The protagonist of this novel is given a U.P.U. scholarship to attend law school in England, though he instead ends up with a degree in English.
The protagonist of this novel is given a U.P.U. scholarship to attend law school in England, though he instead ends up with a degree in English. While in Europe, he meets a fellow countrywoman named Clara, whom, upon returning to his home country, he falls in love with, and intends to marry. She, however, is an osu, or outcast, and his mother declares that she will kill herself if he marries Clara. Soon thereafter, his mother dies, and he does not attend her funeral, which the U.P.U., or Umuofia Progressive Union, erroneously attributes to his not caring for her. FTP, identify this story of Obi Okonkwo, Chinua Achebe's sequel to Things Fall Apart.
The protagonist of this novel is given a U.P.U. scholarship to attend law school in England, though he instead ends up with a degree in English.
{No Longer at Ease}