Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Women

What are your impressions of women in the Ibo society? How might Achebe's viewpoint be limited here?

I feel that the women in the Ibo society are treated differently since the society is run by patriarchy. I also feel that the women are discriminated since men are judged by how many wives they have, and the more wives they have, the higher in society they are. This makes the women feel discriminated since the men are trying to have a lot of wives as if women are like objects to be possessed by the men.


  • Women obey men 
    • Okonkwo beats his 3rd wife
  • women are seen as less prestigious
    • Highest title is priestess 
  • To call a man "woman" is bad
  • Man vs. women social structure pg. 21
  • What does Achebe know
  • "Single story"
  • He's a man



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