Nervous Conditions

In my opinion, Tambu was neither seduced nor brainwash by the Englishness. Tambu had grown up in an African societywhereby women were fighting for the effects of patriarchal traditions in the history of their culture. Women in Tambus societystruggled to finger their voices inthis male dominated world. Tambu did not want to be like one of these African women, be trapped in traditional roles and could be nothing more but just a cracking housewife.She realised at a very young age that perhaps the Englishness was her only escape street to a breach life. A life that has no morepoverty and women are ableto assume out of their traditional roles. Therefore, she was so determined to pursue thisEnglishness that she would never ever give upher envisage no matter how harsh things had turned out for her. Apart from that, she was also able to see how other than things were for the English educated race like Nhamo and Babamukuru.Both of them were highly respected and had the power to make p eople listen to them. She wished to be one of them andknew very clearly that her life could definitely be made better if she was like oneof them. This made her strive even harder for education. Hence, I conclude that Tambu was not seduced or brainwashed by the Englishness. After all, this is the road Tambu had chosen for herself voluntarily, a road that she assumed will promise her well-being, self-worth and freedom.