Homegoing
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Part 1: Effia Part 1: Esi Part 1: Quey Part 1: Ness Part 1: James Part 1: Kojo Part 1: Abena Part 2: H Part 2: Akua Part 2: Willie Part 2: Yaw Part 2: Sonny Part 2: Marjorie Part 2: Marcus
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All Themes Heritage and Identity Racism, Slavery, and Systemic Oppression Colonization Family and Progress Gender Stereotypes, Sexism, and Violence
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All Characters Effia Esi Quey Ness James Kojo / Jo Abena H Akua / Crazy Woman Willie Yaw Carson / Sonny Marjorie Marcus James Collins Maame Baaba Cobbe Otcher Abeeku Badu
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All Symbols Black Stones Fire Water and Boats
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Homegoing

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Emanuel, Lizzy. "Homegoing." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 12 Sep 2018. Web. 19 Apr 2024.

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