Enuma Character Analysis in The Power

Enuma is a cousin of one of Tunde’s friends, and Tunde has a crush on Enuma at the beginning of the book. He flirts with her and play-wrestles with her one day when they are alone together. However, she playfully uses her power to stun his arm, and he becomes afraid and aroused all at once as he realizes that she could do anything to him. Though she only gives him a light kiss, he becomes ashamed and confused by what happened, which spurs him to try to discover more about the power and eventually leads to his career as a journalist covering society’s transformation.

Enuma Character Timeline in The Power

The timeline below shows where the character Enuma appears in The Power. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Twenty-one-year-old Tunde swims in the pool, watching seventeen-year-old Enuma read a magazine nearby. Enuma is visiting a cousin who is a friend of Tunde’s... (full context)

...a girlfriend before—he’s been waiting for someone that he really wants. He walks over to Enuma, smiling and insisting that she give the coke to him, flirting. She flirts back, declining.... (full context)

Tunde leans into Enuma and grabs for the can once more. She puts her hand to his. At first... (full context)

...return to his arm. He feels excited, but also ashamed. He is afraid to ask Enuma what happened, worried that she will laugh at him again. Later, when he imagines asking... (full context)

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...up red mucus and cry, Tunde feels fear well up inside him. He realizes that Enuma could have killed him if she wanted. Later, he puts the video online, which incites... (full context)