the were Anikwenwa “…when separated and a woman teacher refusing to came to teach them how to participate in his sew, Nwambga found this silly, ima mmuo in her clan girls learned how to ceremony (p.210) make pottery and boys sewed cloth”(p.208) The Gods had asking “changed”, Shanahan told her that for gin instead of “Father Anikwenwa would have to take palm wine (p.214) an English name, because it was impossible to be baptised with a Mgbeke (Agnes) heathen name”(p.208) insisting that she keep her clothes on Anikwenwa: disliked the while bathing in “He shorts and shirt that made him the sacred Oyi sweat…being in the same class waters as old men and missing out on wrestling Nwamgba naming matches…Anikwenwa’s attitude Grace Afamefuna to school slowly changed…the (meaning: My curiosity in his eyes had name will not be diminished…as if he had found lost) himself bearing the weight of a too-heavy world. He stopped eating her food, because, he said, it was sacrificed to idols. He told her to tie her wrapper around her chest instead of her waist, because her nakedness was sinful.” (p.210-213) felt her son slipping away “She from her”(p.211) world that increasingly “…a made no sense” (p.212) Maureen, told her…that “Sister primitive tribes did not have poetry”(p.216) book she would write “…the called Pacifying with Bullets: A Reclaimed History of Southern Nigeria” (p.217) change her name to Afamefuna”(p.218)
“…when the were separated and a woman teacher came to teach them how to sew, Nwambga found this silly, in her clan girls learned how to make pottery and boys sewed cloth”(p.208) “Father Shanahan told her that Anikwenwa would have to take an English name, because it was impossible to be baptised with a heathen name”(p.208) Anikwenwa: “He disliked the shorts and shirt that made him sweat…being in the same class as old men and missing out on wrestling matches…Anikwenwa’s attitude to school slowly changed…the curiosity in his eyes had diminished…as if he had found himself bearing the weight of a too-heavy world. He stopped eating her food, because, he said, it was sacrificed to idols. He told her to tie her wrapper around her chest instead of her waist, because her nakedness was sinful.” (p.210-213) “She felt her son slipping away from her”(p.211) “…a world that increasingly made no sense” (p.212) “Sister Maureen, told her…that primitive tribes did not have poetry”(p.216) “…the book she would write called Pacifying with Bullets: A Reclaimed History of Southern Nigeria” (p.217) change her name to Afamefuna”(p.218) Anikwenwa refusing to participate in his ima mmuo ceremony (p.210) The Gods had “changed”, asking for gin instead of palm wine (p.214) Mgbeke (Agnes) insisting that she keep her clothes on while bathing in the sacred Oyi waters Nwamgba naming Grace Afamefuna (meaning: My name will not be lost)
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