A Story by Bonnie L. Hewlett
Divorce is a common feature of married life, both within our own culture and that of the Aka and Ngandu.
How are their causes of divorce similar or different to causes of divorce in parts of the Western World?
What would you consider to be potential benefits of polygyny? What factors of polygyny might make it difficult for some women to accept?
What do Aka and Ngandu women mean when they refer to menopause as being “like a man?” What life lessons might you have learned from Nali, Konga, Therese, and Blondine?