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Nana Says To Mariam In Chapter 3 Analysis

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6) Nana says to Mariam in chapter 3, "it's out lot in life, Mariam. Women like us. We endure. It's all we have." How does this statement prove foreboding as you read through Part One? Provide a specific example in your answer. When Nana says this she means as a woman, Mariam does not have the power or freedom to change her life and find her own happiness. If something bad happens to her, there is nothing she can do but endure it. This statement proves foreboding later on when she learns just how powerless she is in her society. She is married to someone she does not have any say in and when he becomes abusive towards her, she understands what Nana meant through experience that there is nothing she can do but endure. However, this is not to

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