Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga Chapter 2

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Summarize videos instantly with our Course Assistant plugin, and enjoy AI-generated quizzes: https://bit.ly/ch-ai-asst Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions explained with chapter summaries in just a few minutes! • • Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe provides an in-depth summary and analysis of Chapter 8 of Tsitsi Dangarembga's novel Nervous Conditions. • • Download the free study guide and infographic for Nervous Conditions here: https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Nervou... • • In Nervous Conditions, Tambu, an impoverished young native girl in 1960s Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), is given the opportunity to attend a Christian missionary school and pursue her education rather than live on the family homestead. • • Her enthusiasm for the European ways of the school puts her at odds with her traditional family. • • The conflict is particularly acute because she is female. In her culture at that time, women are expected to value family over other pursuits. However, Tambu persists and ultimately wins a scholarship to a private Catholic school. • • She must reconcile this decision with her obligations to her family, which is still struggling with poverty and unhappiness back on the homestead. • • Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga's bildungsroman Nervous Conditions was first published in 1988. It is the first novel written in English by a black, female Zimbabwean author. She uses the classic Western tropes of the coming of age story to shed light on the unique problems of colonial Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. • • The novel Nervous Conditions contains many enduring themes, including the patriarchy, as male superiority creates rigid gender roles and expectations; and colonialism, as British rule in Rhodesia threatens to erase traditional culture. Duality is another theme, showing how African children who attend British school can struggle with identity. • • Explore Course Hero’s collection of free literature study guides, Q A pairs, and infographics here: https://www.coursehero.com/lit/ • • About Course Hero: • Course Hero helps empower students and educators to succeed! We’re fueled by a passionate community of students and educators who share their course-specific knowledge and resources to help others learn. Learn more at http://www.coursehero.com • • Master Your Classes™ with Course Hero! • • Get the latest updates: • Facebook: / coursehero • Twitter: / coursehero

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