Americanah
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Najia
Jul 07, 2019 10:59AM
I have read Americanah.
I agree with most of the comments but do not agree with the way she produces Obinze. She did talk about race, culture, civilization about when it comes to gender equality Chimamanda was not fair with Obinze. As a man to control the physical demand he has to get married but Chimamanda portrait him as bad, on the other hands Ifemelu was female and even she reach to Nigeria and even she was sleeping with other Chimamanda portrait her as innocent. I think that Obinze was sincere in his commitments but Ifemelu was not. Also, the novel finishes abruptly. I do not understand why???
I agree with most of the comments but do not agree with the way she produces Obinze. She did talk about race, culture, civilization about when it comes to gender equality Chimamanda was not fair with Obinze. As a man to control the physical demand he has to get married but Chimamanda portrait him as bad, on the other hands Ifemelu was female and even she reach to Nigeria and even she was sleeping with other Chimamanda portrait her as innocent. I think that Obinze was sincere in his commitments but Ifemelu was not. Also, the novel finishes abruptly. I do not understand why???
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Hi
To respond to your thoughts on this: do you really think Chimamanda portrayed Obinze that way ? I felt like it was mixed feeling of her vision of him changing through time and exil. I do understand what you mean but knowing Ifem has changed, lived a different exil, did not came back for the same reasons, could it be slightly out of disregard ? This is how i felt about this.
Then, does it end abruptly ? Hmm i see your point. I feel like the whole wait and hype for their reunion was so long it was logical it could end like that.
To respond to your thoughts on this: do you really think Chimamanda portrayed Obinze that way ? I felt like it was mixed feeling of her vision of him changing through time and exil. I do understand what you mean but knowing Ifem has changed, lived a different exil, did not came back for the same reasons, could it be slightly out of disregard ? This is how i felt about this.
Then, does it end abruptly ? Hmm i see your point. I feel like the whole wait and hype for their reunion was so long it was logical it could end like that.
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