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The Life Of Mariamu

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By the end of the story, I found myself proud that Mariamu found her voice. Mariamu refuses to marry, Dodge, (the new name wariki gives himself) because she is has been married before, to her husband, Wariki, who is dead. Mariamu progresses throughout the entire story losing touch with the man she fell in love with. As time went on, she was a less and less connected with her husband. She gave up her happiness so he can conquer an old memory that meant nothing to her and their marriage.
Their marriage continued the same way for years: “He was insistent. She gave in. He was glad” (1698). Mariamu wanted her husband to be happy but in that she sacrificed her own happiness. The author begins to use phrases like “she was dragged” to convey how much

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