The novel mirrors the real life of the people of Nigeria as the characters are subjected to a number of forms of subjugation.
-While staying with Aunty Ifeoma in Nsukka, Jaja and Kambili experience a heat wave without electricity to power any type of air conditioning. Except for the elite of the country, a class the wealthy Eugene most definitely belongs to, Nigerians are often are forced to go without modern necessities.
-Aunty Ifeoma contends with a lack of an adequate fuel supply.Midway through the novel, Obiora asks “‘Will the fuel make it, Mom?’” (Adichie 132). A woman then stops her car and walks towards Ifeoma’s to say that her “…My own car stopped near Easter Shop yesterday…My son sucked one liter from my husband’s car this morning, just so I can get to the market. O di egwu. I hope fuel comes soon”(133).
-Another scene sees Kambili remarking on spoiled meat from Aunt Ifeoma’s freezer due to frequent electricity outages. “‘So much wasted meat,’” Kambili says (246).Ifeoma responds: “Wasted, kwa? I will boil it well with spices and cook away the spoilage’” (246). Not only is Ifeoma used to an unreliable power supply, but she is also used to living with a scarcity of food. As well, the Nigeria she lives in suffers from a “poor supply of potable water” (Okuyade 251).
Nadia, this book seems really interesting. I like how you used the things that w are learning in class in your posts. I also feel like this is an interesting book and I'll have to read it someday.
ReplyDeleteNadia, this book seems really interesting. I like how you used the things that w are learning in class in your posts. I also feel like this is an interesting book and I'll have to read it someday.
ReplyDeleteWhen you refereed to the power outage it made me think of a real life experience that happened to me. One day there was a really bad storm in Sicklerville and it made the power go out for about 3 days. With no source of electric, the food in my deep freezer in the basement all thawed out, causing all the food to go bad. So the aunt living in Africa were there's no reliable electric source must me hard because they can't keep hold of food for too long.
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