Civil Peace

by

Chinua Achebe

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The Egg-Rasher

The ex-gratia, which Jonathan and others in the story pronounce as “egg-rasher,” is a payment that the Nigerian government provides to citizens who turn in any of the Biafran money that they still hold from…

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The Bicycle

Jonathan’s bicycle is representative of his intelligence and work ethic, as well as the faith which continues to help him through his struggles in the aftermath of the war. During the war, Jonathan almost…

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