In "The Headstrong Historian," Anikwenwa is Obierika and Nwamgba's son. He learns English at a Catholic mission school and though he hates it at first, he comes to fully embrace British culture and the teachings of the Catholic church. He then refuses to eat Nwamgba's food or attend tribal rituals because they're not Christian.
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The Headstrong Historian
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She wanted Azuka to learn the ways of these foreigners, since people ruled over others not because they were better people but because they had better guns...
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Anikwenwa Quotes in The Thing Around Your Neck
The The Thing Around Your Neck quotes below are all either spoken by Anikwenwa or refer to Anikwenwa. 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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The Headstrong Historian
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She wanted Azuka to learn the ways of these foreigners, since people ruled over others not because they were better people but because they had better guns...
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