How Does Corruption Affect The Families And The Two Young...

How does corruption affect the families and the two young female protagonists portrayed in Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie) and Paradise of the Blind (DÆ °Ã† ¡ng Thu HÆ °Ã† ¡ng)? Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie and Paradise of the Blind by DÆ °Ã† ¡ng Thu HÆ °Ã† ¡ng offers insight into our world and gives us a greater understanding of our surrounding through the places, events and characters that envelop the stories. Adichie’s novel, published in May 2013 and set in the early 1990’s and onwards focusses on Ifemelu and Obinze and their struggle through life as they live and learn with and without each other, as well as in and out of Nigeria. Paradise of the Blind, published in 1988 and set at the same time, shows Hang and her family living in a post-Vietnam war world, with Hang torn between two ideals surrounding her. Though both stories are told through different historical and cultural lenses, these novels carry their stories through the idea that corruption burdens the community and the family unit, with corruption meaning â€Å"The action or effect of making someone or something morally depraved† (Oxford dictionary, 2016). Thi s idea is shown through characterisation of people, description of the surrounding and the use of descriptive language found in both novels represents the impact that corruption of authority and familial obligation has on a person and their surroundings, no matter the time and place. This thesis will be shown through investigating the flawed beliefs held by theShow MoreRelatedWoman at Point Zero Summary5789 Words   |  24 Pagesoutspoken critic of the oppression of women and the first to write openly about such aspects of female sexuality as clitoridectomy, incest, and prostitution. 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