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"" is as Much a Love Story as it is a Tale of Ritualized Beliefs and Cultural Behavior Patterns
Often stories in a particular culture take into account, and capitalize on symbols of that particular culture for thematic effectiveness. Many indigenous stories thus contain generalized patterns of beli ....
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.... in matters of love; Agbadi finds a special thrill in trying to win the unconquerable love of . is a woman ahead of her time, unwilling to be controlled, even by the strong and powerful Agbadi, not only because of her individual desires, but because of her respect for the cultural norms of her society.
From the onset of the story we learn that Agbadi proposes marriage to . Since 's father, Chief Obi Umunna, had no sons, he raised to be very assertive and assume what is considered boylike tr ....
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