Watching a new video
Question 1
I prefer longer arms, thanks to my swimming hobby. Longer arms will cause more balance and swimming power. Longer legs, on the other hand, are likely to create drag, and hence a significant shift to the centre of gravity.
Question 2
Watching a new video always has the effect of initiating a person to think about new issues and ideas critically. The scenes in the videos give a person a unique perspective of topics talked about in the films. Typically, this leads to new knowledge as one attempts to understand the plot and themes of a film. This is precisely the same effect a new reader would experience after reading the fictional novel, “Homecoming”. The novel was written by Yaa Gyasi, and published in 2016. The historical fiction novel has several chapters, and each chapter follows a descendant of a lady, named Maame. This is a striking literature skill as each new chapter has a different character and a different setting. Therefore, the author keeps the readers speculative every time they start a new chapter. Effia, a key character marries a British man (Gyasi, 3). This is despite the fact that she was to be married to a chief. The other chapters of the novel are about Effia’s children and the following generations, which is a unique literary skill by the author. The novel has many similarities with mainstream fiction movies.
Question 3
Racism – Gyasi notes that despite the end of slavery, people of African descent continued to face racial discrimination in the United States.
Family- Family is a central theme, and the whole structure of the novel emphasizes the role of the family in society.
Stereotypes – Gyasi shows that people of African descent are judged by appearance in the United States. They are stopped at roadblocks frequently for no reason (Gyasi, 45). It is even more surprising as the people of the same colour are stereotyped in their localities. This is evidenced by the discrimination of Effia’s descendants in Ghana.
Question 4
What does the fire symbolize in “Homecoming.”
What does the stone symbolize in “Homecoming.”
How is the theme of colonization advanced in the novel “Homecoming.”