![]() (6) Chapters: The novel is segmented into thirteen chapters. (5) Language: The language is simple and relatable. The setting changes from Nigeria to England when Adah joins Francis in England. ![]() In the first few chapters of the text, the setting is Nigeria. Other examples of Bildungsroman include Charles Dicken’s David Copperfield, Chinelo Okparanta’s Under the Udala Tree and several more. We witness a lot of changes in Adah as the novel progresses, from her growth in social status to her changed perspective about love, marriage, responsibilities and roles. In the novel, the narrator begins the narration with Adah’s childhood then traces the story of Adah right from childhood to motherhood. ![]() (3) Second Class Citizen is a bildungsroman.īildungsroman is a type of novel that traces “the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity”. (2) It’s one of the two African Prose recommended for Literature-in-English exams in SSCE and JAMB for 2021 – 2025 Syllabus. (1) Second Class Citizen is one of the remarkable novels Buchi Emecheta wrote. ![]()
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