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Finally she becomes disillusioned when faced with her uncle’s extreme wealth: “Then I discovered that Nhamo had not been lying. Babamukuru was indeed a man of consequence…Nhamo’s chorus sang in my head and now it sounded ominous…that my Babamukuru was wealthier than I had thought possible…. Having done it, what had he become? A deep valley cracked open…I felt separated forever from my uncle.” (99)

Still undecided

Bored so far. Not sure I’m interested in women’s educational empowerment and defying gender roles right now, as words and backwards as that sounds…I’m trying to relate and I don’t think I can relate to the main character