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3. Of what is Nyasha’s anorexia symbolic?

Of what is Nyasha’s anorexia symbolic?

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Nyasha’s anorexia is a symbol of her assimilation into European culture. Black women in Africa were encouraged to have more weight which was favored for marriage. Nyasha however is a product of European culture and her anorexia is a symbol of white culture that has changed her.