This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen
The main challenge Adah encounters in England is
"you may be living like an elite but the day you land in England, you are a second-class citizen" (pg. 43). This is what Francis reminds his wife of when she lands in England and questions the terrible apartment that Francis had secured for them.
In their desire to find a new abode, husband and wife have to contend with discrimination because of the colour of their skin. "Her house-hunting was made more difficult because she was black." In some places where there is a vacant room, "nearly all notices had 'Sorry, no coloureds' on them" (p. 76). Gradually, she learns that "her colour was something she was supposed to be ashamed of" (p. 76).
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