Analysis Of The Novel Purple Hibiscus - 3042 Words

Sacrifice and the Road to Identity As a child begins to grow into an adult, he will develop an identity that belongs entirely unto him. He breaks away from his parents and starts to become independent. While for most children this is a natural progression, there are some who struggle to develop personal identity and lack independence. Thus for children that want to flourish and be their own people, they must make sacrifices to achieve independence. In the novels, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie and Maps by Nuruddin Farah, children protagonists Kambili and Askar rely solely on their parents. Both children try to find themselves in spite of their parents’ control and in times of political unrest in their countries. However, in order for them to gain independence and an identity of their own, they must sacrifice family, love, and the familiarity of home. In the novel Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of Kambili, a young girl growing up with her brother in Nigeria trying to survive life that is controlled mercilessly by their father. Although Kambili’s father, Eugene, is a devout Catholic and does not hesitate to help others in his community, he is an oppressive and abusive father. Therefore he inspires fear in his household. In the article, â€Å"Coming of Age: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the Voice of the Third Generation,† Heather Hewett states: We watch his family’s fearful acquiescence to his dictates and his children’s watchful veneration of him asShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of The Book Purple Hibiscus 1215 Words   |  5 Pagesrelates to Chimamanda Adichie’s, Purple Hibiscus, one of the texts we read linked to part 3 of the course: Literature- Texts and Contexts. My written task is a diary written by Kambili, the narrator of the novel. In the task, my aim is to show the conventions of a diary while incorporating Adichie’s characterization of the characters in the novel, Purple Hibiscus. The content of the diary is based off the events in the novel, and the emotions the character displays. The novel mentions the life of the narratorRead MoreAnalysis Of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies A Private Experience1079 Words   |  5 Pagesthe woman are in the middle of one of the riots and flee to a store nearby. While staying there they learn that Chika is Christian and the woman is a Muslim. They help each o ther out instead of fighting about the differences in their religion. An analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s â€Å"A Private Experience† through the religion and feminist lens suggest that the story is really about the unity of female characters during critical times realizing that human life is more valuable, than their religiousRead MoreThe Role Of Women In Catcher In The Rye1013 Words   |  5 Pagesquestion is: To what extent does J.D Salinger’s novel Catcher in the Rye explore the range of female potentiality in society through Holden’s interactions, thoughts and comments regarding women. This question is still in progress as I am not sure it can successfully reach and essay of 4000 words. Nevertheless, this is the topic I want to base myself around. Catcher in the Rye is a novel that every sophomore had to read as part of their curriculum. This novel was always shocking as it sexualized femalesRead MoreRace And Gender Politics : Purple Hibiscus1487 Words   |  6 PagesMy argument in this essay is that race and gender politics shapes African women’s lives in the novel, Purple Hibiscus. There are three analytical dimensions that I discovered in this novel. In beginning to research the significance of race and gender politics in the African women lives, I expect to learn about, and document, the daily experience of colonialism and the ways gender politics might be cr osscut by other axes of difference and inequality of class and culture. From there, I hoped toRead MoreCultural Practices between Men and Women in Nigeria1858 Words   |  8 PagesAfrica. In one of Nigeria’s early prominent female writers Buchi Emecheta’s novel The Family (1990), rape is a dominant feature and theme â€Å"that not only reflects physical usurpation of the female body but also an extreme act of objectifying women† (Nadaswaran 2012). That act of pyhsical violence is a technique adopted by Emecheta to illuminate how the Nigerian woman is transformed through a traumatic experience. In the novel, the young female character is raped twice, by a trusted neighbour Uncle Johnny