Nervous Conditions

  This past week, we read from chapter 6 to the end of the book.  I really liked it and thought it was not that bad of a read.  We read about how Tambu didn't want her parents to get married and how Babamukuru beat Tambu and punished her and also about Nyasha and Tambu's growing friendship.  I still don't really understand fully why Tambu disliked her parents wedding so much other than the fact that it was sinful.  But the wedding ordeal was a pretty important part of the story.  There were many fights and arguments because of it.  I was also able to point out another "nervous condition," which was that Tambu was holding in her dislike for this wedding without telling anyone and because of it she wasn't able to sleep and she didn't have a good appetite.  This was one of many nervous conditions.

  But once it was made known that Tambu didn't want to be a part of the wedding she was severely beaten and punished.  She was forced to do all of Anna's chores for 2 weeks.  This was when I noticed Tambu and Nyasha's friendship a lot.  Nyasha insisted that she help Tambu with her chores but even then, Tambu wouldn't allow it because she didn't want Nyasha to be punished as well.  That was very brave of Nyasha, especially with the kind of relationship she has with her father, to offer herself to help her cousin like that.  It really shows how much they feel for each other and understand each others needs.  Then Tambu wouldn't even except the help because she knew that Tambu could get in trouble and be punished badly like herself and she didn't want that to happen to her dear cousin.  Both of these reciprocating actions really showed their love and friendship for each other.  There were many more examples of their strong bond but I felt this one was worthy of blogging about. (:

Reading Log- Nervous Conditions 103 pages:150 minutes