“You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to understand that overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.” - Michelle Obama. The quote connects to the novel Purple Hibiscus by the main character, Kambili, who uses adversity to elicit talents. In the novel Purple Hibiscus, Chimimanda Ngozie Adichie writes about a young girl named Kambili who lives with a religious and strict family and starts to find herself by visiting her Aunty Ifeoma’s house. Throughout the book, Kambili gets sent to her Aunt’s house and elicits new talents in the book such as confidence, courage, happiness, independence, and liberation. At the end, Kambili’s experiences turned her into a changed person despite of
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On 177, Kambili
goes to the football field with Father Amadi alone and feels very nervous to be around him. The
book states, “He reaches across, tugged lightly at the sides of my lips. ‘Smile.’ I wanted to smile,
but I could not. My lips and cheeks were frozen, … I smiled. I smiled again.” Kambili acts nervous
anytime she’s around Father Amadi which supports Horace’s statement because of the new feeling
she feels.
In the conclusion of Purple Hibiscus, Kambili’s adversities do elicit talents she didn’t have
previously, which proves Horace’s argument that adversity brings out strength in people. On page
284, Kambili finally becomes free from the negativity she’s dealt with her whole life and runs with
her cousins. She says the text, “I took off, too, feeling the wind rush past my ears.” to explain how
she feels free when she’s running. She is characterized as a liberated person because of how she
changes into a woman throughout the book. Kambili also learns how she can mix garri and
On 177, Kambili
goes to the football field with Father Amadi alone and feels very nervous to be around him. The
book states, “He reaches across, tugged lightly at the sides of my lips. ‘Smile.’ I wanted to smile,
but I could not. My lips and cheeks were frozen, … I smiled. I smiled again.” Kambili acts nervous
anytime she’s around Father Amadi which supports Horace’s statement because of the new feeling
she feels.
In the conclusion of Purple Hibiscus, Kambili’s adversities do elicit talents she didn’t have
previously, which proves Horace’s argument that adversity brings out strength in people. On page
284, Kambili finally becomes free from the negativity she’s dealt with her whole life and runs with
her cousins. She says the text, “I took off, too, feeling the wind rush past my ears.” to explain how
she feels free when she’s running. She is characterized as a liberated person because of how she
changes into a woman throughout the book. Kambili also learns how she can mix garri and