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The document is an essay that discusses one of the themes (violence) of the book Purple hibiscus. The essay has an introduction, 3 peel paragraphs and a conclusion. The essay is 1355 words and 4 pages. The introduction invcludes a mini summary of the book as well.

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How does Adichie strikingly convey the experience and effects of violence in
Purple Hibiscus?


Purple Hibiscus is set in postcolonial Nigeria, a country beset by political instability and

economic difficulties. The central character is Kambili Achike, aged fifteen for much of the

period covered by the book, a member of a wealthy family in Enugu State, dominated by her

devoutly Catholic father, Eugene. Adiche conveys the experience and effects of violence in

Purple hibiscus by showing the contrast between Papa and Ifeoma's family. The first point is

that since Aunty Ifeoma’s teaching methods don’t include violence (unlike Papa) her children

can express their own opinions and they have freedom of speech. The second point is that

Ifeoma is loved by her children and Papa is feared by his children due to his harsh violent

punishments. The third point is that they both teach Catholicism to their kids differently, Aunty

Ifeoma is not so strict with the religion and allows her kids to explore other religions, while

Papa abuses his children to be prejudiced against heathens.


As I said before the first point is that since Aunty Ifeoma’s teaching methods don’t include

violence, her children can express their own opinions and they have freedom of speech unlike

Kambili. Papa Eugene oppresses his children from having individuality. On the other hand,

Aunty Ifeoma is more understanding to her children’s decisions in life and uses more peaceful

means to bring her points across. She treats her children with respect, encouraging them to

debate and speak their minds. A quote that proves this is: “I did not say anything else until

lunch was over, but I listened to every word spoken, followed every cackle of laughter and line

of banter. Mostly, my cousins did the talking and Aunty Ifeoma sat back and watched them".

, Kambili doesn’t say anything because in her home, if anyone in her family expressed their true

feelings/opinions, they would have to face Papa’s violent punishments. At dinner in the family

home, everyone is always complementing Papa, other than that there is an eerie silence. This

can be proven in this extract from the book:” Pass the salt please, Papa said. We all reached for

the salt at the same time... I passed it to Papa. The silence stretched out even more”. This

extract shows the effect of Papa’s violence, he doesn’t allow Kambili to have freedom of

speech, she only says/does things Papa would approve. When everyone reaches out for the salt

it shows that they are like Puppets that Papa controls through violence, this is obviously very

different from Ifeoma’s house. Papa’s violence does not encourage Kambili to grow and

succeed, he only threatens them with failure, this takes a toll on Jaja, who is ashamed that he is

so far behind Obiora in both intelligence and protecting his family. This is proven in the quote:

“I should have taken care of Mama. Look how Obiora balances Aunty Ifeoma's family on his

head, and I am older than he is. I should have taken care of Mama.”


The second point is that Ifeoma is loved by her children and Papa is feared by his children

due to his harsh punishments. Kambili lives in fear of her father, a violent Catholic patriarch

who, although is respected in the community, is repressive and extremely religious at home.

Papa is very controlling even when Kambili and Jaja are in Nnsuka. He sets up schedules for

Kambili and Jaja and because of that Kambili never watches television, thus when Amaka asks

Kambili why she does not watch television, Kambili does not voice her explanation which she so

desperately wanted to. The word “schedule” has connotations of power and authority. The fact

that Kambili stayed silent when Amaka asked her about watching television illustrates the

prevalent presence of silence in the novel. The silence is not only a form of oppression in Purple

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