Living in New Zealand, perhaps violence should be something we learn more about and take more seriously especially Domestic Violence. New Zealand has a very high domestic violence rate, as about a third of women in our country have reported experiencing domestic violence. Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and The Geranium by Patricia Grace, were perfect eye openers to readers about how we never know what goes on within families and how hard it must be for people living in an abusive home. The Colour Purple directed by Steven Spielberg and A Private Experience by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie show different examples and versions of violence and for the reader/ viewer, we get an understanding of how people are affected by this issue,
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When some of her friends come over she can’t act normally and tell them why she won’t leave the house or have any fun. She needs to wear a cardigan to cover the truth of what she is living with. The listing in the story is the same as a schedule, very orderly and boring. Both stories are named after a flower. In Purple Hibiscus, the purple hibiscus symbolises the freedom of life Kambili longs to have. In this story, as the flower grows, so does Kambili’s freedom with her eventually being able to break out of the cycle because of the death of her father. However, in The Geranium, the geranium is a symbol of the freedom Marney also longs that one day she will have although this is taken away from her when her husband orders her to, “chuck it out” which as the reader we can see it is as her freedom and life has also been ‘chucked out’ meaning she will continue to live under the strict orders and schedule of her husband. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Patricia Grace both want the reader to understand the truth of living with domestic violence. Within each story the reader grows an understanding of how it may not be so obvious to a society of what someone is facing in their home life. Understanding this the reader can
When some of her friends come over she can’t act normally and tell them why she won’t leave the house or have any fun. She needs to wear a cardigan to cover the truth of what she is living with. The listing in the story is the same as a schedule, very orderly and boring. Both stories are named after a flower. In Purple Hibiscus, the purple hibiscus symbolises the freedom of life Kambili longs to have. In this story, as the flower grows, so does Kambili’s freedom with her eventually being able to break out of the cycle because of the death of her father. However, in The Geranium, the geranium is a symbol of the freedom Marney also longs that one day she will have although this is taken away from her when her husband orders her to, “chuck it out” which as the reader we can see it is as her freedom and life has also been ‘chucked out’ meaning she will continue to live under the strict orders and schedule of her husband. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Patricia Grace both want the reader to understand the truth of living with domestic violence. Within each story the reader grows an understanding of how it may not be so obvious to a society of what someone is facing in their home life. Understanding this the reader can