Adichie appears to make fun of her characters, take Odenigbo for instance; the war changes him from a well educated political disputant to a drunk. Once he was the unemotional figure within the novel, Olanna appears to require that place whereas he degenerates thanks to the war state of affairs.
In reading the novel, I could not help but notice a similarity between the Holocaust and the Biafran Civil War. I found myself questioning why the Igbo were being massacred by the Hausa? I might solely attribute their conflict to tribal group rivalries and resentments. The novel makes clear that these rivalries are made more intense by British interference by giving the Hausa cash, weapons and ammunitions. The British rewrote the constitution to offer the north management over the central government and even fastened the elections in their favor. Given Nigeria’s history and Britain's support throughout the war, the defeat of Biafra appears as forgotten conclusion.
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Each of the foremost characters conjointly modify the question of identity. It's evident that the circumstance in any culture dictates how it’s individuals act and react and justify their behavior. During this, survival between two different tribes was the catalyst in an exceedingly unstabilizing country, language reinforces the novel’s themes of racial and social division. As an example, Ugwu’s love of the English language, or the blending of dialects and words throughout the novel. Even in Richard’s character, he is like an outcast. I feel sad for him and though his character adds additional insight into the civil war, I feel that he's very much like a ghost roaming the complete novel searching for his place. That's why it's notably unhappy at the end of the novel once Kainene does not come as she would be the only person to permit Richard to assimilate into the