Nnaemeka
Nnaemeka, the protagonist of the story and a young Ibo man, is Nene’s fiancé and Okeke’s son. He is extremely cautious and cares greatly about his father’s opinion of him. For that reason…
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Nene Atang
Nnaemeka’s fiancée. At the beginning of the story, Nene is eager to for Nnaemeka to share the news of their engagement with his father, Okeke, believing that the man will be thrilled. Her…
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Okeke / Nnaemeka’s Father
Okeke is Nnaemeka’s father and the antagonist in the story. He is the one that shows the fiercest resistance to his son’s news that he plans to marry Nene, a girl who is…
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Madubogwu
Madubogwu is one of the members of Okeke’s rural village. He is a practical man who likes finding ordinary and uncomplicated solutions to problems. He is the one to first suggest to Okeke that…
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Minor Characters
Ugoye Nweke
Ugoye is the woman whom Okeke chooses for Nnaemeka to marry.
Mrs. Ochuba
Mrs. Ochuba is a woman from Okeke’s village who many believe is a “wicked murderess” for killing a native doctor by giving the doctor the medicine that was meant to make Mrs. Ochuba’s husband interested in her again.
