Sunday, 30 November 2014

In "Marriage is a Private Affair", what is the Okeke's internal conflict?

Okeke
faces an internal struggle that concerns his obedience and compliance to the traditional Igbo
culture and his love for Nnaemeka, his son. Okeke is depicted as a traditionalist who obediently
abides by the Igbo customs and traditional culture. When Okeke's son Nnaemeka decides to
challenge the traditional marriage customs of the Igbo tribe, Okeke is faced with a difficult
decision to accept and honor his son's choice or reject and shun Nnaemeka. Okeke's
internal struggle concerns the love for his son, which conflicts with the expectations of the
traditional Igbo society.
Okeke realizes that in honoring his son's decision to
marry Nene independently without consulting him or his wife, he will be dismissing the
traditional Igbo marriage custom. Given the fact that Okeke is a strict traditionalist, he
decides to reject and shun Nnaemeka for deciding to marry Nene. Okeke struggles to repress his
feelings of love and affection...

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