novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie is the relationship between Kambili and her Aunty Ifeoma‚ and her family. It introduces Kambili into a less sheltered environment where she is not only free to speak her mind‚ she is encouraged to question things‚ and form her own opinions. She also looks up to and admires her cousin‚ Amaka‚ who influences Kambili to be more confident and free thinking‚ like she is. The relationship between Kambili and Aunt Ifeoma’s family also opens Kambili up to
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Symbols within Purple Hibiscus Ben Redman The novel Purple Hibiscus‚ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‚ is a story of a girl learning to find her own voice and speak out against her violent oppressive father. The novel is set in post-colonial Nigeria‚ in a time in which the government was run by a military dictatorship. There are a number of symbols used to help develop ideas of the novel; the three most predominant ones being purple and red hibiscuses and Mama’s figurines. The red hibiscuses are
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Conflict in Purple Hibiscus * In the novel‚ Purple Hibiscus‚ Adichie clearly portrays the conflicting oppression of Kambili’s patriarchal household - where she is ordered to follow a strict ‘schedule’ - to the realization of an almost ‘holiday’ like freedom she is exposed to when visiting Aunty Ifeoma and her family. * The author also intentionally expressed the Catholic upbringing of the protagonist in the novel and her brother‚ Jaja‚ as a stark contrast to their Auntie’s strong Igbo traditional
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Kambili Achike Kambili Achike is the central character in Purple Hibiscus and also the narrator of the story. She is an intelligent‚ observant‚ religious young woman‚ aged fifteen for much of the novel. At the same time‚ Kambili is shy and inhibited‚ at least until she has spent an extended amount of time away from her family home at the house of Aunty Ifeoma and her family. Kambili is the younger of Eugene and Beatrice Achike’s two children. Eugene Achike Eugene Achike is
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Culture on Kambili Throughout Purple Hibiscus Pop Culture has always had a huge effect of teenagers‚ some teenagers more than others. Although some teenagers are late bloomers‚ usually by some point all teenagers join the bandwagon. However‚ there are always outliers such as Amaka and Kambili in Purple Hibiscus by Chiminanda Ngozi Adichie. Amaka has grown up knowing pop culture‚ whereas Kambili has never known what pop culture even is. As her cousin Amaka pulls her into the mainstream‚ Kambili learns
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Purple Hibiscus Character Analysis Kambili is the narrator of our story; she is a shy‚ observant 15 year old girl. Kambili is constantly searching for her father’s approval. Throughout the book‚ Kambili evolves deeper into her true identity. Kambili lives in Nigeria with her wealthy family and has never known anything different than what her overprotective father has shown her‚ which consists of love through discipline and strict Christianity is the only way to live. Kambili’s older brother
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Kambili and Jaja both come of age in Purple Hibiscus as a result of their experiences. The book opens with Jaja rebelling against his devout Catholic father by skipping communion on Palm Sunday‚ an important religious holiday. The following chapters detail the events that culminate in Jaja’s defiance. The book is narrated by Kambili three years after this incident. Since she has been stunted by the severe punishments of her father‚ Kambili barely speaks. Her narration is striking because it can be
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relationships‚ and after that comes different individualistic ideas. In Purple Hibiscus‚ Kambili is an embodiment of this idea‚ for she lacks safety and personal relationships in her own home such as that of her father. This makes it impossible for her to have her own voice. In Purple Hibiscus‚ Adichie shows that in order to find freedom and a voice within yourself‚ you must leave behind what binds you. She portrays this idea with Kambili being unable to express her identity until she excavates her authenticity
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meaning. In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel “Purple Hibiscus”‚ she uses this literary device of symbols and motifs to enrich the story. The symbols of religion‚ Mamas’ figurines and the purple hibiscus all help portray the fight between Papa’s abuse and freedom. Religion serves as the right-hand man for Papa and his control over the family. Every year‚ Jaja and Kambili visit Papa Nnukwu for Christmas‚ and every year Papa reinforces the rules to them: “‘Kambili and Jaja‚ you will go this afternoon to your
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single story‚ when we realize that there is never a single story about anyone‚ we regain a kind of paradise.” This quotation from the author of Purple Hibiscus‚ Chimamanda Adichie‚ explains how only observing one side of a person’s life can lead to stereotyping and not being able to fully understand their actions and motives. In her novel‚ siblings Kambili and Jaja begin to understand the status of their crumbling country while also attempting to escape from their religious father’s abusive grip.
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