BEYOND THE SINGLE STORY: DUAL VOICE TECHNIQUE, NARRATING THE STORY OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S AMERICANAH
BEYOND THE SINGLE STORY: DUAL VOICE TECHNIQUE, NARRATING THE STORY OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S AMERICANAH

Summary/Abstract: This study examines how Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie employs Monika Fludernik’s dual voice hypothesis in Americanah to interrogate the psychological and cultural displacement of African immigrants in Western societies. Through narratological analysis of free indirect discourse, the research investigates how Adichie’s dual voice technique illuminates the identity fractures of diasporic characters. Furthermore, it examines the ways through which this narrative strategy fosters empathy and challenges dominant perceptions of migration. The analysis reveals that Adichie’s intermingling of authorial and character voices exposes the involuntary identity shifts of protagonists Ifemelu and Obinze, while simultaneously critiquing institutional failures in both African and Western contexts. By bridging Fludernik’s theory with postcolonial literature, this study demonstrates how narrative form shapes reader engagement with migration trauma. Its significance lies in redefining diasporic storytelling as a tool for decolonizing global discourse on race and belonging.

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