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Patriarchy in Purple Hibiscus - Coggle Diagram
Patriarchy in Purple Hibiscus
intro + 4 points
400-500 words
Intro + body (in 2) + conclusion
Context
Post colonial Nigeria
Abusive, fanatically religious father
Kambili loves but FEARS her father
Fear and control- bring in the coup to add depth to the idea of fear and control
Patriarchy is the centre of Kambili's search for identity
Jaja's search for identity through aunt ifioma
Conflict - traditional nigerian interpretation of christianity
Gender roles within christianity
Eugene converted early, Ifioma didn't- contrast
Eugene and his father conflict
Cultural imposition of patriarchy
Kambili's voice used to emphasise on how her age is impressionable and this is how patriarchy gets imposed- at a young age from within the family
Evidence
Papa making schedules for everyone
Miscarriages
Throwing missal
Symbolism of the figurines
Cultural impact: other townspeople offered to give up daughters for eugene to bear his son (women objectified)
Patriarchy embedded in Kambili since she idealises and obeys her father blindly
The coup foreshadows the disruption in the family
Jaja is used to contrast Father Eugene and suggest rebellion
Mama used to highlight fear
Silence shows control Papa has
The 'love sip' in the first chapter shows how even if Papa's actions hurt the children (burn their tongues with the love sip), the children shill have to obey them
'Feeling the love burn my tongue'
Kambili symbolises the audience since together, they are trying to analyse Eugene
Everyone has to pretend to like Papa's factory's products even though they are 'watery' - shows how Papa must be obeyed at all times
Irony because Papa wants the country to be a democracy but in his own house it's a patriarch where in freedom of speech and expression is banned
Chimamanda's life
Her family was happy but Patriarchy is such a prevalent issue that she had to write a Novel contrasting her own life to emphasise on it
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