My Mother, My Friend In Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart Ekwefi and Ezinma have a unique, two-dimensional relationship as mother/daughter and as mother/friend. When Ezinma comes down with a high fever, Ekwefi is immediately at her only daughter's side to aid her. "Ezinma was an only child and the center of her mother's world" (76). Since Ezinma is the only child in her family, she does not have to compete with siblings. She …showed first 75 words of 266 total…

…showed last 75 words of 266 total…and Ekwefi's relationship is different than other child/mother relationships in their village. Ekwefi and Ezinma are closer. Their relationship goes beyond the natural family boundary that will always exist between them. They are more than just mother and daughter. They are great friends. When Ezinma and Ekwefi spend time together, their time is spent as mother and daughter, but also as friends. Ekwefi and Ezinma exhibit the ultimate example of a unique, two-dimensional relationship.