The narrator, Immaculeta Uzoma Achilike, or, Imma Achilike, in the story ‘Why Couldn’t I Have Been Named Ashley?’ has two different reactions to her name.
Early in the text, the author/narrator talks about how they felt embarrassed of their name, ashamed that their name wasn’t a common one, but rather one that very few people can pronounce. This is because her first day of first grade, where her teacher mispronounced her name. Now, it is rather embarassing, but it only became worse when the students started laughing, as shown in the text, “I found myself wishing I could sink into the ground and never come back. I hated being the laughing stock.”
Later in the text, Imma is in Nigeria, on a vacation. While sharing embarassing moments, Imma talks
Early in the text, the author/narrator talks about how they felt embarrassed of their name, ashamed that their name wasn’t a common one, but rather one that very few people can pronounce. This is because her first day of first grade, where her teacher mispronounced her name. Now, it is rather embarassing, but it only became worse when the students started laughing, as shown in the text, “I found myself wishing I could sink into the ground and never come back. I hated being the laughing stock.”
Later in the text, Imma is in Nigeria, on a vacation. While sharing embarassing moments, Imma talks