Question on: JAMB Literature - 2024
This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen
The main challenge Adah encounters in England is
A
being a woman
B
financial limitations
C
being half literate
D
being a black person
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Correct Option: D
Francis warns his wife, upon her arrival in England, that despite their lifestyle, she will be treated as inferior, as stated on page 43, after she expresses dissatisfaction with their substandard apartment.Their search for a new home is complicated by racial prejudice. The wife's skin color created difficulties in finding housing; her race was a significant obstacle. Vacant rooms often displayed notices explicitly stating "Sorry, no coloureds" as noted on page 76. She eventually comes to understand that her race was seen as a source of shame.
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