What tension exists between the young couple at the beginning of the story?

Nnaemeka wants to wait to be married until he can convince his father to give his blessing.
Nene wants to have an elaborate ceremony with lots of guests, but Nnaemeka wants a small wedding.
They discover their values are very different because of the differences in their tribal cultures.
Nnaemeka doesn’t show Nene his father’s letter announcing that he’s found a wife for Nnaemeka.

As far as I am concerned, the tension which exists between the young couple at the beginning of the story can be revealed by the last option from the list represented above. So, I think that (D. Nnaemeka doesn’t show Nene his father’s letter announcing that he’s found a wife for Nnaemeka. ) is the most suitable option that will definitely fit your task. Regards.

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Erudite1 Erudite1 · Answer 2 · 2018-08-03T21:17:55+02:00

The question given above was extracted from the novel 'Marriage is a Private Affair' by the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.

The correct option is this: NNAEMEKA DOES NOT SHOW NENE HIS FATHER'S LETTER ANNOUNCING THAT HE HAS FOUND A WIFE FOR NNAEMEKA.

Nnaemeka left his village and went to Lagos in search of greener pasture. In Lagos, he met Nene and the two of them decided to get married. The problem now was that Nene and Nnaemeka did not come from the same tribe and Nnaemeka knew that Nene will be rejected by his people because of this fact. To complicate the matter further, Nnaemeka's father had written a letter to him informing him that he has found a wife for him. Nnaemeka found it very difficult to show this letter to Nene and this create a kind of tension between the two at the beginning of the story.