Half of a Yellow Sun Lesson Plan

Discuss the potential significance of Ugwu complaining about the food from the relief center.

When Ugwu complains about the relief center food, he expresses a sense of entitlement. Strong responses will note his evolution since the beginning of the novel, when he put chicken in his pockets, thinking he could bring some home to his family. Would that Ugwu have complained about the relief center food in this way? He’s grown accustomed to his privileged life working for Odenigbo. Another aspect of this might be his ignorance about the state of Biafra. It’s likely he doesn’t realize the dire situation of the newly-formed country, that lots of people are starving and dying....