43 pages • 1 hour read
Kennedy Odede, Jessica PosnerFind Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, And Hope In An African Slum
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
How do Kennedy and Jessica’s cultural and economic differences affect their relationship?
Culture shock and cultural misunderstanding play a large role in Find Me Unafraid. How do these two concepts affect the main characters?
Jessica discusses wanting to overcome her white privilege. What is white privilege? Does she overcome this? If so, how does she accomplish this?
Progress and tradition can conflict with one another. How does tradition interfere with or propel progress and change in the novel?
Hope is the foundation for much of what Kennedy and Jessica accomplish. How does Kennedy’s personality pave the way for lasting change in Kibera? Does he every give up hope, and how does he overcome moments of hopelessness?
It is easy to give in to fear and anger. How do the characters in Find Me Unafraid combat fear and anger?
How does the title of the book portray the underlying themes that occur throughout Find Me Unafraid?
Kennedy promotes women’s empowerment despite what he sees around him. What does he do to support it? What impact did his mother and sisters have on teaching him why it is important?
What role does dialogue play in developing the narrative? What other strategies do the authors employ to connect the reader to the story?
In Find Me Unafraid, the reader listens to many stories of children’s struggles to survive in Kibera. Why do the authors share so many of these stories? What role do children and their struggles in Kibera play in the reader’s understanding of the local community and in Jessica and Kennedy’s mission?
