These factors have left the world a fragmented global village, and highly polarized between the binary opposites of 'us' and 'them', white-black dichotomy, margin-centre and master-servant relations, though this is against the spirit of transculturalism which fosters in people the understanding of cultures across the globe. Suffice to say that series of endemic reactions against multiculturalism that followed are discernible from America to the United Kingdom, even though their manifestations vary from country to country. Their concerns are fuelled by the persuasion that, for the world to witness peace, factors ranging from ingrained cultural intolerance, 'persistent barriers of racism, fear, ignorance' (Cuccioletta, 2002:1) of other people's cultures to stereotypes must end (Dobson, 1991:110). Their opinion is premised on the expediency of cultural harmony and inevitability of peace in the world. Cultural differences have often agitated the minds of scholars, pacifists and other peace-loving individuals over the years. It is usually assumed that ethnic chauvinism brought multiculturalism into limelight, delineating ethnic identity into clearly identifiable compartments illustrated by the thematic of racialism. GradeSaver, 31 August 2016 Web.The need for harmonious inter-cultural relations among racial and ethnic groups across the globe has significantly extended the essential thrust of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah. Next Section Character List Previous Section About Americanah Buy Study Guide How To Cite in MLA Format Cohen, Madeline. Though Obinze faces a tough decision due to having a wife and young daughter, in the end he chooses to pursue a relationship with Ifemelu no matter the cost. When Ifemelu returns to Nigeria after some delay due to a suicide attempt made by her beloved cousin Dike, she and Obinze must decide where their friendship and love stand. The story is told mainly through Ifemelu's thoughtful, critical narration and sometimes through posts from her blog “Raceteenth or Various Observations About American Blacks (Those Formerly Known as Negroes) by a Non-American Black,” but the narration switches to Obinze's point of view for portions of the story to describe the difficulties he faced as an illegal worker in London and his quick rise to wealth upon returning to Nigeria. As she sits in the salon, she reminisces and recounts pieces of her life in Nigeria as a child her struggles with culture, language, money, and hair in the United States and two relationships since emigrating that could never measure up to her first love with a young man named Obinze. The novel begins as she takes the train from Princeton, New Jersey, the posh university town where she has a fellowship as a writer, to Trenton, New Jersey, a nearby city that is much poorer, to get braids done before returning to Nigeria.

Ifemelu is a young woman from Nigeria living in the United States.

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