Amaka refers to her “event places” (117). This area is purely dominated and owned by the government; Eugene is the main man in town as he is the owner of the factory and director of the new newspaper. Although their house is large and spacious, it is not as beautiful as it seems; it's lonely, cold and unpleasant. Kambili considers this house a prison; Indeed, he feels like he was locked in a prison cell with nowhere to go: “…the walls of the compound, topped with coiled electrical wires, were so high that I couldn't see the cars pass in the street. » (P 9) Their house is very big – but – paradoxically stifling. Nsukka is a rural university town, accessible by dusty trails. This is where the University of Nigeria is, this is where Aunt Ifeoma works. The academic adage: “Restore the dignity of man”. Ifeoma and her family live in a house originally built to serve a