The Joys of Motherhood
A Feminism, Literature, Fiction book. In Ibuza sons help their father more than they help their mother. A mother's joy is only in the name....
The AWS Classics is a brand-new Heinemann series which offers a selection of the best-known works of African Literature originally published in the African Writers Series. With new introductions written for each title in the series, these classic novels are a must-read for anyone interested in African literature.The Joys of Motherhood tells the moving story of Nnu Ego, a West African woman devoted to her children, giving them all her life - with the result that she finds herself friendless and alone in middle age. The Joys of Motherhood is a...
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- Pages: 254 pages
- ISBN: 9780435913540 / 435913549
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Nnu Ego was like those not-so well-informed Christians who,promised the Kingdom of Heaven,believed that it was literally just round the corner and that Jesus Christ was coming on the very morrow. Many of them would hardly contribute anything ton this world,reasoning, "What is the use? Christ will come soon" They became so insulated in their beliefs that not only would they have little to do with ordinary sinners,people going about their daily work, they even pitied them and in many cases looked down on them because the Kingdom of God was not for the... In Ibuza sons help their father more than they help their mother. A mother's joy is only in the name. She worries over them,looks after them when they are small;but in the actual help on the farm ,the upholding of the family name,all belong to the father. Buchi Emecheta, The Joys of Motherhood // A man is never ugly". Buchi Emecheta, The Joys of Motherhood //
She lives a life of few ups, mostly downs. But the story doesn't dwell in darkness. It plows forward, like the mother in this story. It's a real page turner. I found it interesting how the people whose point of view are most detailed are the people whom the mother identifies with the most. Besides the mother, this includes her father,... I read this years ago as a secondary school student in Nigeria. I remember thinking how ironical the title of the book was. Did she reap the fruits of her labor?Did she truly experience the joy of motherhood? I think we can all agree that she experienced the unfairness of life and injustice that comes with it. The setting of the book... This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood is a powerful and complex commentary on twentieth-century gender relations, urban and rural life, and tradition in colonial Nigeria between roughly 1909 and 1950. Emecheta is well-known for writing novels (mostly...
