die before she Ugonna The soldiers’ “hawked for a visa to safety”(p.139) swinging whips in the embassy line don’t give our people (p.128) “’They immigrant visas anymore, unless the person is rich by The protagonist’s American standards. But I hear decision to jump people from European countries out of the window have no problems…”(p.134) despite the existence of other [In relation to comments about options to exit the her journalist husband’s house (p. 133) bravery]: was not bravery. It “It was an exaggerated The scar in the selfishness”(p.136) of an carved into ‘L’ the protagonist’s had not told her, will husband’s “They ‘You have many good children’. She forehead (p.135) had heard them tell that to the woman in front of her” (p. 138) The ixora flowers the protagonist future rested on that face. wants to plant on “Her The face of a person who did Ugonna’s grave (p. not know that palm oil when 141) fresh was a bright, bright red and when not fresh, congealed The protagonist’s to a lumpy orange”(p.141) decision to leave the visa interview (p.141) Ukamaka (lack was a struggle with Chinedu and Immigrant ‘The “Life Shivering’ agency); ourselves more than with a Ukamaka meet experience; Chinedu (lack Satan” (p.143) when Chinedu agency) knocks on her door relationships; [after praying] she felt suggesting they agency “Then herself start to shiver, an pray together involuntary quivering of her (p.143) and whole body” (p.144) Chinedu and Ukamaka’s agreed with him reconciliation and “…always about almost anything” (p.144 visit to the Catholic – Ukamaka, in regards to her Church (p.166) Udenna) Ukamaka’s habit of Our country. These words refreshing internet “Us. united them in a common loss, news pages (p. 142, and for a moment she felt close 145, 146) to him”(p.145) Ukamaka’s photo back into his embrace, of Udenna (p.151) “…went surprised by the familiar comfort of it, certain that he
die before she “hawked Ugonna for a visa to safety”(p.139) “’They don’t give our people immigrant visas anymore, unless the person is rich by American standards. But I hear people from European countries have no problems…”(p.134) [In relation to comments about her journalist husband’s bravery]: “It was not bravery. It was an exaggerated selfishness”(p.136) “They had not told her, ‘You will have many good children’. She had heard them tell that to the woman in front of her” (p. 138) “Her future rested on that face. The face of a person who did not know that palm oil when fresh was a bright, bright red and when not fresh, congealed to a lumpy orange”(p.141) The soldiers’ swinging whips in the embassy line (p.128) The protagonist’s decision to jump out of the window despite the existence of other options to exit the house (p. 133) The scar in the of an ‘L’ carved into the protagonist’s husband’s forehead (p.135) The ixora flowers the protagonist wants to plant on Ugonna’s grave (p. 141) The protagonist’s decision to leave the visa interview (p.141) ‘The Shivering’ Ukamaka (lack agency); Chinedu (lack agency) “Life was a struggle with ourselves more than with a Satan” (p.143) [after praying] “Then she felt herself start to shiver, an involuntary quivering of her whole body” (p.144) “…always agreed with him about almost anything” (p.144 – Ukamaka, in regards to her Udenna) “Us. Our country. These words united them in a common loss, and for a moment she felt close to him”(p.145) “…went back into his embrace, surprised by the familiar comfort of it, certain that he Chinedu and Ukamaka meet when Chinedu knocks on her door suggesting they pray together (p.143) and Chinedu and Ukamaka’s reconciliation and visit to the Catholic Church (p.166) Ukamaka’s habit of refreshing internet news pages (p. 142, 145, 146) Ukamaka’s photo of Udenna (p.151) Immigrant experience; relationships; agency