The theme that the author was trying to convey in “Bliss at the Burger Bar” was effective leadership. Bliss really knows how to lead her crew at the Burger Bar, and her effective style of leadership was shown in many parts of the short story. For example, when one of her employees, Hannah, was hurt after Milo hit her, she hit the ground running with controlling the situation. She comforted her without getting too much in her space and went out of her way to give Hannah a ride home. She also offered Hannah advice (go to the hospital, press charges against Milo) and even though Hannah declined these opinions, she didn’t force her to do anything she didn’t want to do, and she offered her time off to recover from the situation, which is exactly …show more content…
She put what was right first in the end and invited the man to “come inside with me and i’ll fix you a fresh hamburger - A Burger Bar Special with all the trimmings -- okay?”. This shows that even though she lost money from the transaction that she has a heart, which is something that is so important for an effective leader to grasp. Even though she has shown flaws in her leadership, no one is perfect, and Bliss has shown that she is an overall great leader who can handle conflict well.
The main conflict in “Marriage is a Private Affair” by is the clashing of views between the main character, Nnaemeka, and his father. They differ on the fact that Nnaemeka chose the woman he wanted to marry, and that the marriage wasn’t arranged by his father. His father originally wanted him to marry a woman who was “the eldest daughter of our neighbour, Jacob Nweke”, but when he found out he wanted to marry another woman, he sparked into a heated argument with his son. The father values christian belief and traditions and believes his son was violating his beliefs, while the son values a more freedom of choice approach. For example, when Nnaemeka and his