What is America? People might see a large land surrounded with water, others might see a massive country with many different opportunities for survival. However, it is hard for some to see how people really live on this land. They do not see the chaotic madness that is happening between the people living on this land that is known as America. In Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the main character, Ifemelu, experiences life in this chaotic place called America. Ifemelu lived in Nigeria with her family, friends, and her first love Obinze. She had an opportunity to come to America for a better college education. She took that opportunity and made use of it. Her Aunty Uju and cousin Dike were her only family in America; she got really
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They see how America is such a judgemental place. America is the most judgemental if you’re a person of color. America will judge you the most if your skin tone is dark, or what Americans call black, because of their past. If you come from a place where everyone looks the same or that race doesn 't matter, you would not notice racism or be judged based on your skin tone. In Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie its states “Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I 'm Jamaican or I 'm Ghanaian. America doesn 't care.”"Americanah Quotes." By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Web. 09 May 2016. . However, in America everyone is seen first by their skin color because this is what matters the most. If you 're a person of color, America’s past means that your legacy is one of slavery and injustice. “The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not. But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue; I did not think of myself as black and I only became black when I came to America. When you are black in America and you fall in love with a white person, race doesn’t matter when you’re alone together because it’s just you and your love. But the minute you step outside, race matters.”"Americanah Quotes." By …show more content…
Web. 09 May 2016. Also, everyone sees the American Dream as living in the suburbs in a neighborhood where all the houses look alike with neighbors that have similarity. The American Dream is a dream that many people believe in, this is the big picture America sends out to places. When people come to America they believe in the American Dream because this what they heard of or what is being broadcast around the world about America. Even Americans believe in the dream because this is what people in America strive for. They believe it is a dream for everyone. Also, they believe everyone has belief in a type of American Dream due to the pictures America is sending out. The American Dream is the idea that everyone in a Ameria can live life equality and be
They see how America is such a judgemental place. America is the most judgemental if you’re a person of color. America will judge you the most if your skin tone is dark, or what Americans call black, because of their past. If you come from a place where everyone looks the same or that race doesn 't matter, you would not notice racism or be judged based on your skin tone. In Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie its states “Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I 'm Jamaican or I 'm Ghanaian. America doesn 't care.”"Americanah Quotes." By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Web. 09 May 2016. . However, in America everyone is seen first by their skin color because this is what matters the most. If you 're a person of color, America’s past means that your legacy is one of slavery and injustice. “The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not. But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue; I did not think of myself as black and I only became black when I came to America. When you are black in America and you fall in love with a white person, race doesn’t matter when you’re alone together because it’s just you and your love. But the minute you step outside, race matters.”"Americanah Quotes." By …show more content…
Web. 09 May 2016. Also, everyone sees the American Dream as living in the suburbs in a neighborhood where all the houses look alike with neighbors that have similarity. The American Dream is a dream that many people believe in, this is the big picture America sends out to places. When people come to America they believe in the American Dream because this what they heard of or what is being broadcast around the world about America. Even Americans believe in the dream because this is what people in America strive for. They believe it is a dream for everyone. Also, they believe everyone has belief in a type of American Dream due to the pictures America is sending out. The American Dream is the idea that everyone in a Ameria can live life equality and be