The novel We Need New Names written by Noviolet Bulawayo is a quite intriguing novel, because of the strong, vivid, graphic, detailed descriptions. The setting of the story takes place in a shantytown of Paradise in Zimbabwe, where our main character, Darling, grows up alongside with her childhood friends Chipo , Bastard , Godknows , Sbho and Stina. As the story progress, the viewer will explore the tough life of living in Africa when Zimbabwe’s paramilitary police bulldozed their home . Later in the second half of the novel, the story surprisingly begins to shift towards a darker and shocking image than the first half, from the characters to the themes and the writing style. The book starts with a group of children in a town who
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She was young and innocent to care and know about that. She just wants to spend time with friends, to steal the guava, look at the Lamborghini and believe one day she will own the vehicle while living in America. This scene shows how innocence Darling was at the time. The book suddenly shifts to the United States, the second half of the book. The second half of We Need New Names surprisingly tells a whole story with a darker theme reflecting on
Darling’s life after a few years living in the United States. The story begins to focus on
Darling‘s loss of home, her new persona, friendship and identity. While living in the United
States, Darling spends her time going to the mall with her two friends during school and driving her aunt Fostalina’s car without the permission. Like every essay, the author makes the essay to focus on the character, new relationships and culture theme. Shortly after moving to Detroit, Michigan, Darling quickly adapts to the new environment.
She makes friends with Kristal and Marina who have a similar background compared to Darling.
All three friends watch adult films discreetly after school when Aunt Fostalina leaves her
She was young and innocent to care and know about that. She just wants to spend time with friends, to steal the guava, look at the Lamborghini and believe one day she will own the vehicle while living in America. This scene shows how innocence Darling was at the time. The book suddenly shifts to the United States, the second half of the book. The second half of We Need New Names surprisingly tells a whole story with a darker theme reflecting on
Darling’s life after a few years living in the United States. The story begins to focus on
Darling‘s loss of home, her new persona, friendship and identity. While living in the United
States, Darling spends her time going to the mall with her two friends during school and driving her aunt Fostalina’s car without the permission. Like every essay, the author makes the essay to focus on the character, new relationships and culture theme. Shortly after moving to Detroit, Michigan, Darling quickly adapts to the new environment.
She makes friends with Kristal and Marina who have a similar background compared to Darling.
All three friends watch adult films discreetly after school when Aunt Fostalina leaves her