Modou’s betrayal is not merely sexual; it is fiscal and emotional. He drains the family savings to buy Binetou a Mercedes and a villa. He abandons Ramatoulaye and their twelve children to fend for themselves. He stops paying school fees. The husband, who was supposed to be the protector, becomes the primary debtor.
Ramatoulaye apprend le remariage secret de son mari par une délégation (Tamsir, l'Imam et Mawdo), ce qui accentue le sentiment d'humiliation publique. Trahison dans une si longue lettre de mariama ba pdf