Half of a yellow sun, how is Olanna's outlook changed by the war?
How Olanna’s privileged outlook changed by the war?
The war is of key significance in “Half of a yellow sun”. Several characters had to adjust their perspective in order to survive the war, Adichie relies on several aspects to develop and change Olanna’s disposition, such as the loss of her family, which in consequence, made her and average villagers relate on some level. Olanna will always be a conventional and middle-class personnel , her outlook doesn’t alter, however it no longer “shamed her that she felt that way” , because of the war, she is forced to be more outspoken.
In the first Olanna chapter in Part two, Olanna’s thoughts are vocally reserved, her middle-class frame of mind stands strong as she is disgusted at the thought of Baby playing with their neighbors, “but she didn’t say so”, because she felt penitence , “it ashamed her that she felt this way”. She can’t help her feelings towards those kids and hygiene; she grew up in the high life, her views are in her nature but she chooses to dismiss them and move on. The opening of part four is when the theme of war is at its strongest, Olanna is stressed and in despair, in a moment of weakness, finally she speaks her mind after learning Baby has lice, “It must be those dirty neighbours you play with, those dirty neighbours!”, this outburst is quite out of character, even Baby looked at her “as if she no longer recognized her”, this emphasizes the importance of this characteristic leap Olanna has took, from this point forth, her outlook is expressed when she feels it necessary, she makes Ugwu search baby’s hair daily with no shame, only concern. She also feels no remorse worrying “that baby would pick up Adanna’s bush Umauahia accent or some disease”, she thinks freely as she doesn’t feel as though she is labeled an ‘upper class’ that’s looking down at them, but a concerned mother.
Olanna sympathy diminishes in the late sixties, she is unceremonious while talking to villager, who has condescended
The war is of key significance in “Half of a yellow sun”. Several characters had to adjust their perspective in order to survive the war, Adichie relies on several aspects to develop and change Olanna’s disposition, such as the loss of her family, which in consequence, made her and average villagers relate on some level. Olanna will always be a conventional and middle-class personnel , her outlook doesn’t alter, however it no longer “shamed her that she felt that way” , because of the war, she is forced to be more outspoken.
In the first Olanna chapter in Part two, Olanna’s thoughts are vocally reserved, her middle-class frame of mind stands strong as she is disgusted at the thought of Baby playing with their neighbors, “but she didn’t say so”, because she felt penitence , “it ashamed her that she felt this way”. She can’t help her feelings towards those kids and hygiene; she grew up in the high life, her views are in her nature but she chooses to dismiss them and move on. The opening of part four is when the theme of war is at its strongest, Olanna is stressed and in despair, in a moment of weakness, finally she speaks her mind after learning Baby has lice, “It must be those dirty neighbours you play with, those dirty neighbours!”, this outburst is quite out of character, even Baby looked at her “as if she no longer recognized her”, this emphasizes the importance of this characteristic leap Olanna has took, from this point forth, her outlook is expressed when she feels it necessary, she makes Ugwu search baby’s hair daily with no shame, only concern. She also feels no remorse worrying “that baby would pick up Adanna’s bush Umauahia accent or some disease”, she thinks freely as she doesn’t feel as though she is labeled an ‘upper class’ that’s looking down at them, but a concerned mother.
Olanna sympathy diminishes in the late sixties, she is unceremonious while talking to villager, who has condescended