My Analysis On My Favorite Book Ever _ Americanah

There was nothing subtle in author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie attempt to write about race in Americanah, a novel centered on female protagonist Ifemelu, a Nigerian immigrant turned popular blogger in America. The story was mostly narrated by Ifemelu and follows her journey from Nigeria to America, where she notices the different issues surrounding race, in how it is never really talked about, or how when talked about it is obscured in a coded language. This would later be the main subject of her popular blog. There is so much to talk about in Americanah, but race is the biggest theme. The book shows that we still have a long way…