Mallam sile is told to "shut up" whenever he tries to speak, so that eventually "the tea seller learned to shollow his words." why is mallam treated in this way? What does this behavior towards mallam add to readers' understanding of both his character and ghanaian society?

Atahualpaemperor of the inca empire who rose to the throne after winning a civil war between him and his brother.  -he refused to become a spanish vassal or christian.-francisco pizarro kidnapped him and demanded a huge ransom.  -pizarro's secretary described him as "a man of thirty years, good-looking and poised, somewhat stout, with a wide, handsome, and ferocious face, and the eyes flaming with blood."-after the ransom was paid, atahualpa was killed by pizarro

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