In "A Private Experience," the woman is an unnamed Hausa Muslim woman who sells onions in the market in Kano. She helps Chika find safety when a riot breaks out between Hausa Muslims and Igbo Christians. When Chika gets hurt, the woman cares for Chika's wound and demonstrates her generosity. She states that the riots are evil, and it seems as though riots are a regular part of her life.
The Woman Quotes in The Thing Around Your Neck
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A Private Experience
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"We have only spent a week here with our aunty, we have never even been to Kano before," Chika says, and she realizes that what she feels is this: she and her sister should not be affected by the riot. Riots like this were what she read about in newspapers. Riots like this were what happened to other people.
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The Woman Quotes in The Thing Around Your Neck
The The Thing Around Your Neck quotes below are all either spoken by The Woman or refer to The Woman. 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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A Private Experience
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"We have only spent a week here with our aunty, we have never even been to Kano before," Chika says, and she realizes that what she feels is this: she and her sister should not be affected by the riot. Riots like this were what she read about in newspapers. Riots like this were what happened to other people.
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