The Joys of Motherhood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-4

Chapters 5-9

Chapters 10-12

Chapters 13-15

Chapters 16-18

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Analyze the impact of British colonialism on the Ibo people’s lives, as portrayed in The Joys of Motherhood.

Compare and contrast Nnu Ego and Adaku as foil characters. What do each of them gain and lose with their differing attitudes to patriarchal social norms?

Analyze the ways in which Nnaife and Agbadi are similar and different from one another.