She is not only the best female novelist we have, "London Times once told Doris Lessing" but also the most serious, intelligent and honest writer of the entire postwar era I am one of them. "The talent and strength of her writing has won the highest praise on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, some of which are printed on the back of the jacket, the first two being written before" Golden Note " It has appeared in this volume.
Generations of the world war of generations - these are violent children, and the difficult relations between them and their elders, each other and society as a whole are well understood and depicted here.
The central figure of "violent children" is a young woman full of wisdom and passion, Martha Quest. Born in a narrow local community in Central African Republic, children of college parents dedicated in an old fashioned way, but she turned to a direction and maintenance of literature. But her ethical standards are contradictory to the lives around her, classical and contemporary writers - detailed from the heroes. Seeing that her closest ideal was rejected by the nearest person, she kept asking: how about them? (In this way, in order to treat Africans and to direct this kind of injustice towards each other, they regard their failure as victory and pretend to satisfy every evil from an unconscious youth to a dull old man. She constantly insists on anger When she fails miserably, she falls into the final crisis and she left home.
However, freedom brings its own shock and confusion; rapid succession - little will - participation in intelligent youth, ritual drinking and proper marriage, proper marriage, immediate pregnancy, young husband's war, suddenly Consciousness of her She is not more independent than her parents. The old problem recurred, but there was a big change. What should I do? In addition, under the influence of this sudden insight, Martha came to examine self and society, maternity and love, even between ethnic tensions, power, and politics.
Martha Quest is her true daughter of this century - this conflict between generations reflects the old system and the new system, raising the country and enhancing conflict between state and race. The personal history of Martha reflects the embarrassment and desire of our era: success of rebellion, freedom and its tragic failure Finally, despair turns into a cruel determination to understand life, Life is discovered through understanding.
Elder Ritongo planted their feet in two worlds. They are many locals who tackle the Gusii norms on the center of marriage to ordinary living and the importance of hiring money for proper marriage. They are both fathers and husbands, usually polygamous. Therefore, placing wives and daughters under the control of men is a very personal concern. But their eyesight is far beyond their prior litigators. Over the years, more and more elders come from businessmen, state employees and educated people. They often interact with British executives, white missionaries, teachers, evangelists, and traders.
Like other Christian churches, engagement is considered a necessary condition for proper marriage, and a basic covenant agreement is formed between two families. The blessing of marriage is usually home based and usually happens on a holiday or married bed. For those who want to abandon the concept of families or fireplaces, the importance of blessing factors within the family is very important. Since these tribal societies can only be continued through their common family partnerships, these early centuries of Christian faith in Christian culture, as well as the bride as well as the bridegroom Must be given
JRR Tolkien wrote the following article on marital loyalty. "Christian's loyalty in marriage requires great humiliation, no escape for Christians, marriage helps to sanctify his sexuality and point out it. The right thing, its grace helps struggle him But that struggle still exists - it does not satisfy him as hunger may be afflicted with normal diet. Who really loves his fiancée, young bride No one will always be faithful as a mind and body of a wife, not a self - denial, either intentionally or consciously, without a will, whether it is a loved one or not.