https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1 en-us 2022-12-02 09:16:48 UTC 2026-01-22 23:11:23 UTC hello@padlet.com 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406381324 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]]> 2022-12-02 09:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406381324 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406464636 Politics, power, justice]]> 2022-12-02 10:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406464636 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406465090 Consequences of discrimination against women]]> 2022-12-02 10:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406465090 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406465556 Adichie aims to make viewers aware that women who suffer discimination will finally find their voice and this will eventually result in their self empowerment, even if it is only small actions.]]> 2022-12-02 10:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406465556 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406474856 2022-12-02 10:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406474856 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406475398 2022-12-02 10:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406475398 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406475784 2022-12-02 10:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406475784 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406476493 2022-12-02 10:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406476493 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406665083 “You should grow it back. Long hair is more graceful on a Big Man’s wife.” He makes a face when he says “Big Man,” and laughs.” ]]> 2022-12-02 14:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406665083 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406669082 Obiora affirms that he sees Nkem as little more than a decorative piece to give him a good reputation; she must have a specific appearance in order for him to be a "Big Man." In essence, Nkem's willingness to repress her own impulses and follow his lead is what would determine his reputation and success.]]> 2022-12-02 14:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406669082 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406676964 “And although Nkem knew many Nigerian couples who lived together, all year, she said nothing.”]]> 2022-12-02 14:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406676964 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406678167 Nkem doesn't express her ideas or opinions in her marriage, implying that she is only there for Obiora. In a sense, her marriage is occurring to her; she is not even actively involved. Her not speaking doesn’t give her much power.]]> 2022-12-02 14:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406678167 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406691912 “We are moving back at the end of the school year. We are moving back to live in Lagos. We are moving back.” She speaks slowly, to convince him, to convince herself as well.”]]> 2022-12-02 14:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406691912 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406694062 While Nkem's newfound voice isn't certain to lead her anywhere, just finding it is a win in and of itself. By doing this, Nkem starts to gain control over her marriage, her life, and the Lagos house she hardly considers her own.]]> 2022-12-02 14:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406694062 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406723653 Like in Tomorrow is Too Far, the narrator is anonymous. This suggests that the story is not focused on her and says that the narrative is far more about Nnamabia than it is about her at all. The notion that males are viewed as more important and possess more power than women starts to take shape as a result.]]> 2022-12-02 14:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406723653 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406724372 2022-12-02 14:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406724372 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406726187 “Nnamabia looked just like my mother, with that honey-fair complexion, large eyes, and a generous mouth that curved perfectly. When my mother took us to the market, traders would call out, “Hey! Madam, why did you waste your fair skin on a boy and leave the girl so dark? What is a boy doing with all this beauty?”]]> 2022-12-02 14:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406726187 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406729865 Because he is a man, Nnamabia is esteemed higher than his sister. None of this description is about the narrator, demonstrating once more that her brother views her as nothing. She doesn't really contribute to the family as a family member but merely as a comparison or a contrast.]]> 2022-12-02 14:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406729865 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406731144 "You cannot raise your children well, all of you people who feel important because you work in the university. When your children misbehave, you think they should not be punished. You are lucky, madam, very lucky that they released him."]]> 2022-12-02 14:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406731144 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406732666 The policeman states what the narrator had been contemplating the entire time but was unable to express because she is a woman.]]> 2022-12-02 14:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406732666 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406965572 At the beginning of the short story, Nkem doesn't usually speak up and communicate her opinions but then through the story, we see character development and she starts finding her voice more. Even though her actions are only a beginning, cutting her hair how she wants to and speaking up to Obiora by moving back are all small gestures of self empowerment.]]> 2022-12-02 17:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406965572 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406970737 In the short story, the only time the narrator does speak up about the unfair favoritism of her brother is when she tells her parents that they shouldn't visit him because they aren't going to spend their whole weekends just visiting her brother. Apart from this action, the narrator is still placed lower than her brother.]]> 2022-12-02 17:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406970737 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406982645 2022-12-02 18:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406982645 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406998108 The narrator is anonymous. There might be 2 reasons for this. Her brother, Nonso is the center of attention. In the story, his name is repeated quite a lot. Her parents prefer her brother over her and she strongly dislikes her brother. We only see her bias and not anyone else’s until she talks to her cousin about it.]]> 2022-12-02 18:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406998108 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406999500 2022-12-02 18:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406999500 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406999993 2022-12-02 18:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2406999993 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407002195 2022-12-02 18:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407002195 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407004123 “The summer you knew that something had to happen to Nonso, so that you could survive. Even at ten you knew that some people can take up too much space by simply being, that by existing, some people can stifle others. The idea of scaring Nonso with the echi eteka was yours alone.” (p. 195)]]> 2022-12-02 18:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407004123 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407012146 “Grandmama let only your brother Nonso climb the trees to shake a loaded branch, although you were a better climber than he was… She didn’t show you, because she said girls never plucked coconuts. (p. 187 -188)]]> 2022-12-02 18:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407012146 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407014510 The hatred in the narrator's portrayal of this summer is prevalent: despite the fact that Dozie is older and the narrator is a better climber, Nonso receives opportunities and favors at the expense of his sister and cousin. ]]> 2022-12-02 18:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407014510 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407016634 The fact that Grandmama preferred Nonso indicates that males are valued over women from an early age. In essence, the narrator is taught from an early age that her abilities and wants are unimportant; what counts are her brother's abilities and preferences.]]> 2022-12-02 18:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407016634 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407019494 The utmost jealousy and hatred the narrator is experiencing pushes her to do the extreme which is to want to hurt her brother. Her plan does not work and so she is responsible for her brother's death. She definitely did find her voice and self empowerment. Even though that it might have been very extreme, she was self empowered.]]> 2022-12-02 18:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407019494 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407439202 2022-12-03 10:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407439202 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407440284 This narrator is also anonymous. Most of the women in Adichie's story are anonymous because they are not important in the community, or at least people don't see them as important.]]> 2022-12-03 10:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407440284 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407597458 The narrator affirms that being Ugonna's mother was the foundation of her personality. She believes that sacrificing a significant portion of yourself in order to pursue the American dream is not as vital as family and love.]]> 2022-12-03 17:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407597458 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407598295 "A new life. It was Ugonna who had given her a new life, surprised her by how quickly she took to the new identity he gave her, the new person he made her."]]> 2022-12-03 17:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407598295 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407600664 "She didn’t turn. She walked out of the American embassy, past the beggars who still made their rounds with enamel bowls held outstretched, and got into her car."]]> 2022-12-03 17:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407600664 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407606190 The narrator has decided that she needs to face what happened. Because her child died, she tries to find a visa to go to America but instead, she decides that the best option for her is to stay where she is.]]> 2022-12-03 17:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407606190 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407609166 In this story, the narrator does not stand up that much to the injustices. The only person she loves dearly is dead and apparently, the best option for her it to flee to America. Instead, she decides that the best option for her it to stay because she knows that going to the US is not going to make her happy. Even though these injustices are not just discrimination against women, she has the pressure from everyone including her husband to apply for a visa but she decides that she will do what is best for her.]]> 2022-12-03 17:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407609166 1coupiennc https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407609809 2022-12-03 17:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/1coupiennc/crlnbej4t040gcf1/wish/2407609809