Answer:
a mix of both!
“marriage is a private affair”:
- european views are treated in a mostly negative manner
- negative manner because okeke (a very traditional man and father) doesn’t want his son nnaemeka to marry nene (a woman from the city).
- okeke thinks nnaemeka is breaking with tradition by being engaged and wanting to marry nene, so he doesn’t talk to his son or nene for many years
- it turns into a positive manner at the end when okeke gets a letter from nene about her two sons (okeke’s grandsons) wanting to visit him.
- okeke realizes breaking with tradition isn’t so bad after all because he wants to meet his grandson
nectar in a sieve:
- european views are treated in a negative & positive manner
- rukmani and her husband nathan have 1 daughter don’t like that their village is becoming less traditional and is becoming more modern instead
- rukmani wishes she had sons
- rukmani meets this foreign doctor named kenny and this is where her mind changes about european views
- though rukmani wants her traditions to stay, she gets kenny’s help and has several sons
- rukmani realizes european views aren’t so bad because modern medicine has helped her have the sons she’s always wanted
compare and contrast:
- both nectar in a sieve and marriage is a private affair treat european views negatively and positively
- european views are presented as something that seems to take away traditions but later are presented as something that is capable of doing some good
Step-by-step explanation:
read these two a long time ago. can’t remember the text but i remember the stories a little. hope this gives you an idea of what to do!