Question

read the passage from marriage is a private affair by chinua achebe. this passage is a conversation between a father named okeke and his adult son, nnaemeka. in the passage, okeke speaks first. \whose daughter is she, anyway?\ \she is nene atang.\ \what!\ all the mildness was gone again. \did you say neneataga, what does that mean?\
ene atang from calabar. she is the only girl i can marry.\ this was a very rash reply and nnaemeka expected the storm to burst. but it did not. his father merely walked away into his room. this was most unexpected and perplexed nnaemeka. his father’s silence was infinitely more menacing than a flood of threatening speech. that night the old man did not eat. when he sent for nnaemeka a day later he scoffed all
which statement best describes how nnaemeka challenges patriarchy?
nnaemeka insists on marrying nene even though his father immediately threatens him.
nnaemeka respectfully asks okeke’s permission to marry nene.
nnaemeka says that he will marry nene against okeke’s wishes.
nnaemeka is so angry that he refuses to let okeke eat.

Explanation:

To determine how Nnaemeka challenges patriarchy, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage shows Nnaemeka's father is silent, not immediately threatening, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: Asking permission doesn't challenge patriarchy; challenging would involve going against traditional (patriarchal) wishes.
• Option 3: Nnaemeka states "She is the only girl I can marry" and implies he'll marry Nene even if his father (representing patriarchal authority) disapproves, as he expects a "storm" but proceeds, showing he'll act against his father's wishes.
• Option 4: The passage says the old man didn't eat on his own, not that Nnaemeka refused to let him eat, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

Nnaemeka says that he will marry Nene against Okeke’s wishes.