The prejudice against Nnaemeka’s marriage was not confined to his little village. In Lagos, especially among his people who work
ed there, it showed itself in a different way. Their women, when they met at their village meeting, were not hostile to Nene. Rather, they paid her such excessive deference as to make her feel she was not one of them. But as time went on, Nene gradually broke through some of this prejudice and even began to make friends among them. Slowly and grudgingly they began to admit that she kept her home much better than most of them. –“Marriage Is a Private Affair,” Chinua Achebe Read the passage from both the feminist and historical perspectives. In one paragraph, explain what each perspective reveals about the passage. Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of both the perspectives.
Explanation: The women of Nnaemeka's tribe treat Nene differently because she is an outsider. However, over time, Nene's reputation improves because of her housekeeping skills.
