WIDOWHOOD AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AKACHI EZEIGBO’S THE LAST OF THE STRONG ONES AND CHILDREN OF THE EAGLE

Abstract

This research work examines widowhood and conflict Resolution in Akachi Ezeigbo’s The Last of the Strong Ones and Children of the Eagle. The study explores the pathetic stories of widows’ experience in African societies. The study also has shown that Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo, a fictional writer wrote about her own personal experiences in her novels and short stories. Another influence of African tradition in Akachi Adimora’s The Last of the Strong Ones Uses her women and Igbo culture, as used in these instances: After Chieme is sent away for not having children for Iwuchukwu, her husband, she is also determined to live her life to the full. Every morning, she fortifies herself with this song. Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo invents these songs by Chieme for a stylistic point. Each of the women tells the story of her life and through the life of each; Akachi explores issues which bother women in patriarchal societies. So, in Chieme’s song, we encounter a woman who finds her way out of her crippling situation.

WIDOWHOOD AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AKACHI EZEIGBO’S THE LAST OF THE STRONG ONES AND CHILDREN OF THE EAGLE

Originally posted on April 25, 2021 @ 8:56 pm