He included this story to show how love can be false. This reveals that the father believes that women can be manipulative and can end a man's life.
We can get to this story because:
- Achebe is angry because his son has decided to marry a woman from another tribe.
- He doesn't believe his son has fallen in love, but he believes his son was manipulated, bewitched by the woman and that it was very dangerous.
- To support this opinion he tells the story of Mrs. Ochuba, who wanted to use a medicine called Amalile on her husband because this drug makes husbands fall in love with their wives.
- However, Achebe claims that Mrs. Ochuba gave up on this because the medicine could cause the men to die.
- With this, Achebe shows that I believe that women are manipulative when they want a man, even if this manipulation causes their death.
This question is about the book "Marriage is a Private Affair," which shows how the conflict between generations can weaken family life.
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