Americanah - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Beautifully typed notes on the Americanah novel: chapter by chapter. Deep analysis of the novel with quotes.

2 Americanah essays on the themes and the structure

This four page study breakdown features themes broken down with examples from the book and quotes to match. It is also accompanied by a few blog quotes. This will help you write any Americanah essay with ease. I know how much it just helped me in my July exam.

“Ifemelu chooses, instead, to become an Americanah: an identity predicated on experience rather than nationality, trajectory rather than place.” With reference to three characters discuss how identity in Americanah is constructed. Consider the different processes, which are involved in the forging of identity.

“I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.” - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Discuss Adiche’s statement in the light of the journeys undertaken by the characters in Americanah.

I got 92% for English in matric and was in the top 1% in the country. These were the notes I used: In depth analysis of race, identity, immigration and intersectionality. The notes cover Ifemelu's struggle with her identity and the significance of hair as a motif. Quotes and character development are all included. My English portfolio mark is 95% and I take time and effort to make sure my notes are thorough and accessible.

I got 92% for English in matric and was in the top 1% in the country. These were the notes I used: Full and thorough analysis of the significance of hair in Americanah with regards to race, white hegemony and Ifemelu's character development

A 1000 word English essay on the novel Americanah: ON IFEMELU'S GROWTH