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Purple Hibiscus - Coggle Diagram
Purple Hibiscus
Characterization
Amaka
Confident, assertive, blunt
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Realistic, isn’t afraid to say what whe thinks
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Father Amadi
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Confident, assertive, blunt
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Themes
Silence VS voice
Kambili is finding her voice with the help of others, yet she is conflicted within choosing herself and the strictness she is used to with Papa
Religion
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how personally and authentically connected Kambili is when she refuses to pray for Aunty Ifeoma in the fear her prayers will come to fruition.
Hypocrisy
This is seen in the climax, where throughout the book Kambilis family has been this nuclear family of the catholic religion.
However, in the end that is what builds into the finality of Papa Eugenes death.
Literary Techniques
Foreshadowing
“I wondered why Papa could not open Jaja’s door when he tried earlier; the desk was not that heavy.”
“During breakfast, Papa’s hands kept shaking, so much that he spilled his tea; I watched the liquid creep across the glass table.”
Repetition
“I stood still in front of the staircase, my hands trembling violently. Yet I did not think to close my ears; I did not think to count to twenty.” (pg. 261)
“I did not think..” --> emphasises shock & stress.
“Yet I knew that I would not, could not, pray that she get the visa.” (pg. 276)
“would not, could not”, her conflict with self and her love of Aunty Ifeomas family-- she is trying to justify her reason against the prayer by framing it to fit her fearful realization that they would leave her.
Imagery
“But there had been no resentment in Amaka’s eyes, no sneer, no turndown of her lips. I was grateful when she called me back later to ask that I help her cut the ugu for the soup.” (pg.264)
picture them working together, something unfamiliar to Kambili ⟶ reflects her personal growth as she starts to open up & build connections
“Anger suddenly filled me, constricting my air passages, pressing my nostrils shut. Anger was alien and refreshing.” (pg. 280)
Literary Criticism
Feminist Literay Theory
the way the author expresses underlying meaning about gender and power through how women and men are represented in the text
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Psychoanalytic theory
the way the author is expressing an underlying meaning through their characters desires, actions, etc in their work
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Criticism of post-coloniolaism, effects of Westernization/Christianization