"Your mother is there to protect you"
Here we are, part II! This is where the the real imperialism happens, right? Anyway, since I ran out of things to write a while ago, I'm just going to analyze this quote a bit. Sounds good? Alright. Okonkwo is as manly as they come. However when he is exiled, he goes to his motherland. Uchendu offers an explanation. He says that when things are good, sons like their fathers. But when the going gets tough, they go to their mothers for protection. In a way, I feel that this makes the woman stronger than man. After all, real strength isn't shown in aggressive displays but in desperate acts of protection. There isn't much that is stronger than a mother's devotion to her child. Maybe after this, Okonkwo won't beat his wives so much anymore.
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