Anowa: Similarities to Other African Novels

So far Anowa is a great book, it reminds me a lot of Things Fall Apart in many ways as well. The time period and dowry system are the two things that immediately come to mind. However it is completely different from what else we have read in the sense that it is a play rather than a novel. There are many aspects of this play that I find strange, yet very interesting as well and as a result I have many questions that have yet to be answered. Who are the old man and old woman? Are they married? Why are they lumped together as a character called The Mouth that Eats Salt and Pepper. I cannot even come up with any possible reason for why they are referred to as something else, when they are together, it is something that is ultimately very strange for me. The plot of the story involving marriage and a girl facing disapproval from her parents seems very common from other books we have read. Specifically the idea of parents not approving of their daughters actions reminds me a lot of Nyasha from Nervous Conditions. I look forward to continue reading the play and wait eagerly in anticipation to find out why the parents disapprove of the man that Anowa wants to marry. Great story so far, can't wait to see how it progresses.