In this passage, Adichie’s diction helps develop the theme of identity. When Okenwa began to practice his Kung Fu he caught Raphael looking at him through his doorway. Instead of speaking, “He smiled, touched his chest and brought his fingers to his tongue, as though tasting his own blood” (Adichie 3). Before this moment Okenwa hadn't ever looked at someone in this way and he began to feel that he had a connection with him somehow. The words “touch”, and “blood” in this quote are very significant because they are so deep and meaningful words, suggesting that this was significant moment in his life and to his identity. A few minutes later, the two boys began to bond over there love of Kung Fu, Raphael said he had something to show Okenwa and