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The Question and Answer section for The River and the Source is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Akoko grows up in a patriarchal society where men hold the power and their voices are more valued, yet she refuses to be limited by this. Rather than walk in demurely when she meets her husband, Akoko enters with her head held high and looks him...
During key moments in the novel, kong’o, the local beer, is present for major life events to mark friendship, especially between two families. During Akoko’s betrothal to chief Owuor Kembo, kong’o is drunk throughout the bridal negotiations,...
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