setting is important in the way the characters behaviours and actions are presented in the text

No scene takes place outside - demonstrates the closed beliefs of the characters in the play

Stories are semi-autobiographical, therefore are mostly accurate representations of Adichie's personal context

Setting in Jumping Monkey Hill = environment for thoughts and actions to foster, the camp in itself represents the idea of being told what is the right culture and how to represent your culture through written world

Setting in The thing around your neck = showcases the downfalls of American society and the experience of migrating there with your expectations set too high.

written during the second red scare hence can be an accurate representation of the feelings of Miller during this time

Poems were written during the course of the Second World War

People in power eg. Danforth represent those i US government eg. McCarthy

Those being accusatory eg. Abby, Mary Warren represent those who were dobbing in neighbours and friends for being communist

Characters are representations of people that Adichie herself has encountered throughout time

Stories are semi autobiographical - meaning that they are based off of real events but altered for anonymity and privacy reasons

Not necessarily character based but the poems adopt a persona that represents the time in which they were written and developed

Allegory for McCarthyism --> written during this time period hence a reflection of the ideas and attitudes of the time

Semi autobiographical - accurate representation of the attitudes of the time.

Challenges the attitudes of the time - focuses on the idea of social hierarchy and classes as well as the idea of not feeling the sense of belonging

"No man may longer doubt the powers of the dark are gathered in monstrous attack up on this village. There is too much evidence now to deny it” - Reverend Hale (Act 2)

“Theology, sir, is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted small.” Hale

“White people who liked Africa too much [or] too little were the same—condescending. “

"This... attitude is why they could kill you and require you to carry passes.. [for you to] walk on your own land"

“this may indeed be the year of 2000, but how African is it for a person to tell her family that she is homosexual ”

“White people who liked Africa too much [or] too little were the same—condescending. “ - The Thing Around Your Neck

“At night, something would wrap itself around your neck ... before you fell asleep.” - The Thing Around Your Neck

“Hey! Madam, why did you waste your fair skin on a boy?” - Cell One

"No man may longer doubt the powers of the dark are gathered in monstrous attack up on this village. There is too much evidence now to deny it” - Reverend Hale (Act 2)

“Theology, sir, is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted small.” Hale

“History rounds off skeletons to the nearest zero./ A thousand and one is still a thousand./ As if that one weren’t there at all:” SCAJ

“They were singing with soil in their mouths. A lovely song/ Write about the silence here./ Yes.” - SCAJ

“Nathan’s name nags his fists on the wall./ Isaac’s name sings a maddened thrall./ Sarah’s name cries that the water will go first/ to Aron’s name which is dying of thirst” - Still

“White people who liked Africa too much [or] too little were the same—condescending. “ TAYN

“At night, something would wrap itself around your neck ... before you fell asleep.” - TAYN

“This ... attitude is why they could kill you ... and require passes ... [for you to] walk on your own land!” JMH

“Tourists [returned] ... home ...unaware that there were more black people than ... lizards in South Africa.” JMH