ENG272H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Americanah, Trevor Noah, Active Object
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Work backwards from the text to an argument. The location of your quotes do not matter. It, this, thus, that, those- indexical terms: don"t use it since they are too vague, watch out for these words. Passive voice: an active object is in a passive role. July 28, 2016: it is too vague, you use passive to deny or parry liability. We re-focus and are vague when we use passive: to be + past tense. People from different places and different cultures get together at the salon. We learn about ifemelu"s environment from the first page: princeton smelled . Braid her hair - pg 3 (11-12 for me) Adichie points out that ifemelu wants the inclusion of princeton. Without the smell, it seems very bland and generic. Ifemelu thinks as if living in this place you must be perfect. There is a fundamental juxtaposition between the nothing princeton and the lively trenton.
