The protagonist of this novel meets his future wife at a dance in England, but the two do not begin a relationship until they sail back to their home country. The woman, Clara
The protagonist of this novel meets his future wife at a dance in England, but the two do not begin a relationship until they sail back to their home country. The woman, Clara, informs the protagonist that they cannot marry as she is an osu, or outcast, and the protagonist's mother insists that she will commit suicide if they marry. Clara breaks off the engagement, but reveals she is pregnant. The protagonist Obi borrows money to pay for her abortion, and coupled with scholarship money he must also repay, he is overwhelmed and finally gives into accepting bribes, a practice he continues until he is caught and put on trial at the end of the novel. For ten points, name this Chinua Achebe work about the travails of Obi Okonkwo, the sequel to Things Fall Apart.
The protagonist of this novel meets his future wife at a dance in England, but the two do not begin a relationship until they sail back to their home country.
No Longer at Ease