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Purple Hibiscus Questions Part 2

The document discusses the portrayal of violence in the novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The novel is set in Nigeria in 1994 during British colonial rule. Colonialism led to corruption and violence in Nigerian society. The main form of violence depicted is through the character of Papa Eugene, who uses physical abuse and whipping to enforce oppression on his own family. A second literary text is mentioned but not described.

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Purple Hibiscus Questions Part 2

The document discusses the portrayal of violence in the novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The novel is set in Nigeria in 1994 during British colonial rule. Colonialism led to corruption and violence in Nigerian society. The main form of violence depicted is through the character of Papa Eugene, who uses physical abuse and whipping to enforce oppression on his own family. A second literary text is mentioned but not described.

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Question 1

Discuss the portrayal of violence or insanity in at least two literary texts that you have studied.

In the novel entitled Purple Hibiscus written by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, violence is a
recurring motif. Purple Hibiscus takes place in Nigeria in 1994 during British Colonialism. The firm form of
violence was through Colonialism. Colonialism has led to corruption and violence in Nigerian society. Through
Colonialism, English has been established as the dominant language of the country. There were also
Christian missionaries who converted a significant portion of the population, including Papa Eugene, to
Catholicism. The second form of violence is Papa Eugene. Papa uses violence to enforce oppression in his
own family such as beating them and whipping them.

Question 2

In at least two lit

British colonialism of Nigeria

Corruption, Christian background, authority

Dictators

Suppression of free speech ir going after the editors

Ifeoma’s situation in uni where the government pay salaries

Question 3

Question 4

Conveys 2 places

Kambili’s house and ifeoma’s house

Kambili is westernized

Ifeoma is freedom and traditional

Question 5.

Papa seems to have his control of his own destiny but actually he is the product of british colonialis which
drove papa to deny his own humanity

Mama: she seems to be not in control of her own destiny, beat up, controlled, kept ounder the ist of papa,
however, that’s not how the book finished. Able to control her destiny and dispose papa.

Kambili and jaja: coming of age, finding own voice

Question 6

Coming of age, all the stuff that she learned

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