Based on the Imperialismtext from Chinua Achebe's story "<em>Marriage is a Private Affair",</em> the "shared characteristic" between the father and son can be depicted as "stubbornness".
<u>Explanation:</u>
The father and the son wanted things that were separate and different from each other. Why stubbornness? It is because neither the son nor the father was willing to give in and change their mind about the situation. They bothstood firmly for what they wanted .
The correct answer would be stubbornness, because neither the son or the father was willing to give in and change there mind on the situation. They both stood firm to what they wanted.
