This leads to a shift in cause and a different (or “real”) reason for the quest emerges (19). For example, in the novel Purple Hibiscus, a pair of Christian raised Nigerian siblings, Kambili and Jaja, initially go to Aokpe for a pilgrimage, but in order to get there, the siblings must stay with their Aunt Ifeoma in Nsukka (Adichie 107). Throughout their …show more content…
Denying someone else’s right to live in the face of our overwhelming demands. Placing our desires, particularly our uglier ones, above the needs of another”(Foster 28). These characteristics do not need to outrightly manifest into these fictional characters; however, in order for the author to have the essentials for a vampire story it must include “an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young, preferably virginal female; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young woman”(Foster 27). This is clearly shown in the relationship that Kambili and her father share. Her father represents the older figure with outworn values, very conservative catholic ideals , who impose his values on Kambili, the young female virgin, through violence. An example of this is when scorching hot water was poured on Kambili’s feet for sleeping in the same household as her grandfather (who is considered a heathen by her father) in Nsukka (Adichie