Okeke in Chinua Achebe's "Marriage is a Private Affair" is an example of a man who changes from his traditional ways. Okeke's change shows characteristics of being a stubborn and resentful person until he comes to the realization that family is more important. Okeke is perceived as a traditional man whit ancestral upbringing. Thus Okeke is conflicted on the subject of his son, Naemeka marrying a woman outside of his tribe.
The characters and their descriptions:
1. Nnaemeka- The son of Okeke. A man who is engage to Nene. He is an Ibo.
2. Nene- She is engage to Nnaemeka. Grew up in the big city of Lagos, she follows modern ways, she is a good christian, and a teacher in a girls' school in Lagos.
3. Okeke- The father of Nnaemeka. An Ibo.
4. Madubogwu- A haighly practical man.
5. Ugoye Nweke- An Ibo woman. The woman that Okeke wants to marry his son.
6. The Children- The sons of Nnaemeka and Nene.
because it is a promise to "to love and cherish" a single person. And it is a commitment that you have vowed to fulfill to another person. It is you and your partner's promise and no one elses.
of story conflict between traditional and modern way.need for understand in family.the price of stubbrnness hurt thestubborn preson and the people he is ignoring
Marriage Is a Private Affair - 1944 is rated/received certificates of: Finland:S Sweden:15
his feelings
because
it's not private. There's a book on it O.O
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In "Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe, the falling action occurs after the climax of the story when Nnaemeka writes a letter to his father, disowning his ancestral beliefs. This leads to a period of tension and conflict as both Nnaemeka and his father struggle to reconcile their differences before eventually reaching a resolution.
She dies
Didactic, the author means to inform the reader.
it symbolizes that he should totally let the children in
interesting..............................
they met in the church
omniscent point of view