Nervous Conditions: Chapter 8

Chapter 8 stuck out to me because of the way the title ties into this book. As a began the book I had no idea what a nervous condition in Zimbawe could be. Putting aside small hints at what this nervous condition is throughout the book, here in chapter 8 is the only time we get a full explanation of what this Nervous condition is. As Tambu thinks about the wedding she feels horrible crawling, breathless tension, and she feels like she can't speak up and tell her mother how she feels about this wedding. She feels anxious about how Babamukuru is forcing this event upon her aunt. In addition to this outbreak of what the nervous condition is, Maiguru stands up to Babamukuru, but she still stays together with him which makes Nyasha upset.