Genre
Anthropology
Setting and Context
Pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial Africa
Narrator and Point of View
Ifi Amadiume
Tone and Mood
Scientific, Adventurous
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Africa; Antagonist: The Christians, British
Major Conflict
Women during and in the post-colonial times are oppressed and have no power.
Climax
There is no major climax, as the book is one made for scientific purposes, though the reader may have epiphanies as questions are asked and revealed.
Foreshadowing
When Ifi explains her own life, it is clear that she herself experienced some of the hardships her research will clarify later in the book.
Understatement
The religion that the colonials brought represents an understatement, as it had a significant effect on the people.
Allusions
There are several allusions to both the bible and the several african religions that were brought up during the research.
Imagery
N/A
Paradox
That the colonization didn't have a huge effect on the simple social life of the every-day population in Africa.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
