Purple Hibiscus By Adichie

The acts of cruelty, alongside religion, execute important concepts into the theme of the novel, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Cruelty revolves around the theme of the novel, which can be stated as “one’s religion influences their overall behavior, and disturbs the lives of people in their environment when not adequately controlled.” When the phrase “adequately controlled” is used, it is to refer to the properness of one’s behavior and how well a person consumes the religion without letting religion have power over one’s mind and attitude. In Purple Hibiscus, the persona of Eugene, or “Papa,” actively portrays this theme and truthfully never converts into a person who represents a much pleasant personality. This theme is not represented by any other character in the novel, but the theme, of course, does affect many …show more content…
This would all depend on the region, location, culture, or background of a person. With the location Purple Hibiscus takes place, it can be seen as a normal thing to do. Even if abuse is culturally appropriate, it still inflicts with religion and the way a family works. Besides the fact that Papa and his family live in Nigeria, where it can be seen as appropriate, it states in the bible that a woman should not overpower a man. Since Papa is this almighty preacher, he will see this as a reason that he is allowed to hit his own wife. And that’s the problem here. He gets too caught up in religion he may not realize he is doing harm. He even goes to the extent to beat his wife when she was pregnant, not once, but twice. It may be that he has an excuse since he is male, but would not the bible or God forbid the act of murder, even to an unborn human? Even if Papa is this ultimate God-believer, he still commits sins, which can also make him a hypocrite, but needless to say he is not this perfect human preacher has many people think he