Summary

In Chapter 6, in Oori’s absence, Yetu considered the importance and weight of history. Although her memories were fading, she could still recall her contentious relationship with Amaba. As a child, Yetu had been reclusive. One day, Amaba got angry with Yetu for refusing to go hunting with a group of girls. Yetu held a shark tooth “to her neck,” insisting she would “rather die” than go hunting (97). The memories in which she was lost consumed her. When Amaba dismissed Yetu’s upset, Yetu told her some of the stories she had seen. Amaba refused to believe they were true. Although young, Yetu had already been considering “abandoning the History” (100). She “yearned to know herself as just Yetu” (101).

Yetu finally conceded and went hunting, letting the activity free her. In order to relieve her angst, she slayed a frilled shark. It was the...