The following excerpt is from Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing.

The following excerpt is from Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing. In this passage, James has just finished eating dinner with his grandmother, Effia, who realises James is not happy. She asks him about his discontent and James confides in Effia who then shares a life lesson with him. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how Yaa Gyasi uses literary elements and techniques to develop the theme of the passage.