Read the passage from "marriage is a private affair” by chinua achebe. "father,” began nnaemeka suddenly, "i have come to ask for forgiveness.” "forgiveness? for what, my son? ” he asked in amazement. "it’s about this marriage question.” "which marriage question.” "i can’t—we must—i mean it is impossible for me to marry nweke’s daughter.” "impossible? why? ” asked his father. "i don’t love her.” "nobody said you did. why should you? ” he asked. "marriage today is different . .” "look here, my son,” interrupted his father, "nothing is different. what one looks for in a wife are a good character and a christian background.” nnaemeka saw there was no hope along the present line of argument. "moreover,” he said, "i am engaged to marry another girl who has all of ugoye’s good qualities, and who . .” his father did not believe his ears. "what did you say? ” he asked slowly and disconcertingly. "she is a good christian,” his son went on, "and a teacher in a girls’ school in lagos.” "teacher, did you say? if you consider that a qualification for a good wife, i should like to point out to you, emeka, that no christian woman should teach. st. paul in his letter to the corinthians says that women should keep silence.” how does this passage define the traditional roles of men and women?

This passage defines the traditional roles of men and woman when Nnaemeka says "Marriage today is different . . ." but his Father interrupts him and says "nothing is different. What one looks for in a wife are a good character and a Christian background." By his father mentioning Christian ( A Religion ) it also gives you an idea about their religion and beliefs of what Men and Woman should do. Later Nnakmeka's father opposes to the fact that he is engaged to marry another girl who is Christian but also "and a teacher in a Girl's' School in Lagos."  To his father says that "no Christian woman should teach. St. Paul in his letter to the Corinthians says that woman should keep silence." By his father saying that it gives you an idea on the Woman's half. What its believes is the traditional roles of men and woman is that "Men should only marry woman or girls that have good characters and a good Christian background" and that woman "Should a woman or girl be a wife they need good character and a good Christian background and to keep their silence meaning to not speak opinion or teach."

Sorry that it's so long, I just don't believe in some things of the text and answer so it took me a bit longer to write it without my bias ^^;

it exposes the hypocrisy of religion and christian supporters of slavery