Inevitably, because of the dominance of males in African societies, there emerged a thinking that women, particularly "traditional" women like Dikeledi, are to be oppressed, and rightfully so. This is a reality that African women accepted, but only to a certain degree, so long as the man is able to take care of his family; in Dikeledi's case, Garesego's indolence, arrogance, and neglect led to Dikeledi's decision to kill him. Thus, in the story, she was able t

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