Babamukuru, A Bridge to Endless Worlds
Eran Akyil
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Thor, Asgard's gatekeeper Heimdall controls entry of different people into the realm. Equally, in Nervous Conditions, Tsitsi Dangarembga uses Babamukuru as the gatekeeper to regulate the passage of people and beliefs from an old world to a modern one; however, simultaneously depicts him to merge his own, old-world, core values with the philosophies of modern Rhodesia. As the gatekeeper, Babamukuru decides which person or idea is allowed passage based on what values they will provide upon entry to either world.
Babamukuru serves as director of passage, allowing Tambu entry to the Mission due to the opportunities she can provide for her and her family. Moreover, Tambu serves as the passenger for Babamukuru’s physical implications and mental …show more content…
He serves as the character that links two dimensions but doesn’t fail to join the two’s philosophies into one. On the Mission, Tambu resides in Babamukuru’s home and therefore abides by his rules similar to those back at the homestead. Patriarchy is a belief that crosses the bridge to embed itself into the conditions on the mission. Babamukuru "[returns] to warn [Tambu]" that anyone who "defies [his] authority is an evil thing in this house," (169). In the modern Society, education provides an equal opportunity to genders, making Patriarchy a present yet rare establishment in most European households. Contrarily, Babamukuru strongly enforces patriarchy over his household, and anybody that defies him is evil for serving as a threat to his higher status as the patriarch of the family. Carrying over standards from the homestead to the mission, Dangarembga proves how Babamukuru links the two worlds indefinitely. Babamakuru becomes increasingly unrelenting on implicating his perspectives upon the norms of modern
Eran Akyil
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Thor, Asgard's gatekeeper Heimdall controls entry of different people into the realm. Equally, in Nervous Conditions, Tsitsi Dangarembga uses Babamukuru as the gatekeeper to regulate the passage of people and beliefs from an old world to a modern one; however, simultaneously depicts him to merge his own, old-world, core values with the philosophies of modern Rhodesia. As the gatekeeper, Babamukuru decides which person or idea is allowed passage based on what values they will provide upon entry to either world.
Babamukuru serves as director of passage, allowing Tambu entry to the Mission due to the opportunities she can provide for her and her family. Moreover, Tambu serves as the passenger for Babamukuru’s physical implications and mental …show more content…
He serves as the character that links two dimensions but doesn’t fail to join the two’s philosophies into one. On the Mission, Tambu resides in Babamukuru’s home and therefore abides by his rules similar to those back at the homestead. Patriarchy is a belief that crosses the bridge to embed itself into the conditions on the mission. Babamukuru "[returns] to warn [Tambu]" that anyone who "defies [his] authority is an evil thing in this house," (169). In the modern Society, education provides an equal opportunity to genders, making Patriarchy a present yet rare establishment in most European households. Contrarily, Babamukuru strongly enforces patriarchy over his household, and anybody that defies him is evil for serving as a threat to his higher status as the patriarch of the family. Carrying over standards from the homestead to the mission, Dangarembga proves how Babamukuru links the two worlds indefinitely. Babamakuru becomes increasingly unrelenting on implicating his perspectives upon the norms of modern