In the story of Things
Fall Apart, women of the Igbo tribe are awfully mistreated, and considered as
weak and get little or no respect outside of their role as a mother.
<span>It was obvious from
the way the crowd stood that the ceremony was for men. There were a lot of
women in the ceremony, but they only looked on from the edge like outsiders. Women
are not invited nor allowed to stay while men are engaging in any discussion.
Women are also not included in the council of war and hence they do not form
any part of the masquerades representing the judiciary and ancestral spirits. </span>
In the story of Things Fall Apart, women of the Igbo tribe are awfully mistreated, and considered as weak and get little or no respect outside of their role as a mother.
<em>It was obvious from the way the crowd stood that the ceremony was for men. </em>There were a lot of women in the ceremony, but they only looked on from the edge like outsiders. Women are not invited nor allowed to stay while men are engaging in any discussion. Women are also not included in the council of war and hence they do not form any part of the masquerades representing the judiciary and ancestral spirits.
‘Cloudy Day’ is a poem written by Jimmy Santiago. This poem is based on the central idea that no matter in whatever situation you’re in, there’s always a ray of hope.
When we read the first stanza, it makes us clear that Baca (the person who is poisoned) is talking about his own life story.
In the every first stanza we get some details which is not quite possible for an ordinary man to come up with such details.
Only the one who is imprisoned can show us the reality of life. The tone used by the speaker is very encouraging and optimistic one.
Take the liberty of. Act on one's own authority without permission from another, as in I took the liberty of forwarding the mail to his summer address. It is also put as take the liberty to, as in He took the liberty to address the Governor by her first name.
