How would Ramatoulaye's life have been different if her husband had not married a second wife and how would it be different if he had divided his time and resources equally between the two women as is dictated in the Koran?

If polygamy were legal in your country for either men or woman, would you consider more than one husband or wife? Explain why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Ramatoulaye is upset when she catches her daughters smoking but seems more upset because it is a Western habit than because of health issues.

Should all types of substances be strictly regulated by the government that have been shown throughout history to have a deleterious effect on an individual's health or society's well-being? Consider such substances as tobacco (cigarettes, pipe, cigar, snuff), alcohol, and drugs (all non-legal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, crack, meth, etc.). Explain your response with examples and details.

Does the government have an obligation to protect the individual from poor choices such as the use of cigarettes, alcohol and street drugs--or is their interference a violation of the rights outlined in the constitution? Thoroughly support your response with examples.

Essay Topic 3

Women have little economic or political power in Senegal at the time this book is set in the 1950-1960s. Research how if at all, Senegal has changed since the time of the setting of this book in terms of the equality between men and women. Would you want to live in a culture as that of Senegal of that time? Why or why not?

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