Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote her book, Purple Hibiscus, through the eyes of a teenage girl, Kambili. Papa’s two children, Jaja and Kambili start out as extremely sheltered and structured children. As the novel progresses the two of them go to live with their aunty Ifeoma for a couple of weeks. As soon as they arrive, they begin to change drastically as they both begin to find themselves. Both Jaja and Kambili start to become more independent because their aunty Ifeoma allows them to have freedom, and she does not control every second of their lives. Even though Papa is strict, Papa shows his love by giving the children a sip of tea that ends up burning Kambili’s mouth. He calls it a love sip. Papa and Jaja get into an argument, Papa throws his missal across the room and breaks Mama’s figurines. Adichie uses symbolism by the sip of tea, the figurines, and the purple hibiscus to show how religion can negatively affect one's judgement.
Kambili is very accepting of her father’s abuse. She sees it as love and that he is doing it for her and God. In the book, Papa is having some tea while lunch is being …show more content…
Adichie uses symbolism to show how Kambili is affected by the actions of her father. This is important because the use of these symbols throughout the novel helped the reader better understand how poorly Kambili was treated by Papa. The sip of tea burning Kambili’s tongue really shows how Papa hurts her, it also shows how blind she is to the abuse because she has become so used to it. Adichie uses the sip of tea, and the breaking of the figurines to show how badly Papa abuses his family. The sip of tea shows just how blind Kambili is to the abuse because when she gets burned it no longer bothers her because she has become so used to it. When Papa breaks the figurines it helps the reader to better understand how poorly Papa not only treats his children but also his beloved
Kambili is very accepting of her father’s abuse. She sees it as love and that he is doing it for her and God. In the book, Papa is having some tea while lunch is being …show more content…
Adichie uses symbolism to show how Kambili is affected by the actions of her father. This is important because the use of these symbols throughout the novel helped the reader better understand how poorly Kambili was treated by Papa. The sip of tea burning Kambili’s tongue really shows how Papa hurts her, it also shows how blind she is to the abuse because she has become so used to it. Adichie uses the sip of tea, and the breaking of the figurines to show how badly Papa abuses his family. The sip of tea shows just how blind Kambili is to the abuse because when she gets burned it no longer bothers her because she has become so used to it. When Papa breaks the figurines it helps the reader to better understand how poorly Papa not only treats his children but also his beloved