Okpala is a professor in the mathematics department at Oomza University. She’s a Khoush woman who is covered head to toe in green garments. Haras insists that Binti take classes with Okpala so they can study the edan; due to the research that Okpala has done, she doesn’t believe that what Binti did with the edan should be possible. Okpala also seems like a curious and caring individual. She has studied the Himba people and is the first to draw attention to Binti’s new okuoko, which she knows will make it hard for Binti to reintegrate into her Himba family.
Okpala Quotes in Binti
The Binti quotes below are all either spoken by Okpala or refer to Okpala. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“That is true, but what about your home? Will you ever return?”
“Of course,” I said. “Eventually, I will visit and...”
“I have studied your people,” she said. “They don’t like outsiders.”
“I’m not an outsider,” I said, with a twinge of irritation. “I am...” And that’s when it caught my eye.
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Okpala Quotes in Binti
The Binti quotes below are all either spoken by Okpala or refer to Okpala. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“That is true, but what about your home? Will you ever return?”
“Of course,” I said. “Eventually, I will visit and...”
“I have studied your people,” she said. “They don’t like outsiders.”
“I’m not an outsider,” I said, with a twinge of irritation. “I am...” And that’s when it caught my eye.
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