LITERATURE WORD

  The novel is centered on both interpersonal and intercultural conflicts. However, this essay will concentrate on the interpersonal conflicts which include both Adah and Francis. The both characters had many conflicts and disagreement which resulted in their divorce at the end of the text. One major quarrel between Adah and Francis is the former going for family planning pills, after the birth of Adah’s fourth child and the complication she had, she resolve within her that she would not have any more children. This made her to visit a family hospital in order to seek medical advice on family planning pills. When Francis discovered that Adah had taken precaution against becoming pregnant, he was mad and a quarrel ensue. Adah was beaten terribly and it took the intervention of Mr. Noble to settle both of them. Frances unfriendly and uncooperative nature always leads to constant quarrels and conflicts. His non acceptance of his responsibilities as a father and husband made Adah to

  A symbol is a storytelling device used by a writer to convey information to readers at various points during the story. A symbol can symbolize both itself and something else. The writer employs a lot of symbolic symbolism to advance the storyline of the novel. The frigid reception of Adah in England serves as a strong example of symbolism in the narrative. The surroundings is not only frigid; even Francis' welcome is cold. Adah's experiences in England were chilly and unresponsive. Her connection with her spouse deteriorates throughout her time in England. She was also hospitalized in England, and her spouse showed little concern or understanding. Adah makes little academic progress and her spouse fails his exams. Throughout her time in England, she and her family dwell in a one-bedroom flat, and bed bugs infect Vicky's right ear. Also in England, Trudy, the childminder, exploits Adah's brilliance, disregards her two children, and instead sleeps with Adah's