Nervous Conditions so far...

So now that I am through chapter 4 in Nervous Conditions, I have definitely learned something about the culture of this time and place. It is extremely different form our culture. You can even see a huge difference between Tambu and her cousin Nyasha, who are from the same family, but have a totally different upbringing. This shows you how much an education can get you in life. In this case, it has made the difference of a man who doesn’t even have enough money to send one child to school, and a man who can afford to care for his family and his sibling’s families. I think now that Tambu is in school; she can realize this drastic difference that an education can make.

I think that now that Tambu has been at this home, her attitude has changed a little. She is disgusted by how her cousin speaks to her aunt, who is (to her) the sweetest person she knows. I wonder if she will end up getting along with her cousin, or will she just end up becoming sick of her attitude and tell her something about it? I also wonder how often she will go home to visit her family. She always complained about how much her brother wouldn’t come home to visit. I think that once she starts living at the mission for a while, she will realize why her brother did certain things. She will probably end up realizing how her brother had to feel, and start to understand him more.