Both Uses of
grievance
in
Things Fall Apart
- Okeke interpreted wisely to the spirits and leaders of Umuofia: "The white man says he is happy you have come to him with your grievances, like friends."
p. 191.1grievances = causes of complaint
- I want to bring in my men so that they too can hear your grievances and take warning.
p. 193.9 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(grievance) the cause of a complaint (real or imagined); or the complaint in formally written form
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, in classic literature, grievance can reference a feeling of resentment.