Summary of the Novel, The Clock
The book “the Clock” is a timely book which speaks wholly about being time conscious in every aspect of life. The writer, Ngozi Chima in good instances made illustrations of how people use time without purpose and in turn this led to their various detriments. The setting of the book circles around Igbo community, a town named ‘Akamu’ as used in the book by the writer herself. She made use of other resources in order to depict such environment and this includes names, title, ceremonies and so on, these all circles around the environment of Igbo land. In this book, the main character is named ‘Mama Nwankwo’. She is a virtuous woman who is known for storytelling, most of her stories reside around moral development and feminism. People return from their farms and businesses hurriedly every day including Efe evenings (Efe is a day set aside for every worker and salesperson to take a rest). Mama does this to every young and persons in Akamu village. Mama Nwankwo is known for her generosity i...
