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- Title
REPRESENTATION OF FRICTION AND INFLICTION IN BRIDE PRICE.
- Authors
George, Sandhya
- Abstract
This paper aims to elucidate the encounters that a thirteen year old girlfaces and how traditions and superstitions dominate on each other in her livelihood. The novel 'will be examined from the arena of trauma related to the custom of bride price associated with it. It details the darkest pains of their life and its influence on their thoughts. It explores on how theyfight 'with destiny to carry over their hope in lives. The woman does not have an access to any authority in their societies as well as in thefamilies. Their duty is considered as to bear children and take care of the responsibilities of thefamily. Bride price is the money or property given by the bridegroom to thefamily of the bride. The girl's voice is totally silenced and her real worth remains unknown to the society. Emecheta in her perspective tries to depict that woman is more valuable than money and her value is not evaluated by her bride price. She tries to create a better perspective to the future, full of faith, reliance and self direction for women.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; SUPERSTITION; BRIDE price; BRIDEGROOMS; SOCIAL responsibility
- Publication
Literary Endeavour, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
0976-299X
- Publication type
Article