. In “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Chinua Achebe, Nnaemeka serves as a significant character who utilizes persuasive strategies to a emotional appeal to change his father’s mind regarding his marriage. Nnameka, marries a woman of his choosing, Nene, who has a different cultural background than his father. Okeke attempts to convince his son to marry someone who meets his cultural expectations however, Nnameka rejects his father leading to Achebe displaying the difference between a traditional cultural mindset and a present mindset furthering conflict between Okeke and Nnameka’s relationship. write a general basic statement for that paragraph

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In "Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe, the character Nnaemeka exemplifies the generational and cultural conflict between traditional expectations and modern values through his emotional appeal to persuade his father, Okeke, to accept his marriage to Nene, a woman from a different cultural background.