In Chapter 7, we see mostly Lucia's rebellion, but also get a little bit into Maiguru's as well. Lucia makes her vicous arguements and terrifies Takesure once again, and makes up her mind to leave, but not without her sister, Tambu's mother. In the end Tambu's mother does not go, and so Lucia stays to help her take care of her and her child. Lucia is also seen helping Tambu's mother get motivated by placing her son in the middle of the river and Tambu's mom must go and get him. With this "therapy" of sorts, Tambu's mother soon recovers enough to function in their society again. Lucia becomes a real, worthwhile person while Tambu's mother seems to be more and more worthless.
Meanwhile, there is an important meeting amongst the men (and Lucia), and tensions mount then finally break when Jeremiah and Lucia's acts are laid bare for the group to attack and criticize. Jeremiah is called lazy and essentially worthless and Babamakuru has to once again act as head of the family and tell him off. Tambu and the other young women overhear all of this, and giggling erupts. Takesure and Jeremiah go through a period of ridicule, in which neither actually does anything productive, and soon it's back to drinking and the like.
~Charles
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