Globalisation - World Literature

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Globalisation - The Thing Around Your Neck

Made by:

Melle Antonisse

Dominique Leunk

Layla Jansen

Rana Ercelik

Umut Mumcu

At the end of this lesson....

... you can explain the term globalisation and its connection to literature.

... you can explain what a multicultural society is and how it is connected to      literature.

... you can read a text and take out information to use in the given questions.

What do you think of when you hear the term 'Globalisation'?

Globalisation

• How trade and technology have made the world more             connected.
• Economic and societal developments.
• Comparable to a spider web that has grown over the years. 
• Connects everything from money to ideas.

How do you think globalisation is connected to literature?

The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

• Author

• Central Themes

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

-   Born on 15th of september in 1977

-   Born in Enugu, Nigeria

-   Moved to America when she was           19.

-   Her first novel, Purple Hibiscus,             was released in 2003 and won the       commonwealth Writers Prize in             2005.

Central Themes

-   Immigration

    

-   Colliding cultures

-    Multicultural society

-   African culture

How do you think these themes are connected to the short story?

Why do you think someone would migrate to another country? Try to give more than one.

'Abdel is from Afghanistan. He is being prosecuted for being homosexual. Explain why he would want to migrate/flee to another country.

What is a multicultural society? Try to give an example.

1. ‘In comparison to the big car and house (and possibly gun), the things they wanted were minor – handbags and shoes and perfumes and clothes.’
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Why do you think American people wish for such different things, in comparison to the Nigerian people?

What did Akunna realise when she started crying in the shower?

Do you think Akunna will ever come back to America?

What do you think they mean with "the thing around your neck"?

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