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What is the summary of main idea in the story?

Trésor Beware of the title and don't be fooled. It is a wonderful book to read and to learn a bit about among others, the encounter of 2 different worlds, we…moreBeware of the title and don't be fooled. It is a wonderful book to read and to learn a bit about among others, the encounter of 2 different worlds, western world (Lagos, capitalism, WW2, colonialism, christianism etc...) and traditional one represented by Ibuza, a local community in the Delta region of Nigeria, with its own traditions, beliefs, etc. Is there a main story? To me there are too many very important stories: patriarchy, the place of women in society, the traditional and the "modern" as in both worlds, women are still not equals to men. Colonization didn't help in her quest for freedom at all, don't mind Christianism which was an integral part of the quest to the Civilizing Mission. Do women exist only after giving birth to baby boys? Does a baby girl not as important as a boy? Is there any joy in Motherhood at all from this book? Too many questions to go by.. (less)

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