The story is a A story of a young woman Ihoma belonging to Ivo ethnic group in Nigeria. Her shine was involved in her past life when she was told that she is my wife's wife. This gives her a big position now, but it is the fate of destiny for any fatal person trying to marry her. As the novel progresses, Ihuoma is married three times and is widowed as a result of the anger of the Kao towards those who rob her bride. It is a traditional preventive story on the surface, Literary Biography Dictionary Essay is " Piss Despite the strong penetration of supernatural, it is based on the fact that it is a realistic style fiction rather than folklore.
From his first appearance as a novelist, Piss In 1966, Elechi Amadee established himself as a unique person in African fiction. He was not alone in Africa's village to convey the daily texture of the traditional colonial life: Chinua Achebe & Things collapse At least this has done it. But he distinguishes himself by not presenting a clear contradiction between the traditional world and the world that replaced it. On the other hand Things collapse Aman's novel does not emphasize the influence of foreigners at all. The actions of either of his three novels can occur five years ago or a century before colonial invasion into the area. Likewise, the dilemma that faces his hero and heroine and ultimately destroys it is totally derived from the beliefs, customs and events of their indigenous culture.
In this novel, a hairdresser that has beautified all men and women in the village of Okaki and Omigwa maintains rational behavior, intelligence, social courtesy. Her good reputation spreads to three villages including Chiolu. As a woman, she is a model of perfect beauty to testify by telling the narrator that she is a pretty lady: sometimes why she got married so soon ... she was young. It was easy to think of her age. The skin color of Iuoma was Ali Hill 's skin color. Her character smoothly rolled ... Ihuoma 's smile was disarmed. Perhaps the narrow gap in the upper part of her white tooth was a trick. At that time, the tooth gap was in fashion. Ihuoma's gap is natural and other women envy her. Her beauty is the size of all women thought to be beautiful. Everyone envies her. Everyone likes her. Furthermore, in fact she wanted to look at herself. I did not expect her to be beautiful, but it did not arrogant her. She was sympathetic, kind and reserved. Her husband was proud that he had never fought seriously with other women during the marriage six years. She did not improve invectives and other women talked much faster than she. The fact that she was exchanged verbally despite the fact that she was partially retraining her orally contesting her neighbor. Gradually she gained the ability to accept his neighbor's remarkable remarks. In this way, her prestige among women grew even the most disgusting person among her until the assistant was unpleasant to her. She resolved the conflict and provided advice to older women.
For the villagers, this characteristic of Iumoma will put her in the center of an exemplary woman and mother's tribe and community. Needless to say, all the men in the village want her. Most men envy her husband, Emenike, who married her at the young age of 22. The couple behaves like a perfect family blessed with gods with four children. They have two sons who really love them and two daughters.
The concept of beauty and power of men is based on his characteristics and appearance, the strength of wrestling, the power of hunting, the ability to fight against enemies and ready to defend the village, and the enemy and his wife and his wife and children well Maintain and nurture. Bodily deformity, incapacity or abnormality is considered ugly. Those who can not win the wrestling match will be escaped and will be classified as weak. Because the husband dominates and dominates the house, the village has a strong patriarchal system. Their wives are unobtrusive and immobile to follow their needs.
Emenike, Ihuoma's first husband is admired and likes tribal elders. They regard him as an ideal youth. He looked good, was formed and liked girls. Although he was an average wrestler, there was a devil's fortune to throw people away in a wonderful way that onlookers remembered forever. He prevailed the confidence of the old man. They have always carried out errands requiring intelligence and intensified use of proverbs.
In contrast, Madume was thought to be a successful man in the early 30s, but was not considered strong. He was not a good wrestler (although he danced well to the beat of the drums), many young people liked him.
In Madam, there was one mistake in what most villagers dislikes. He said "I could see a big eye." In other words, he was a good one and he was never satisfied with his share. He called out until he got something more than his fellow's stock. As a result, he was constantly contesting things such as land, palm wine tree, Plantain tree. That was how he fights with Emenike.
Ekwueme, most fellows of Ihomaa's patients are also handsome and diligent, respecting their parents Adaku and Igwe.
Meanwhile, with many village events such as wrestling matches, village members' deaths, market days, planting, spirit and worship to God, his best friend and singer's partner, his deformed foot It is considered abnormal.
One of the most elaborate cultural traditions practiced in the novel is the marriage habit. John Muvy in the book African religion and philosophy Marriage is a complicated relationship between the economic and religious aspects, and often they can not be separated from one another because they are strongly overlapping each other. For Africans, marriage is the focus of existence. It is the point where all members of a particular community meet: people who left, people who are alive, people who have not yet been born. Marriage is a duty and a requirement ... A person not participating in it is a curse of the community, he is a rebel and he is a law offender, but he is not abnormal. Being unable to marry under normal circumstances means that stakeholders rejected society and society refused.
In this way, we can see how parents are concerned about their marriage. They openly talk about the early arranged marriage, that which happened to Ekwueme and Ahurole. Even though Ahurole is still in her mother's womb, she already matches Ekwueme. And when that time comes, that guy 's parents need to inform women' s parents to make a formal talk about marriage. The first visit of a family of men who brought gifts and wine for the family of girls and a year of formal discussion will be given. Inevitable visits include the elderly negotiating for the price and dowry of the bride. Once the guide has reached an agreement, you can set the date of the last day celebrated with colorful dancing and night drinkers. This practice is done to build friendship and friendship between religious houses and villagers.
He said parents had picked Ahurole immediately as soon as they were born. He could hardly dodge a bow by that time. He really did not have the option to say to Ihuoma Everyday I observed Ekwe's wedding negotiations. Aurole was engaged in Ekwe when Ekwe was about 8 years old, but Ekwe was about 5 years old.
Mbiti claims that marriage is a long process. Ceremonies may be given at that moment. When a child is born physically, in order to make it a social member of a family, it must be born ceremonially or religiously. At a later age, it undergoes a series of start ceremonies ... Where observed, after observation, people are born into complete males and females with all secrets, responsibilities and privileges and expectations social and religious . The entire community is participating.
There are many customs and wedding procedures. In some societies, the ceremony is the last day of a few days and is really full of rituals.
And Ahurole 's parents were proud of her daughter' s engagement. For years she had done special attention and vigilance to her. As it turns out, the time has come for official negotiations. The negotiations may have started two years ago, but Wagbara is not in a hurry, but suggests two things. Firstly he was not keen on the price of his daughter's bride and secondly he was convinced of his good influence on his daughter.
Wines and gifts were plentiful on the following days. Until Ahurole 's uncle becomes a nominated guide. Six months later, the price of the bride was agreed. The whole family was in a hurry rushing to take Aurore back to the village of Ekwe. It is their fear that Ekwe may insist on marriage with Ihuoma. Parents are obliged to guide children for proper marriage. Eke caused by marrying Auro has never wanted his parents to cause problems to the villagers and never wanted to be abandoned by his mind going to Ihoma, contrary to that tradition.
Ekwe does his best to get married, but Ahurole is immature, emotional and disappointed. His desire for Ishma will increase as he tells his legal wife.
Another very elaborate habit is observation and superstition of family members and community death. When Ihuoma's first legitimate husband Emenike died for a rock and chest, the village of Wigme grieved for eight days due to his death and Ihuoma's condolences. People took care of the neighborhood a lot. He sang many rhythmic compounds, preferably his songs, until he was buried in his backyard, a famous wine while getting up. His spirit is believed to lead his property and his family.
His arch enemy, greedy Madum continues to argue that the elders continue to own the land settled for Emenike. This materialism of Madumu, one day hoping for Iwoma, will catch the planet harvesting on his controversial lands, leading to his death. He takes progress and abuse Ihuoma. The widow runs for her life until his younger brother Nadi is rescued. People caught up after Madome and were hit by the poison of cobra. His life has changed after the incident, which brings his swollen eyes and he disappears. His wife Wall escapes from her husband's act of violence. When she comes back, Madam looks hanging inside the door. The entire village could not believe Madam's suicidal behavior. His body is considered not to be pure. Ordinary men and women can not touch the body because their bodies are filthy. Doctors have an obligation to burial themselves to purify themselves. The body of Madumu is thrown into the forest with the Eveile Spirit.
The last tragic death of Ekurume, the last victim of Ihma, is the most dramatic. The eve of their tough relationship where the first village was disappointed has been proved to be dark and majestic of the death of Eku. Agwoturumbe, a drug man who sacrifices for their marriage, prepares all herbs, animals, amulets, so that they can go to the river to meet the king of the sea. The next day, as Eku is preparing himself, it is shot with a barbaric arrow by the son of Iwooma. Arrows are for lizards that are necessary for sacrifice. Fate is set against the fate of Ekwe even though the anger of the ocean spirit is eventually even as his parents hired a doctor, Agwoturumbe service.
People put their life, love and fear high in their ancestors and their gods' spirits. Each part of the earth is dominated by God. Frequently referred to by villagers, God of Lightning, Amadioha and Ojukwu, are afraid being gods of the Earth and the Earth, God of the air and the forest. Each person is dominated by his personal spirit. No one can go against that spirit, but as it happened in wrestling between Emenike and Madam, the spirit can defy people.
Polytheism - worship of many gods - was a characteristic of the previous Igbo society. However, this does not preclude the belief in the highest faith. Once approaching people, the best existence, Chukwu, was thought to have withdrawn from direct interference with their affairs.
Igbo myths illustrate the fact that this highest is interacting with individuals or indeed it has intervened in individual and community problems, but until all troubled by women, especially women's abnormal behavior, all accounts It seems that the best people deciding to move away from the obstructions of human daily activities decided to make some of his powers the best for existence with fewer and local forces is there.
Among the unprecedented faiths, there was no one equivalent to Satan, the devil. Igbob returned devils and devils to the various gods of the Pantheon, but it could not be thought of embodying all evil. Likewise, the concept of hell was not included in the faith of the previous term.
Traditional igubos seem to have themselves occupied the most frequently with their own guardian spirit. The best existence seems to be in charge of all things nominally. However, at individual levels, in many cases, χ, which is interpreted as a guardian angel or individual spiritual guardian of each individual, seems to play a more positive role in the affairs of every individual. The belief was that a man's father had hands on his work directly. Aibo's idea of fate and freedom are tied to χ. "Individuals taught to Igbo" have a fate to be attributed to his life. His personal god rules over his destiny.
Medicine male practice is sacred, healthy, healing and accepted. The doctor may pray for God for the people. He works as a village doctor and acts as a prophet who can see the future. Both Anyika and Agwoturumbe see Ekwueme's death. Both are afraid of Sea King who legally owns the sea and girl Iwoma who chose to be a human being. Here, the doctor is as ubiquitous as the need of the people.
The basis of all his works is the concept of life as an ongoing struggle. There is a sarcastic contradiction to the philosophy of Amandi about the minor things of humans and the ultimate impotence and the impotence by God's hands and the fact that his character is fighting to the end. As shown in The Concubine, the gods Amadi has never made it clear that the character of the novel is Igbo (or Ibo), but it is provided by critics belonging to the Igbo society. Igbos earthquake mainly in the southeastern part of Nigeria. The imaginary word of Amadi is "Erekwi". Shuffle a letter a little, you will be born an ethnic group "Ikwell" to which Amadi himself belongs. Iku speaks clear words in the Igbo word. They are riverside people and they help to explain Neptune's appearance with their Pantheon.
Traditional igubo lives in a small autonomous village, each consisting of relatives, committing its origin to its ancestors. They did not put their society on a centralized government or the highest political authority, such as the king or the chief. Rather, Igbo has empowered people themselves or elder councils. These elders who took over the wisdom of their ancestors solved the land conflict and other troublesome contractual problems. There were also public forums such as opinions of the poor, rich and poor, young people, voices before the decision affecting the whole village.
In this novel, the village of Ooka Town closely responds to this model. There is no single leader. Instead, the villagers themselves dominate the community, giving special weight to the judgment of the elder. At some point, hero Ihuoma reminds greedy neighbor Madume that the land dispute between her and Emenike behind her husband was decided in favor of Emenike village elders. Another joke, the domestic conflict between Ekuem and Aurore married unfortunately is arbitrated by the elders of Omigwe, the hometown of Omokashi and Ahorol. Trying to run in front of one proverb, the man tells the power of fate until it dies. In order to succeed it is necessary to match our own object with our own purpose. Other proverbs include free will and reflect the duality of warts thought (fate and free will). The belief was that everyone had the hidden powers provided by their own Kai. People just made use of this kind of power to accomplish the accomplishments in their lives. In other words, people can influence their destiny. Alternatively, the proverb says, "If one is will, his personal will will also be said."
It was not thought that a man and his Kai were tied together all the year. Regardless of the active support and cooperation of one Kai there is an area of life that has to struggle to achieve something. But as a man was always believed to have to do well with his Kai, he will come to his support as he gets the phone. When someone failed to move his Kai to support a particular project, its spirit was said to be generally sleeping or away.
