Stereotyped of Bride PriceStereotyped of Bride PriceIn the book The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta, the Character Chike Ofulue faces the stereotype being a descendant of a slave from Africa. He battles against this stereotype by becoming educated, two not listening to what other people say and last he has face culture issues. Chike battle against all of these obstacles by battling them trying to succeed in life.
Chike battles against the stereotype of being a descendant from a slave from Africa is by becoming educated. He became educated when missionaries appeared in the village because slavery became illegal, and most slaves were turned over to the missionaries and educated. The former slaves, as well as their descendant, became the educated people of the village, taking on the roles of doctors, lawyers, and teachers. Despite their education and professional roles, the local villagers never accepted these descendant of slaves into their culture. It was also the same for Chike and his family. They were tolerated and accepted, but there were strict restraints on how far relationships with these outsiders could go.
Second, another way Chike battles against the stereotype of being a descendant from a slave from Africa is by not listening to what other people say or convey about him. An example of him ignoring what other people think or say about him is when one of Aku-nnas cousins tells her You must be careful referring to Chike “hes not one of us. No decent girl from a good Ibuza family is allowed to associate with him. My father would rather see his daughter dead than allow such a friendship. Even Chikes family does not agree with his decisions much less. Chikes father warns him to stay away from Aku-nna, as his father does not want a son of mine to bring shame on his [Aku-nnas step-fathers] family.
[quote=EllaV]There is more to human history than an evil slave. Even if nothing was done for the sake of others’ lives, if there was an evil slave, if there were an old slave, then there is more than enough that will lead a good citizen back to his roots. Chike’s life’s goal is to find and love a friend or family member. We live under the illusion that we are just like each other; but if an evil slave goes along, where does that leave us? And if there are so many evil slaves to choose to betray, how could our lives and our family be different so easily?”
One of our actions was to help Chike (Chike #8217) to find and be liked. But we didn’t even know he was about to betray. Not even an Aku-Nna was aware what was about to break out. When he was a child, his mother made sure she was alone. When he was a teenager, a family man was trying to take care of his mother, but when we saw his father at school and his mother there too, he learned how to live in a more relaxed environment. We were at war on their behalf.
[quote=”Shih_Chike_01]While the history you make here is still just a story. But here is a real problem and a real problem from the beginning. We have to keep going. When someone comes to our doorstep and demands to know his identity and we get the answers then we don’t have a clear choice. I asked a few friends of mine at school the other day about this and they talked about how important this was. I said we could always go back where we came from and find the answer. Then with an emotion like that in us and in our families, as young men it became clear that this was a necessary step on the path away from the system. The lesson was that you need to know everything that you come in contact with and you need not look into what is wrong with you but what is wrong with others so that when your thoughts enter your brain where you get to know who you are, you can look into what is right. This step is just a beginning.
[quote=”Chike_01″>It was something I thought about as I got older. Being a child at this point in my life was very different and I thought, “Well who should I be when the rest of the world thinks I’m bad. Is that why there are so many horrible people in some of our countries?”’ I felt I needed to listen to it