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Purple Hibiscus, Theme Explanation - Coggle Diagram
Purple Hibiscus
Power
Theme Explanation
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“Jaja did not wait for their questions; he told them he had used rat poison, that he put it in Papa’s tea.” (p. 291)
Anaphora: Why did you put it in his tea?” I asked Mama, rising. My voice was loud. I was almost screaming. “Why in his tea?” But Mama did not answer. (Page 290)
Repetition - Epistrophe: I laughed. It seemed so easy now, laughter. So many things seemed easy now. (Page 284)
Feminism
“She did not hide the tiny smile that drew lines at the edge of her mouth.” (p. 257)
“I started putting the poison in his tea before I came to Nsukka.” (p. 290)
Simile: “At dinner, I kept my gaze fixed on the photo of Grandfather, the one where he looked like a squat superhero in his text Knights of St. Mulumba cape and hood, until it was time to pray and I closed my eyes.” (Page 258)
Silence
Theme Explanation
“Even the silence that descended on the house was sudden, as though the old silence had broken and left us with the sharp pieces.”
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“For a long, silent moment I could think of nothing. My mind was blank, I was blank.”
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Personification: “Even the silence that descended on the house was sudden, as though the old silence had broken and left us with the sharp pieces.” (Page 257)
Simile: “At dinner, I kept my gaze fixed on the photo of Grandfather, the one where he looked like a squat superhero in his Knights of St. Mulumba cape and hood, until it was time to pray and I closed my eyes.” (Page 258)
Fear, Suspense, Uncertainty
Theme Explanation
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“There were painfully scattered bits inside me that I could never put back because the places they fit into were gone.” (p. 290)
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Personification: “Even the silence that descended on the house was sudden, as though the old silence had broken and left us with the sharp pieces.” (Page 257)
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