Essays on Homegoing

In the abnormally structured text Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, there are different forms of unequal treatment explored. The primary form of derogatory treatment exposed in the novel is racial inequality, however, we see throughout every single chapter a situation where this racial inequality mixes with...

Imagine being stripped away from home, forced to do something you didn’t want to do, not being able to carve your own path in life. This was the case for Esi and Effia two half-sisters both from Ghana but have never met. One captured into...

Throughout Homegoing, Esi’s family line progresses in a more positive and family oriented direction through her family line juxtaposed to Effia’s African family lineage. Through suffering, discrimination, and slavery, Esi’s family lineage learned to build off one another and to try to give their child...

Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi, demonstrates the oppression brought on by colonialism, imperialism, and slavery. The novel follows a family’s lineage dating back to the eighteen century. Gyasi illustrates the struggles faced by each generation in the family, which further establishes the cycle of oppression. “Homegoing...

As the transatlantic slave trade began, many Africans were being displaced into the Americas while some of their counterparts remained in Africa. Throughout this process, many of the people were having trouble distinguishing their identities and discovering the place they truly belonged. This was a...

Set in two different continents and spanning over 250 years, Homegoing is a historical fiction novel written by Yaa Gyasi. The novel follows the stories of two families descended from half-sisters, Effia and Essi, who never meet each other. Although the families have immensely different...

There are different forms of oppression in this world. Many young people now complain that they have no freedom, complain that they are too busy, and complain that there is no private space. No more time to do what you like. But when I think...