Task
Construct a thesis that answers these 2 questions: how does Adichie's novel get us to re-think the relationship between race and gender? Why is it important to acknowledge and understand these intersecting struggles of gender and race?
Related question relating to events the story to consider that will help you formulate a thesis in response to the question above.
• How do the experiences and struggles of women of color differ from white women?
• How do the experiences and struggles of African women differ from the experiences of African American women?
• How do the experiences of Nigerian women differ from those "Americanah" women who have lived abroad?
How do these different experiences speak to different struggles of separate groups of people?
Advice: Ifemelu's blog posts get into some of the inner workings of this topic
Required Secondary Research:
You will have to do research into the historical and political context of Nigeria or Nigerian immigrants. You need to have at least one quote from both of your outside sources. This means you would have at least TWO quotes that were not from the stories.
For this assignment, ensure that your thesis statement is the final sentence of your introduction.
Include at least one example from the text(s) in each body paragraph.
Do not open or close a paragraph with a quote from the text. Provide appropriate setup and analysis.
Do introduce all your quotes.