A man who considers himself very lucky after having survived the Civil War, with his wife, and three of the four children.
CONFLICT
Feeling blessed with this good luck, he muses, “Nothing puzzles God.” He returns to this sentiment time and again when contemplating his good fortune.
IRONY
CIVIL PEACEEE
he guesseed that the officer might accept a bribe in exchange for the bike so he buried the bicycle for safe-keeping.
That exists in Nigeria as a result of colonialism and the nigerian civil war.
The title itself is ironic as it contradicts the concept of civil peace in the story.