The battle for self-discovery in Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun: A Study

The current article examines Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) regarding masculinity in a postcolonial context. It examines the impact of Odenigbo and Richard on Ugwu's character and also examines Ugwu’s character through Bhabha’s concepts of mimicry and ambivalence. Amidst the civil war, the narrative depicts the inner conflicts of a developing country after colonialism. The Biafran War holds significant importance in identifying the themes of marginality, history, and conflict found in the novel and how these elements provide energy to characters and their representation