I’m Nigerian by blood, American by birth, and Nigerian again because I live here. I have West African features, like my mother, but while the rest of my family is dark brown, I’ve got light yellow hair… and hazel eyes that look like God ran out of the right color. I’m albino.
-- Sunny (Prologue)

Importance: This quote establishes how Sunny feels out of place in Nigeria, especially because of her looks. She wants to fit in like the rest of her family, but is unable to escape her paler skin and hair. She is used to life in America and has yet to adapt to life in Nigeria. Everything about Sunny contradicts what she wants to be. This creates animosity between herself and the others in Nigeria as she struggles to find a place where people will accept her for who she is and not what they expect her to...