Achebe's Portrayal of Women in Igbo Society

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Achebe gives an illustration of this courteous respect when he states, "Anasi, Nwakibie's first wife, had not yet arrived and "the others could not drink before her"(2944). Okonkwo also holds his first wife Nwoye above his other wives. He trusts his first wife a lot, and he demanded that his first wife take care of Ikemefuna, a boy given to Umoufia...
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Another thing I learned about women in Igbo society is that they shared their husbands with other wives. From the novel, I developed an idea that women in the Igbo society looked to married men who could afford to take care of them. Women needed a husband because they were the ones who took care of them...
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