Dear Diary,
I am so excited! This is
my very first diary entry! Hot dog! I decided to start this because it
seems like a lot of fun! I plan to fill this notebook up with pages and pages
of entries so that when I become a renowned doctor, it will be worth a lot!
While I am this excited,
today, Asagai came over and gave me “some records and the colorful robes of a
Nigerian woman”. They are so beautiful! Asaigai even had them brought all the
way from Africa! Isn’t that just the most thoughtful thing ever? Even George
has never done anything like this, though he has enough money to buy all the
robes in Nigeria probably. Anyway, Asagai helped me put a robe on and said that
I look like a “queen of the Nile”! But then he had to mention that I have “mutilated
hair”. It’s only because I have my hair fixed to look more presentable. I mean,
I can’t have my hair looking like a rat’s nest! Though now that I think about
it, this is a form of assimilation. Oh no! I can’t have him thinking I’m an
assimilationist; that would be horrible! Maybe later I’ll cut my hair to look
more natural. Then Asagai will have to approve of me! I can’t stand it when he
makes fun of me. I really want to impress him and connect with my African
roots. In fact, I’m going to go cut my hair right now! I will talk to you
later, Diary!
Sincerely,
Bennie
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