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Rebecca’s Waist Beads
Rebecca’s waist beads symbolize the way women in Adunni’s society are silenced, and the importance of giving a voice to the voiceless. Rebecca is Big Madam’s former servant who mysteriously went missing, though…
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Houses
Houses symbolize the oppressive social and cultural norms in Adunni’s society. Each time Adunni moves to a new house—which always happens out of force or necessity rather than choice—there’s a new authority figure and…
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Water
Water symbolizes the double standards women are subjected to in the world of the novel. In traditional Yoruba religious beliefs, there’s a deity called Oshun, a goddess of the river who is associated with purity…
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