Answer to Question #144174 in Psychology for Nontobeko Hlatshwayo

Question

In Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, it was said that Okonkwo, the main character has better luck with his daughters, particularly Ezinma, although he constantly reminds her to ‘sit like a woman’ (p.40). Yet he repeats over and over again, “she should have been a boy” (pp. 57, 58, 60, 156, 157). Why do critics conclude that this aspect of the novel points to Achebe’s position that gender ought not to be a barrier to excellence or achievement?

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