Nnaemeka's
marriage to Nene symbolizes a rejection of Christianity and a deviation or challenge to his
heritage as Ibo. Nnaemeka has chosen his soon to be wife rather than follow the strict marital
arrangements that are set by his father. Nene and Nnaemeka instead choose to follow love. Nene's
role as a teacher and Christian is counter to Nnaemeka's Christian upbringing. This is
exemplified when Nnaemeka's father says,
no Christian
woman should teach. St. Paul in his letter to the Corinthians says that women should keep
silence.
The marriage is a sign of deviation and is
further explained when an elderly man in the village notes that a marriage between a native Ibo
and someone who speaks a different tongue was 'never heard of'. The ending scene is of an
overcast and stormy night. This symbolizes that
nature had
a hand in a human fight . . .
This sensory image is
reflective of the turmoil between father and son.
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