THREE: CUSTOMS
enter interactions
A dialogue between Aunty Uju and a customs officer at border control helps imagine how this key character from Americanah may have poetically responded (if she were honest) to procedural questions when she and her son, Dike, entered the USA as immigrants from Nigeria.
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Aunty Uju’s Interview with Customs Official at Border Control Q: What is the purpose of your trip? A: To give my son a better life (so that he doesn’t only dream). Q: How long do you intend to stay? A: Until my first grandchild is born (and my life in future generations is secure). Q: Where will you stay? A: In a place where I can sleep (to dream) and arise. Q: What is your occupation? A: Escort for Dike (taking him over the rainbow). Q: Do you have anything to declare? A: Let it be true (don’t wake me up if it’s a lie). |
Customs officialAUNTY UJU + DIKE
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