. ▁This ▁shows ▁how ▁a ▁distinct ▁identity ▁is ▁formed ▁for ▁the ▁dwell ers ▁of ▁Y op ▁city , ▁as ▁they ▁navigate ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁post - colon ial ▁society . ▁The ▁problems ▁that ▁are ▁usually ▁seen ▁as ▁individual ▁or ▁family ▁issues ▁become ▁community - wide ▁issues . ▁ ▁For ▁instance , ▁when ▁Ad jou a , ▁a ▁te en age ▁girl ▁in ▁the ▁novel , ▁becomes ▁pre gn ant ▁the ▁community ▁r al lies ▁behind ▁her ▁to ▁offer ▁support . ▁ ▁A ya ▁watch es ▁after ▁Ad jou a ' s ▁child ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁continue ▁s elling ▁items ▁at ▁the ▁market ▁to ▁support ▁her ▁family . ▁This ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁strong ▁commun al ▁identity ▁that ▁bind s ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Y op ▁City ▁together . ▁ ▁Art istic ▁Style ▁ ▁Cl ément ▁O ub rer ie ▁uses ▁an ▁express ive ▁style ▁that ▁con ve ys ▁the ▁mel od ram atic ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁text . ▁His ▁p enc il ▁stro kes ▁often ▁go ▁a ▁step ▁beyond ▁reality ▁to ▁express ▁strong ▁emot ions ▁and ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁characters ▁a ▁distinct ▁person ality . ▁For ▁example , ▁Bon av ent ure ▁S iss oko ▁is ▁car ic ature d ▁as ▁a ▁bul ly ▁arch et ype : ▁his ▁eyes ▁are ▁completely ▁mask ed ▁by ▁his ▁bush y ▁e y eb rows ▁and ▁his ▁huge ▁bald ▁head ▁is ▁attached ▁directly ▁unto ▁his ▁massive ▁body . ▁This ▁ex agger ation ▁technique ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁com ic ▁effect ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁gives ▁the ▁readers ▁an