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Lesson Three: Applying Critical Approaches to Literary Analysis

Question 5 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 10

What is the main conflict in the story?

Answer
A
Nene wants a tribal wedding, but Nnaemeka wants an urban ceremony.
B
The village elders want Okeke to disown Nnaemeka, but he does not want to.
C
Nnaemeka’s father wants him to marry a neighbor, but Nnaemeka marries Nene.
D
Nnaemeka’s father thinks that women should not teach, but Nene is a dedicated teacher.

Explanation

The story’s main conflict is between Nnaemeka’s choice of wife and his father Okeke’s expectations. Okeke wants Nnaemeka to marry a woman he approves of, but Nnaemeka marries Nene, whom he loves. This disagreement causes the central tension between father and son; it is not mainly about the style of the wedding or Nene’s work as a teacher.

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