Throughout the first 3 chapters of Unbowed, Wangari Maathai is able to challenge O’Toole’s notion by writing this novel in general. Maathai tells her personal story while giving context on the history of Kenya. She is able to “humanize” (I am not sure that’s the best word to describe this) a group of people that some Westerners probably are not familiar with. In chapter one, she focuses mainly on her early childhood and her family. She gives us context on the day to day in Nyeri, like what the men women and children do in the village. She also compares how live in Kenya is different today. She mentions how she lived in mud huts that had no electric or running water and windows without glass (17) while in Kenya today it is common to see brick