Through the course of this book, many of the characters have shown their "nervous conditions". We find out Tambu is very nervous and worried without Nyasha, but Nyasha also has some nervous conditions. She is under a lot of stress from her dad, Babamuruku, not to mention she is bulimic. Babamuruku is always anxious because he has to be the big leader of the family. His wife Maiguru just wants to escape because she is trapped with him. All the characters has some sort of nervous condition that effects the way the change in the book.
I believe Tambu and Nyasha are the most dynamic characters. In the beginning, Tambu really doesn't like Nyasha. She thinks she's rude to her parents and doesn't agree with anything she does, but as as time passes, she becomes really close to Nyasha. We later see how much Tambu NEEDS Nyasha because she needs someone to talk to and understand her. Her views also change a lot too. She really sees Babamuruku and Nyasha differently after their fight. In Nyasha's case, she's always been rebellious and rude with her parents. Now, she just studies all the time, doesn't eat, then stuffs her herself to make her parents happy which ends in throwing it back up. Her bulimia is really taking control of her and changes her physically and emotionally. This week, we really found out why Tsitsi Dangarembga titled the book Nervous Conditions.
Outside Reading:
NC Ch. 8 and 9- 2 and 1/2 hours
I was very interested to find out why this book was called nervous conditions. I didn't realize that the title would have this much of an influence on the story. I also agree with the point that you made about the most dynamic characters.
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