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49 pages 1 hour read

Buchi Emecheta

The Joys of Motherhood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

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Essay Topics

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Analyze the impact of British colonialism on the Ibo people’s lives, as portrayed in The Joys of Motherhood.

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Compare and contrast Nnu Ego and Adaku as foil characters. What do each of them gain and lose with their differing attitudes to patriarchal social norms?

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Analyze the ways in which Nnaife and Agbadi are similar and different from one another.

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