Bitter By Akweezi Essay

One of the main themes in the book Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi is that the main characters change in view as the book goes on. At the start of the book, the main character, Bitter, is very uninterested in and detached from the revolution going on in the story, but as time goes on, you can see her interest increasing, as well as her passion for the revolution.

Initially, Bitter held a negative view of the revolution. In the book, the author writes, “Bitter had no interest in the revolution. . adults wanted young people to be the ones saving the world as if her generation was the one that had broken everything in the first place.” (Page 1). The phrase “broken everything” is an exaggeration because although the adults in the society did not literally

At the beginning of the book, Bitter’s view of the revolution's impact was very negative and she could only see its impact on herself and her loved ones. As the story unwinds, you can see her growing as a person and taking more on an interest in the revolution. One quote that supports this is “She was not the same person who had frozen and run back the day before”. She was someone who had painted an angel, brought it to life with her own blood, and faced it down. That had to count for something, the way her world had changed into an unrecognizable reality and share was still here.” (Page 192) A word that sticks out in this quote is “unrecognizable”, a word the author could have used instead is indistinguishable. Both of these words convey the same message while still giving the quote emotion. Another quote that shows how Bitter becomes more involved in the revolution towards the end of the book is “Bitter didn't need anyone's help. Her part in the revolution was done bloody, and complete.” (Page 253) This quote shows the aftermath of the revolution and the affect it had on Bitter. A word that could stick out to the reader is bloody, it’s a very harsh word with a lot of emotion and shows the seriousness of the situation. A word the author could have used instead, is gory. Gory and bloody have a relatively similar meaning, both expressing a gruesome and difficult thing. This all supports my topic sentence “Bitters views on the revolution change throughout the book” because this is something that Bitter would have never seen in the beginning, and it is showing immense growth in her as a