Dilemma   conveys the story of a naïve girl who is surrounded by all
sorts of stories about her sexuality and physiology in relation to sex. She was made to believe that she will never have that curvy shape that every woman desires until she permits a man to dissert her legs and deposit some ‘ice cream.’ Ironically, she discovers that Mercy is wild yet thin and Amarachi preserved and chaste yet robust, weighty
and and has very scintillating curves.

Her confusion is reinforced when she visits the hospital and her breasts are caressed by the doctor during examination. However, education remains the tool which equips the female child against long held superstitions.

These story is written based on feminist background, which seeks to enlighten the
woman on the subject of her subjugation in the society.

It also cover those cultural and patriarchal attitudes that trammel women’s desires,and aspirations. Here, the writer has tried to raise the consciousness of women to the reality of their living conditions.

The woman should be encouraged to view into her world without using the binoculars of patriarchy. It is therefore the aim of the writer to reveal some of the features not necessarily caused by patriarchal system, as found in other feministic works; but to introduce the concept of self exposition as against self inflicted naivety.

The writer at this point advocates that, the woman should be acquainted
with the fact that her body is different from the man’s body: that there is something essential about her body which if used, will enable her overcome patriarchal repression and regain control of her personality.

Thus,the woman should be enlightened on the value of her own body first,and when writing, she should start with herself. It is also through writing that her voice can be heard and she can be able to challenge the phallocentric tradition that previously, imprisoned
her in her own silence.