One of these is Okonkwo's son, Nwoye: The hymn about brothers who sat in darkness and in fear seemed to answer a vague and persistent question that haunted his young soul - the question of the twins crying in the bush and the question of Ikemefuna who was killed. ... (TFA, p.129) Nwoye had begun to feel uneasy about the brutality of certain aspects of tribal life and the new religion seems to hold some relief for him. ... The new religion appeals to the victims and the doubting members of the tribe. ...

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Female circumcision, the partial or total cutting away of the external female genitalia, has been practiced for centuries. Often performed without anesthetic under septic conditions by lay practitioners with little or no knowledge of human anatomy or medicine, female circumcision can cause death or...

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