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“When your uncle first married me, I was worried because I thought those women outside would come and displace me from my home. I now know that nothing he does will make my life change. My life will change only if I want it to change.”         “What are you saying, Aunty?”         “He is very careful now, since he realized that I am no longer afraid. I have told him that if he brings disgrace to me in any way, I will cut off that snake between his legs.”         Aunty Ifeka went back to her stirring, and Olanna’s image of their marriage began to come apart at the seams.         “You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?”Aunty Ifeka said. “Your life belongs to you and you alone…”

“When your uncle first married me, I was worried because I thought those women outside would come and displace me from my home. I now know that nothing he does will make my life change. My life will change only if I want it to change.”
         “What are you saying, Aunty?”
         “He is very careful now, since he realized that I am no longer afraid. I have told him that if he brings disgrace to me in any way, I will cut off that snake between his legs.”
         Aunty Ifeka went back to her stirring, and Olanna’s image of their marriage began to come apart at the seams.
         “You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?”Aunty Ifeka said. “Your life belongs to you and you alone…”