The Girl with the Louding Voice

The Girl with the Louding Voice

by

Abi Daré

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The Girl with the Louding Voice Symbols

Rebecca’s Waist Beads

Rebecca’s waist beads symbolize the way women in Adunni’s society are silenced, and the importance of giving a voice to the voiceless. Rebecca is Big Madam’s former servant who mysteriously went missing, though…

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Houses

Houses symbolize the oppressive social and cultural norms in Adunni’s society. Each time Adunni moves to a new house—which always happens out of force or necessity rather than choice—there’s a new authority figure and…

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Water

Water symbolizes the double standards women are subjected to in the world of the novel. In traditional Yoruba religious beliefs, there’s a deity called Oshun, a goddess of the river who is associated with purity…

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