TITLE: “THE SIN OF THE FLESH” BY SYLVESTER EDELUGO. TEXT EXPOSITORY
PLOT:
“My name is Joana Ifesinachi Nduka” these are the words the narrator used in introducing the protagonist of the novel and the circumstances surrounding her present predicament. Beginning with the unfortunate death of her father at an early age, her mother Mrs Ugodiya Nduka is now left to take care of her little daughter Joana. Joana has a best friend named Phina Nsoba,The girls [Joana] and Phina are best friends so they do everything together, they live on the same street’ attend the same school and church Joana and Phina love God which is seen in their like for church. Joana is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary as she tries to emulate her chastity. The common entrance examination result is being released and she {Joana} comes top but refuses to tell her mum because she is scared of her financial stability, but with time her mother finds out and tells her not to worry because God will provide and also warns her about being to wise for her age. Joana and Helen bassey are being posted to the same school “Estate Girls Secondary School”. As a result of the rate of poverty in Joana’s life she is being made to hawk bean balls and pap and [akara and akamu]. One morning while hawking as usual she comes across a customer [Mr Emudo] who sexually harasses her but she decides not to tell her mother about her encounter but only discloses it to her friend Phina, after the incident she tries avoiding Mr Emudo unaware of the fact that Phina has been collecting money and gift items from him in her name, one morning as the girls go hawking, they jump into him and he invites the girls to his house then they agree as they are about leaving he begs Joana to forgive him if he has ever offended her. One day while in cathecism class the Priest Father Odo addresses them