https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2 en-us 2023-03-23 13:27:56 UTC 2026-02-20 10:50:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528848990 - Main character and her brother at their grandmas house. 
- She feels a deep neglect from her grandma as she prioritises her brother in everything. 
- Tells her brother to climb the tree 
- And distracts him causing him to fall to his death. ]]> 2023-03-23 13:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528848990 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528852266 Connections: 
- Cell one (Sister feels neglected)
- Immitation (wife experiences neglect) ]]> 2023-03-23 13:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528852266 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528856334 Nonso = brother 
Grandma 
Narrator (sister of nonso)]]> 2023-03-23 13:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528856334 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528857921 Chika:  a young woman attending the University of Lagos, where she is studying medicine. 
Hausa Woman: woman who didn't get high level of education. ]]> 2023-03-23 13:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528857921 1sedgmanj https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528859865 Nkem - wife 
Ijemaka - friend of wife 
Obiora - Husband 
Amaechi - house maid
Adanna - first child
Okey - second child ]]> 2023-03-23 13:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528859865 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528862509 The short story begins in media res (in the middle of events) hooking readers’ attention by introducing the characters in action, as they climb through the window of a store

From the flash-forward sequences, we learn that Chika will find out later the cause of the riots, that her sister Nnedi will never be found, and that her parents will hold Masses praying to find Nnedi. 

The falling action shows the two women bonding again, as Chika hurt her leg on the way back and the Hausa woman gives her the scarf she wears to tie round her wound]]> 2023-03-23 13:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528862509 1dedeyanr https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528862785 Nnamabia: brother of narrator
Osita: the neighbour 
Narrator (unnamed)
Mother and father of narrator (unnamed)]]> 2023-03-23 13:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528862785 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528864236 The main theme of the short story “A Private Experience” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is ethnic and religious conflict. This theme is enhanced through motifs like alienation, violence, corruption, politics, and the media.]]> 2023-03-23 13:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528864236 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528868400 "Of course he ........ knew you were lying. "]]> 2023-03-23 13:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528868400 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528870567 "The streets are silent .... she has ever smelled." pg 53]]> 2023-03-23 13:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528870567 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528871716 Narrator: girl who goes to america 
Uncle of narrator 
boyfriend ]]> 2023-03-23 13:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528871716 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528874431 2023-03-23 13:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528874431 1dedeyanr https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528881142 Nnamabia is treated much better than the narrator even though he is doing crimes.
Nnamabia joins a cult and eventually gets arrested for grand theft auto and manslaughter.
In jail, Nnamabia tries to defend an old man from being attacked but as a result, he gets attacked, showing growth

]]> 2023-03-23 13:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528881142 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528883707 Nameless woman ]]> 2023-03-23 13:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528883707 1dedeyanr https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528889322 1. Due to sexism, men can be unfairly treated much better than women, despite being involved in violence.
2. Not suffering consequences from actions can drive teenagers to violence.]]> 2023-03-23 13:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528889322 1sedgmanj https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528889575 Nkem(wife) learns of Obiora possibly cheating on her whilst he works in nigeria, and she lives in america. She then goes back in time and thinks about her arrival in america, how she liked being identified in certain groups(ie. Rich Nigerian men who sent their wives to america to have babies league). The birth of Nkem's 2 children are also described. Then she cuts her hair, could be as a result of the news she heard about her husband. Followed by her husband calling her. Then, as Amaechi and nkem stand in the kitchen, nkem confesses her husbands cheating, and amaechi suggest forgiveness. Then after she attempts to spy on her husband using a houseboy, he arrives home. After a tense conversation, she makes it clear, although not explicitly stating it, he would stay in america. ]]> 2023-03-23 13:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528889575 1dedeyanr https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528892961 "It would have been so easy for him, my charming brother, to make a sleek drama of his story, but he did not." (pg. 17)]]> 2023-03-23 13:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528892961 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528895508 Woman is trying to go to the US by passing through the interviews in the American embassy. 

She meets with an old man in the line waiting for the interviews and hear what people think about her husband who is a reporter. People say he is a great man but in fact, because of him, she and her baby had to hide all of their lives. Eventually, the soldiers found out their house and the baby was killed. 

As she recalls her memory, she realizes that there is no point of going to the US alone herself. Therefore, she just walks out the embassy during the interview. ]]> 2023-03-23 13:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528895508 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528896931 - A girl gets the opportunity to go to the US and leave nigeria. 
- She takes it and starts her journey by living at her uncles house.
- He tries to take advantage of her leading her to leave his house.
- And she finds a job as a waitress to pay rent.  
- He is very interested in her culture and asks lots of questions.
- Her dad passes away and she decides to go back home and leaves her boyfriend.]]> 2023-03-23 13:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528896931 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528896992 The change of identity caused by the loss of something you value]]> 2023-03-23 13:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528896992 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528900106 "Ma’am? The United States offers ...  the new life she wanted." 
pg 140]]> 2023-03-23 13:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528900106 1dedeyanr https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528901361 Sexism/misogyny is a very common topic in "The Thing Around Your Neck" as nearly all of the stories are written from the point of view of a black woman. An example is the story "Arrangers of Marriage", in which a woman has to move for her arranged marriage and is expected to have sex with her husband, even if she doesn't feel like it.]]> 2023-03-23 14:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528901361 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528903189 2023-03-23 14:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528903189 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528907421 2023-03-23 14:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528907421 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528910987 "You thought everybody in ............. but you gained a lot, too."]]> 2023-03-23 14:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528910987 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528911295
The themes of race, liberalism, and sexuality]]> 2023-03-23 14:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528911295 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528913477 Kamara
Neil]]> 2023-03-23 14:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528913477 1dedeyanr https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528916417 Chinaza - wife
Ofodile - husband 
Nia - neighbour of Chinaza

They have an arranged marriage. Ofodile is a doctor who has been transferred to the US which Chinaza is not too happy about.]]> 2023-03-23 14:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528916417 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528916962 2023-03-23 14:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528916962 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528924864 "My new husband........alone,” he said."]]> 2023-03-23 14:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528924864 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528926068 A woman who works as a nanny in a wealthy family. She feels love for a woman in the family. Therefore, she has a confusion about her sexuality. ]]> 2023-03-23 14:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528926068 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528930090 "Kamara would always remember...   understand her bewilderment."
pg 86]]> 2023-03-23 14:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528930090 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528932124 In "Ghosts," Professor James Nwoye runs into Ikenna Okaro on the Nsukka campus. He had previously believed that Ikenna died when the Nigerian army invaded Nsukka in 1967. Ikenna explains that he moved to Sweden and organized pro-Biafra rallies all over Europe. When Ikenna asks about Ebere, James' wife, James explains that Ebere has been dead for three years but that she "visits." James explains to the reader that Ebere's ghost visits regularly and massages lotion into his skin. James invites Ikenna to come to his house, but Ikenna refuses. When James gets home, he waits for his daughter to call and for Ebere to visit later that night.]]> 2023-03-23 14:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528932124 1sedgmanj https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528934119 Due to modern societal values, men have more power and influence over their body and lives than women. ]]> 2023-03-23 14:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528934119 1sedgmanj https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528937644 There is nothing left to talk about, Nkem knows; it is done. Pg 29]]> 2023-03-23 14:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528937644 1dedeyanr https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528944299 Chinaza and Ofodile move to New York.
Ofodile knows some of the cultural differences between New York and Nigeria and tries to teach Chinaza.
Chinaza meets a neighbour called Nia, who she feels at home with.
Eventually, Nia convinces Chinaza to leave Ofodile and start fresh.]]> 2023-03-23 14:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528944299 1sedgmanj https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528944928 This non-literary text illustrates the low level of control women have over their bodies. in this case as a result of strict religious rules]]> 2023-03-23 14:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528944928 https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528949671 - The thing around your neck 
- Imitation 
(connections of migration and the idealisation of places like america) ]]> 2023-03-23 14:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528949671 1dedeyanr https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528955047 Ukamaka - main character
Udenna - ex-boyfriend of Ukamaka, who potentially could have died in a plane crash.
Chinedu - man who enters the house of Ukamaka, they quickly become friends.]]> 2023-03-23 14:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528955047 1dedeyanr https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528967028 Ukamaka is in her house in Nigeria, worrying about a plane crash she heard on the news that her ex-boyfriend Udenna was supposed to be on. All of a sudden, this stranger comes into her house who asked to pray with her about the crash (he is also Nigerian). ]]> 2023-03-23 14:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1dedeyanr/rr33s9reyfnmv6l2/wish/2528967028