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Katherine
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A character I disagree with often is Mama. She tends to make excuses for Eugene, inevitably putting her kids in harms way. Every time someone tries to help, she takes her kids right back to their abuser. But I think that the years of abuse have affected the way she thinks and processes, and it's desensitized her.
— May 07, 2025 06:09AM
Katherine
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A character I often disagree with, Eugene "Papa." He might have been influenced by the person who introduced him to the church, but he's also influenced by Western culture.
— Apr 30, 2025 06:00AM
Katherine
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During my research, I learned that the setting is 1980s-based, twenty years after the Civil War, and Nigeria is still recovering from the aftermath. This helps me better understand when a coup gets mentioned or the military takes someone, and it makes me wonder why Papa would cover it up since the cover ended up with someone taken.
— Apr 16, 2025 06:23AM

