Tree of Clues

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Across
  1. 3. Marriage practice that complicates loyalty, love, and family bonds
  2. 5. Strict mourning period imposed on widows
  3. 7. The widow and narrator reflecting on her life and society
  4. 10. Responsibility explored through Ramatoulaye’s children
  5. 12. Aissatou’s choice to leave her husband and assert agency
  6. 14. Ramatoulaye’s friend who chooses independence over a loveless marriage
  7. 15. Husband who takes a second wife, sparking conflict and grief
Down
  1. 1. The social and emotional state experienced after losing a husband
  2. 2. System of male authority critiqued in the novel
  3. 4. Lifeline and support between women in the narrative
  4. 6. Path to independence and empowerment for women like Aissatou
  5. 8. West African country where the novel is set
  6. 9. Emotional and physical isolation experienced during the mirasse
  7. 11. Customs and societal expectations shaping women’s lives
  8. 13. Cousin preferred by Mawdo’s mother to secure family continuity