![]() ![]() Each chapter alternates in narration from the perspectives of descendants of Effia and Esi as the stories move through the passage of time from the 18th Century to the present day. Effia marries a British slave trader and leads a life of comfort in the Cape Coast Castle (an old British slave fort where enslaved Africans were held in an underground dungeon) while Esi is captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the same castle, and sold into slavery in America. Homegoing is composed of many linked short stories that follow the lineage of two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, born in different villages in Ghana during the 18th century. ![]() I will say, it took me longer than normal to finish this book though, because of the content on slave experience, and the fact that it spans 200 years- I took my time with it and am so glad I did. After putting this book down, I instantly thought about all of the ways I could incorporate the novel or even excerpts of it into a college classroom. I can’t fully express how much I enjoyed Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. ![]()
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