Tag: Yaa Gyasi
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TBM used the switch on Gifty because she said the word “damn” in church. (Gyasi, p. 62) When was the second time TBM threatened to use the switch on Gifty? It was on the third day of Gifty being food picky and refusing to eat the tomatoes on her plate. (Gyasi, p. 63) Related post…
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When Raymond served cassoulet, all his guests made audible sighs of contentment. It was clear to Gifty that everyone loved the pork, duck, mutton and oil. (Gyasi, p. 71) Related post This is the main review post with many other links about Transcendent Kingdom – https://booksreviewsandmore.com/why-did-gifty-give-her-family-members-nicknames/
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“If you are living a godly life, a moral life, then everything you do can be a prayer,” my mother said.”Instead of trying to pray all day, live your life as prayer.” (Gyasi, p. 53) Some lines down, Gifty wrote that she “watched the slope of her back rise and fall, rise and fall.” She…
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These are some of my favorite quotes on prayer. They are found in the novel Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. “If you are living a godly life, a moral life, then everything you do can be a prayer, ” my mother said. “Instead of trying to pray all day, live your life as prayer.” (Gyasi,…
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Gifty’s mom, who she nicknamed The Black Mamba, TBM. was sick with depression. (Gyasi, p. 44) Her eldest child, a son called Nana, died soon after his high school prom. She discovered his stash of OxyContin pills when he was 15 years old. She couldn’t handle it. As Nana grew older, his temper became bad…
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The guests were Gifty, Han’s colleagues and other scientists. (Gyasi, p. 34)
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Gifty said, “my teacher gifted me a bottle from the back of her storage closet.” (Gyasi, p. 32) Her teacher was experienced and knew that some parents would not be providing a bottle oof corn syrup for their child’s science class experiment. She bought and kept spare bottles in her storage closet, for the purpose…
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Nana was 15 years old when his mother found OxyContin pills in his room. That does not mean he started taking pills when he was 15. He could have began consuming pills when he was younger, but nobody in his family detected it. When Nana was 13 years old, he signed up for basketball in…
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The Black Mamba was Gifty’s secret code name for her mother. She had a job as a “home health aid” for Mr Thomas. She was a caretaker who helped the 80 + year old man with his bodily needs like eating, drinking, going to the toilet and bathing.
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Geoffrey was Gifty’s friend and when he heard her saying she was a princess, he told her that “Black people can’t be princesses.” Geoffrey was old fashioned. He was ignorant of facts. Here is a short list of at least three black women who are princesses: 2. Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria. She is an…