Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing: Style 1 key example

Style
Explanation and Analysis:

Homegoing’s most daring stylistic choice also happens to form its backbone. Beginning with two half-sisters and descending the family tree, the novel organizes itself into chapters that are each told from the perspective of a different family member. These stories read less like primary plotlines than episodes of lineage, parts of a far greater narrative that breathes, blends, and unfolds. The novel alternates from Effia’s descendants to Esi’s, braiding one lineage’s fate with the other’s; through interlocking narratives, it assembles a cast of characters.