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Things certainly fell apart in Achebe’s novel, but is everything gone? I am alluding to the final tragic scene. Upon discovering [...]
September 12, 2012
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In “A Private Experience,” two women from very different backgrounds, different ethnicities, different religions, and completely [...]
April 27, 2012
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I found our class discussion on the many meanings of the title of Adichie’s short story Imitation fascinating. One meaning (I can’t [...]
April 26, 2012
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“Jumping Monkey Hill” seemed to be an illustration of what most African studies students fear most- being Edward. Not only does he [...]
April 26, 2012
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When listening to Adichie’s talk: “The Danger of a Single Story” I was impressed by many of her points. She explained her college [...]
April 26, 2012
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Jean Baudrillard once said that: “…language never says (only) what it means.” Oscar Wilde added that: “Life imitates Art far more than [...]
April 26, 2012
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“The Thing Around you Neck” is not just the title of the volume, or even the title of a short story, but some feeling that Adichie seems to [...]
April 26, 2012
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One of the things I appreciate most about The Thing Around Your Neck is that it provides insight into the lives of Nigerians outside of Nigeria. [...]
April 26, 2012
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Of the short stories we read for this week, “Jumping Monkey Hill” stood out to me in the ways it portrays the assumptions and [...]
April 26, 2012
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First of all, you all missed an awesome Igbo language workshop. The teacher was really engaging and we learned a super cool song that [...]
April 26, 2012