Question

read the passage from \marriage is a private affair\ by chinua achebe.
\i shall not call in a native doctor,\ nnaemeka’s father was known to be obstinately ahead of his more superstitious neighbours in these matters. \i will not be another mrs. ochuba. if my son wants to kill himself let him do it with his own hands. it is not for me to help him.\
\but it was her fault,\ said madubogwu. \she ought to have gone to an honest herbalist. she was a clever woman, nevertheless.\
\she was a wicked murderess,\ said jonathan who rarely argued with his neighbours because, he often said, they were incapable of reasoning. \the medicine was prepared for her husband, it was his name they called in its preparation and i am sure it would have been perfectly beneficial to him. it was wicked to put it...
what are the benefits of analyzing this passage from more than one perspective? select two options.

analyzing the passage from a historical perspective would be beneficial because the analysis would focus on times and places rather than people and emotions.

analyzing the passage from a feminist perspective would likely provide insights on how a woman like mrs. ochuba would be treated in the ibo culture of that time.

analyzing the passage from a feminist perspective would likely provide insights on how ibo women are morally superior to ibo men.

analyzing the passage from a historical perspective would likely provide insights on how ibo people of...

Explanation:

1. For the feminist perspective option: The passage involves a woman (Mrs. Ochuba) and her treatment in Ibo culture. A feminist analysis would explore gender - related treatment in that cultural context, so the option "Analyzing the passage from a feminist perspective would likely provide insights on how a woman like Mrs. Ochuba would be treated in the Ibo culture of that time" is correct.
2. For the historical perspective option: A historical analysis of the passage would focus on the Ibo people of that time period, their cultural practices (like native doctors, herbalists) and how events unfolded in that historical context. So the option "Analyzing the passage from a historical perspective would likely provide insights on how Ibo people of [that time]" (assuming the full option is about Ibo people's practices/experiences in that era) is correct. The first historical option is incorrect as historical analysis does not ignore people and emotions, and the third feminist option is incorrect as there's no indication of Ibo women being morally superior.

Answer:

B. Analyzing the passage from a feminist perspective would likely provide insights on how a woman like Mrs. Ochuba would be treated in the Ibo culture of that time.
D. Analyzing the passage from a historical perspective would likely provide insights on how Ibo people of [the relevant time period] (assuming the full option is about Ibo people's life/practices in that era).