Tambudzai, the main character of Nervous Conditions, is considered the "hero" or "possessor" of the story. How is this accomplished besides presenting a first-person experience? How can you do anything other than make the character better by comparison? Nyasha becomes Tambu's support, strengthening Tambu, but not herself. Tambu admits that “Nyasha wouldn’t be good for her” (103). Nyasha is depicted as negative, even to Tambu, in an attempt to further impress the image of the hero/anti-hero relationship. The following, to put their relationship in some context, will analyze Nyasha, in relation to Tambu, and their relationships across their culture, class and upbringing. One of the reasons why Nyasha and Tambu differ is that they were raised in different cultures and families. environment. While Tambu lived her early years in traditional Shona culture, with women looking after the household, men making all the important decisions and following a delicate social hierarchy within the family structure, Nyasha grew up in England, knowing only immediate family and knowing nothing. family oriented, and very few basic Shona manners. Nyasha was said to be “too anglicized” (100) and to be “silent and watchful, watching” them all (72). She knows little about Shona culture, being an Anglo-Saxon child and forced to view her as an outsider, who knows little of what she observes. Tambu, however, knows much of the culture; after all, she grew up there. Family life, which is a large part of everyone's culture, was also very different between these two. Nyasha only had her brother Chido, her parents, and a few occasional guests. Tambu, on the other hand, had several siblings, parents and family who lived close enough that they had to be taken into account when...... middle of paper...... they received high grades, but they took a different look at their grades. While Tambu was excited and happy that her hard work had paid off, Nyasha continued to put in minimal effort and adopted an attitude of knowing more than others. This explains her conflict with Tambu over school work, it's not important to her because it doesn't do anything for her. Although Tambu and Nyasha are at a similar crossroads at this particular moment in history, they had completely different paths that led to this. indicate. Their circumstances may be similar, but their perspectives are different. Nyasha adapted to her situation in a way that caused her to be the opposite of Tambu, or at least as opposite as possible to arrive in the same situation. Tambu and Nyasha are okay counterparts, fighting for the title of hero, but Tambu wins, because she is in first person..