Comprehension Passage
Read the following passage and answer the questions-
Be careful or you may displease the dead. Your duty is to comfort your wives and children and take them back to your fatherland after seven years. But if you allow sorrow to weigh you down and kill you, they will all die in exile.”
― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart
What is the overarching theme of the quote from "Things Fall Apart"?
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The inevitability of death.
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The importance of fulfilling familial duties.
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The consequences of exile.
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The value of personal happiness.