Summary

Chapter 7

This chapter focuses on Ugwu's story line. A few years have gone by and the reader sees Ugwu visiting his family in the old village. It is clear that Ugwu is now so far removed from living with them that he is uncomfortable being there. He has come to visit, in particular, with his sister, Anulika, who is engaged to a man in the village named Onyeka. Ugwu isn't sure how he feels about his younger sister being married and the thought of any man being intimate with his sister makes him angry. As he walks with his sister to the edge of the village he complains about the food. She states that he has been gone too long from the village and that if he doesn't watch himself he will forget where he comes from all together. Ugwu asks...