Well the narrator says that it was about 2 years ago Nyamalo was sold. Also the parents are told that the classical parent domination is an ancient and barbarian way of choosing a groom or bride.
They can’t afford to keep a daughter at home, when they can sell her for a large amount of money.
The new family is characterized as being a women and child suppressing family that doesn’t seem to care for the health nor happiness of their new family member.
He is very hostile towards the parents, because he thinks that every child should have the right to a good education at least until they finish secondary school.
Very upset. She is almost paralyzed by the greediness of her parents, because they sold her like a cattle!
It is now Naliki’s turn to be sold, she is 12 years old and is almost ready for departure, according to her parents.
Well she is being called a (human) heifer later in the story, but there is no sign of Nakili’s sexuality before the end of this story.
People all around the world are getting more and more independent, and have the capabilities of making their own choices in life. But Africa is a very traditional and of course a poor country so trading your daughter for a large amount of money would be quite attracting to a poor farmer with many mouths to feed.
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