SECTION A: ANSWER ONE(1) QUESTION ONLY

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(i) Adah experiences cultural shock when she moves to the United Kingdom and grapples with her new “second-class citizen” status, which is a recurring theme in the novel.

(ii) Adah faces cultural shock when she moves in with her husband in London and is greeted with a changed Francis, who seems to have adopted some British mannerisms and sense of humor.

(iii) Adah is shocked to see the tiny, bare room Francis has taken for their accommodations, which is different from her dream of living in the United Kingdom.

(iv) Adah faces discrimination based on her race and gender, which is a cultural shock for her, both from Francis and society.

(v) Adah faces cultural shock when she learns that she will be treated as a “second-class citizen” in England because she is a black immigrant.

(vi) Adah faces cultural shock when she realizes that she is not considered an elite in England, unlike in Lagos, where she had a respectable job and connection to Americans.

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Miss Stirling is a significant character in Buchi Emecheta’s “Second-Class Citizen”, playing a crucial role in the development of the plot and Adah’s journey. Here are some key aspects of Miss Stirling’s character and roles:

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Ralph Ellison’s masterful use of narrative techniques in Invisible Man creates a complex and thought-provoking novel that explores themes of identity, racism, and social justice.

Ellison’s use of a first-person narrative creates a sense of immediacy and intimacy, drawing the reader into the protagonist’s experiences and thoughts. The narrator’s fragmented identity and invisibility make him an unreliable narrator, forcing the reader to question truth and perception.