Marriage is a Private Affair

What are the qualities of Nnaemeka and Nene in the stoey

Some good qualities shown by both protagonist in the story

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Nene is a young schoolteacher living in Lagos, Nigeria. She is engaged and then married to Nnaemeka, eventually giving birth to two unnamed sons. Although she is Christian, Nene is not an Ibo like Nnaemeka, leading Nnaemeka's father to refuse to accept the couple's union. Nene is so used to living in cosmopolitan Lagos that she is almost amused by Okeke's prejudice. Despite Okeke's many years of stubborn rejection, Nene persists in her belief that Okeke will accept their family, eventually appealing to his emotions by writing to tell him that his grandsons want to meet their grandfather.

Nnaemeka is a young man from an Ibo village who lives and works in Lagos. More modern than his orthodox father, Nnaemeka breaks his community's tradition of arranged marriage by opting to marry for love. Although Nnaemeka anticipates his father's disapproval, he doesn't predict his father's decision to disown him, holding a grudge for years.