In the Ibo tribe, women play the role of care-takers who are submissive to their husbands and tend to the needs of their families. Their rights and freedoms are limited, and their marriages are negotiated by their fathers and other male figures within the tribe. Many of the men freely beat their wives when they do not behave properly or complete tasks ineffectively and there are usually no repercussions for this. Women are viewed by the tribesmen as inferior, but upon closer examination of the roles the two genders play within the novel, we can see that women are truly a source of strength and sustenance for their families. They nurture and care for their husbands and children and therefore sustain the very life of the tribe.
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