The aspiration to preserve national identity: An evaluative reading of americanah and things fall apart

Abstract

Adichie’s and Achebe’s use of terms and expressions to describe how race has been significantly affecting the lives of the innocent black people whose only desire is to endeavor their anticipated ambition and desire along with how they manage the possibility and truth of progress influence several different characters. Moreover, the aim is to scrutinize the aspects of the starting points as to why the people of color is being inadequately oppressed as well as discriminated and how they resolutely battle for the perpetuation for their identity. It is equally important to perceive the way the strategies and methods has been incorporated by the authors in order to convey how dominated and controlled the daily lives and their dreams and aspiration which they want to fulfill in order to enhance their living conditions and discern their correct identity.