Nervous Conditions Chapter 6

Chapter 6 brings a lot to the table. We get a look at Nyasha's defiance and discover that Babamakuru is really not all the "good guy" he seems. He not only beats his daughter, but also verbally traumitizes her by disowning her and calling her a whore. She becomes withdrawn, completely isolated and severs all ties with Tambu and her family. Tambu is in a tough situation, as she wants to respect Babamakuru and the opinions of her elders, but at the same time she feels connected to Nyasha as a friend and disagrees with Babamakuru on this point. She feels cut off from her family and like her new family isn't really connected to her and barely values her. Nyasha strikes her father back, proving her sense of justice but at the same time, she is promoting disobedience in the household. Her mother, Maiguru, is torn by all of this, almost as much as Tambu. She wants to obey and care for Babamakuru, but her "lovey dovey" is now beating one of her children. The whole household is soon split, and everyone has their world in which to live.