s wedding picture?
Can a young man in Nigeria really challenge such strict traditional values and norms? The people in the village advise Okake to consult a native doctor. They think Nnaemeka mind disease. But Okake does not listen to them. The story says that Nnaemeka’s father was of less superstition than his villagers. Why does not Okake accept Nene as his daughter-in-law if he was less superstitious?
ASSIMILATION
While reading the story, I remember my friend Roshan Khanal. He is my friend from my childhood. We went to same school until class ten. After SLC, he wen to Kathandu for his higher education. There he fell in love with a girl from Newar community. His father was Pandit of village. He was very strict in traditional values and norms. He forces Roshan to marry with an uneducated girl of the village. However, Roshan challenged his father’s cultural beliefs and get married with her. They settled in Kathmandu. His father became so angry and decided to give up them. Last year, in Dashain, Roshan came to village with his wife. His father and mother accepted them. Now they are living happily.
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