Biafran War Quotes

The novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, is a novel that was made in 2006. It is a novel that represents and follows the story of fictional characters in a real war. “The world was silent while we died” - Half of a Yellow Sun, this quote was taken from the same novel that pictured the horrible acts of the Biafran war, its a quote that still shakes people into the 2000’s. This quote represents the Igbo people, the same Igbo people that fought for their right for independence of the Republic of Biafra against a westernized and racist Nigeria. Half of a yellow sun is derived from the meaning, “the glorious future” with the author coming from Igbo parents, her entire childhood was surrounded by stories or tales from the Biafran war, even quoting that,

Interestingly, the crown colony was a law that forbade colonized territories from having a distinguished constitution and representative government outside of the British crown. Nigeria, being one of the largest producers of cash crops in the industry, was a gold mine for the British empire. In the novel, Adichie writes, “--” this quote is an example of how a traditional igbo person was treated before the civil war. This led to the regions of Nigeria to become competitive with each other due to the certain favoritism to other regions. Thus, furthering the rift between the country and its civilians. This is proven by the indescribable treatment from the other regions to the Igbo, when they were often seen as different from other ethnic groups due to their dominance in business and public service. This is only part of what led to the Biafran-Nigeria

A man in a traditional Igbo family during the 1960’s was the head of the family. They were the provider and protector, they took inheritance following the patrilineal line based on assets from their fathers, and even held leadership roles in their society. On the opposite side, a woman's role in a traditional Igbo society conceived of, home management, agriculture and trade, and childbirth. Amazingly, women outside of their families held religious and social roles in a community, often holding the influence and even holding their own councils, most notably known as a group of daughters called the umuada. In the novel, it is shown the roles that the characters must face entirely based on their gender alone. Odenigbo, being a “big” and strong male lead in the novel. Contrastingly, Olanna, his wife in the novel is shown to be infatuated with her husband's confidence, leading them to be in a somewhat happy life. A quote that shows her devotion to him is “---”, which is important because —. The opposite could be said for the 2 other main characters, Richard and Kaineene. With an uncanny and unconventional relationship during the 1960’s, Richard was a somewhat submissive man and Kainene was the more pragmatic and dominant of the two. The relationship is inherently looked down upon considering where they lived and what time they were in, this is important from the