Kambili’s jumps back a few months to Palm Sunday. Kambili’s mother tells her that she is pregnant and will be having a baby in October with her father. Mama is pleased with this, because after having Kambili she had several miscarriages.The people of their home village started to gossip, and even to suggest that Papa should marry another woman who could have more children. But Papa stayed, and Mama is grateful he did. She compares him to another man who took a second wife. Kambili agrees that Papa should be praised for this. Kambili doesn’t even like comparing Papa to other men, as she considers him so far above them. Jaja and Kambili talk about their mothers pregnancy. Jaja says “We will take care of the baby; we will protect him.”(pg.23) Papa makes schedules for all of his kids. The schedules show what they are suppose to do everyday. The Standard had been critical of the past government, running stories about cabinet members stashing public money in foreign bank accounts. Papa declares that though the politicians are corrupt, Nigeria needs a “renewed democracy” instead of a military leader. The next day the Standard is the only paper to criticize the new Head of State and ask him to return the government to a democracy. The other papers all praise the new leader for saving the country from the corrupt politicians. Kambili says “God will deliver us,” hoping to please Papa, and he takes her hand.
Kambili family is a very complex family. They all have their issues. The father is very over baring and makes them all do things according to what he says. Jaja is rebelling from his father and he doesn’t take his religion seriously anymore. Kambili tries to stay on her fathers good side. She tries to get his approval in everything she does. So far this book is very good. It show the reality of a family having to go through over barring family and rebelling against them. Wouldn’t you?