Under the Udala Trees

Explore the motif of trees in Under the Udala Trees. How is the titular tree used symbolically throughout the novel? Alternately, compare the imagery surrounding other trees, like orange and mango trees. 

How do foods symbolize characters? What foods appear at significant moments and how do they define relationships?

Deaths bookend the novel: Uzo dies as it opens and Ijeoma miscarries at its close. What are the symbolic similarities and differences of these deaths?