A LITERATURE REVIEW OF SEFI ATTA'S EVERYTHING GOOD WILL COME
Everything Good Will Come is a story about a young Nigerian girl (Enitan Taiwo) and her friend (Sheri) growing up in Nigeria. A Bildungsroman, the period of writing spans between 1971 and 1995, when the military regime was in power. The book details Enitan growing up in Lagos-Nigeria while coping with the demands of the patriarchy all around her. Enitan’s parents are always at loggerheads. Her mother is a sadistic religious fanatic who took solace in religion after her son died of sickle cell. Her father is a manipulative lawyer and political commentator. The book records the various useless arguments between both parents and the strict demands they have of Enitan, particularly her mother. Her father stands in the way of his wife domesticating Enitan, resulting in her loving her father and despising her mother. Enitan rebelliously becomes a friend to her next-door neighbour, Sheri, against her mother’s instruction. In certain instances, they catch Enitan befriending Sheri.