Second-Class Citizen By Buchi Emecheta (Theme/Thematic Preoccupation)
SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN BY BUCHI EMECHETA THEMES (THEMATIC PREOCCUPATION) Racial Discrimination and Identify Crisis Second-Class Citizen depicts ordinary Africans who are naturally blacks, and explores, how the fact of their race inhibits them from enjoying a glorious stay in a foreign land. The title of the novel “Second Class Citizen refers to a substandard, inferior, and black citizen in the novel, the fact that there are second-class citizens and first-class citizens makes racism and identity crisis evident in the novel. The former is associated with the British people, who stand the chance of becoming a partaker of everything the society offers, while the latter which is black (Africans to be precise) have their choices limited. They are not allowed to live with their white counterparts, which is a white dominant community. The blacks are forced to live in slums, while menial jobs are meant for them. For example, Adah and he...