“[They] all understood the fleeing from war, from the kind of poverty that crushed human souls, but they would not understand the need to escape from the oppressive lethargy of choicelessness. They would not understand why people like him, who were raised well fed and watered but mired in dissatisfaction, conditioned from birth to look towards somewhere else.” (341)
Several of the characters in Americanah moved from home seeking a better life – to other parts of Nigeria, to Europe, to the United States – illuminating the circumstances that hundreds of thousands of immigrants and refugees around the world face every single day.
How does the identity of each migrating character shift between Nigeria and Europe or the United States? How, if at all, does Adichie suggest that a sacrifice or compromise of self is necessary for migrating to a new country?
Did this book change the way you think about human migration? Why or why not?
Several of the characters in Americanah moved from home seeking a better life – to other parts of Nigeria, to Europe, to the United States – illuminating the circumstances that hundreds of thousands of immigrants and refugees around the world face every single day.
How does the identity of each migrating character shift between Nigeria and Europe or the United States? How, if at all, does Adichie suggest that a sacrifice or compromise of self is necessary for migrating to a new country?
Did this book change the way you think about human migration? Why or why not?