Girls at War, and Other Stories
What metaphors are used in Girls at War, and Other Stories by Chinua Achebe?
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The market, as presented in The Madman and The Sacrificial Egg, is the thriving center of Umura. It is also a sacred place overseen by the goddess Nkwo: a metaphor for the spirit world.