Summary Of Mariam's Failure Accompanies Nanan

Failure accompanies Nana throughout her life maturing into bitterness that influences the relationship with her daughter, Mariam.“Later when she was older, Mariam did understand. It was the way Nana uttered the word [ … ] that she, Mariam, was an illegitimate person who would never have a legitimate claim to the things other people had, things such as love, family, home, acceptance” (4). A parent’s duty is to nurture and shape their children into becoming someone better than themselves, to avoid the same mistakes and to encourage and support a child’s choice of lifestyle. However, Nana allows the hostility she has endured to taint her parenting skills, using Mariam as a pause button. She takes all of her anger, created by shame, on her daughter.