Much of the traditional Igbo life presented in this novel revolves around
structured gender roles. Essentially all of Igbo life is gendered, from
the crops that men and women grow, to characterization of crimes. In
Igbo culture, women are the weaker sex, but are also endowed with
qualities that make them worthy of worship, like the ability to bear
children. The dominant role for women is: first, to make a pure bride
for an honorable man, second, to be a submissive wife, and third, to
bear many children. The ideal man provides for his family materially and
has prowess on the battlefield. The protagonist in the novel is
extremely concerned with being hyper-masculine and devalues everything
feminine, leaving him rather unbalanced. Much of the gender theme in the
book centers around the idea of balance between masculine and feminine
forces – body and mind/soul, emotionality and rationality, mother and
father. If one is in imbalance, it makes the whole system <span>haywire.</span>
Walker made the decision to retain and embrace her maiden name, Walker, as a reminder of that walk.
What is maiden?
Some people mourn and resent the Maiden, while others worship her and treat her like a fetish. The Maiden is a traditional representation of the innocence, independence, and individuality of childhood. She is an unmarried woman who is young, naive, free-spirited, and uncontaminated by the world. She follows her instincts and frequently engages in creative experimentation. She also has a propensity to let life happen to her and frequently finds herself in situations where she is defenceless and in need of assistance.
Alice Walker's <u>great-great-great-great-grandmother</u> was a slave who travelled by foot from Virginia to Eatonton, Georgia—regarded as Walker's ancestral home—carrying two infants on her hips. Walker made the decision to retain and embrace her maiden name, Walker, as a reminder of that walk.
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The answer is to assure unity. It is hard to get your point across if you don't stick to one point at a time
She became a hardened and angry women.
