This is a quote from Okparanta, the author of the novel “Under the Udala Trees” we read in class. This quote really reminded me of the conversation we had in class about being blind to the reality of the lives of other women around the world, so often we do not see what is really going on behind the scenes of someones life. This also reminded me of Ijeoma, the main character of the novel, and how she was forced to conceal such a large part of her identity, and how she had to live in fear because of her sexuality. Living in the world today it can be easy to forget just how devastation the harsh realities of discrimination and prejudice that so many have to deal with for their whole lives. We can often not realize that even the people closest to us can be silently suffering.
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