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 fathers 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 applied all which statement best describes how nnaemeka challenges patriarchy? nnaemeka insists on marrying nene even though his father immediately threatens him. nnaemeka respectfully asks okekes permission to marry nene. nnaemeka says that he will marry nene against okekes wishes. nnaemeka is so angry that he refuses to let okeke eat.

Explanation:

Patriarchy often involves male - dominated family decision - making, especially in marriage. Nnaemeka defies his father's authority by insisting on marrying Nene against his father's wishes, which challenges the traditional patriarchal control over marriage choices.

Answer:

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