I Was Only A Woman Analysis

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Question #1 "Should my tribal past shape Delia's future?" that is the question that Dympna is asking herself and trying to find correct answer. She is worried that she didn't do a great job with raising her daughter. Even though Delia succeeds in her academic and athletic life, Dympna is still afraid that Delia's grandmothers won't be proud of her and that they will still say the same, she is only a woman. Dympna didn't answer the question, but she believes that she had made a right decision by raising her daughter and letting her to be the independent woman how she wants to be.
Question #2 “I was a woman. I was only a woman.” That's how the writer is talking about herself during her young age when she was living in the Ibo tribe of Nigeria. But why is she talking about herself like this? All women in Nigeria they don’t have rights. They are born just to be the best wives and mothers regardless of their education. There is no reason to be educated women because if women are educated, it means that they only can better cater their husbands. In my opinion, it’s not acceptable to look at ourselves like we are “only women”. Women should have the same rights everywhere in the world. People shouldn't be judge depend on their gender. Around the world are a lot of women who have the same power as men. To be a woman doesn't mean to be a weak.
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It is favorable to tell and teach children about different cultures. Every child should know at least the basics about their parents traditions, rules, and customs. On the other hand, there are some limits. Parents cannot constrain their kids to believe in what they don’t want to believe or restrict their decisions. They have to have the right to elect how they want to live their

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