Question

analyzing a passage from a feminist perspective
it amazes me that you could be so unfeeling as to send
me your wedding picture. i would have sent it back. but
on further thought i decided just to cut off your wife and
send it back to you because i have nothing to do with
her. how i wish that i had nothing to do with you either.
when nene read through this letter and looked at the
mutilated picture her eyes filled with tears, and she began
to sob.
-\marriage is a private affair,\
chinua achebe
how does this passage demonstrate that this culture is
a patriarchy?

• nnaemeka sends his father a picture from his

wedding day.

• okeke chooses the woman that nnaemeka marries.
• nnaemeka does not marry nene because his father

does not approve.

• okeke disowns nnaemeka for not marrying the

woman he chose.

Explanation:

A patriarchy is a system where men hold power, including control over family and marriage choices. The passage shows Okeke (Nnaemeka's father) rejects his son's marriage to Nene, cutting off the wife from the photo and disowning his son for not marrying the woman Okeke selected. This reflects male control over marital decisions, a key patriarchal trait. The other options either describe neutral actions or incorrect claims.

Answer:

Okeke disowns Nnaemeka for not marrying the woman he chose.