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"What do you mean?" In page 61,62 in the excerpt, if she aligned herself with a person who Nasila regarded as having such an obnoxious...

In page 61,62 in the excerpt,if she aligned herself with a person who Nasila regarded as having such an obnoxious reputation where would her marriage stand? a)Place the excerpt in its immediate context b)Explain the three themes in the excerpt 6 marks c)illustrate the use of allusion and explain its use.3 marks

d)Why was Minik ene Nkoitoi regarded as a devil incarnatein Naisela?2 marks

e)Give two character traits of Mama Milanoi that are brought out in this excerpt.4 marks

f)Rewrite in reported speech " What do you mean?" 1 mark

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Martin
a)Before
Ole Kaelo had woken up his wife in the morning after the home coming ceremony asking her if she was aware of what the culture they had been ushered to, demanded of them.She tells him that she understands but proposes that they think about the interests of the family first.

b)After
Mama Milanoi decides to play along with her husband 's demands since she knew there was no room for her to dissent.She decides to broach the subject of F.GM with the daughters to see how much they knew about it.
b)Themes
i)Place of women in the society

The society presented expects women to be submissive by being faithful and obedient to their husbands as in the case with Mama Milanoi.

ii)Conflict

The writer tells us that Mimik ene Nkoitoi campaign against girl's circumcision and early marriages had put her in direct collision with the Nasila people.

iii)Traditions-We see that people of Nasila practice female circumcision and early marriages which is why the Emakererei is despised from campaigning against them.Ole Kaelo asks his wife to start counselling the girls in readiness for circumcision.


c)Use of allusion

The writer uses geographical allusion where it is said that Minik had attended Makerere University in Uganda.This allusion makes the story authentic and believable.

d)She is regarded so since she criticized and campaigned against girl's circumcision and early marriage ,traditional practices that Nasila people valued.

e)i)Submissive /Obedient- This is seen from the fact that she was faithful and obedient wife to Ole Kaelo as said in the Novel.We see that she could not dissent with him even when does not support his proposal that the girls be prepared for circumcision.

ii)Informed - She knows so much about Minik ene Nkoitoi including her education background and even the different views that people held about her .She also knows her age and occupation.'At thirty,she was already managing an expansive government sheep ranch...."

f)He asked her what she meant./Ole Kaelo asked his wife what she meant.
marto answered the question on April 17, 2018 at 06:41

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