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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 'Purple Hibiscus'

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In Amish culture there is a tradition known as Rumspringa where, when you are 16 you leave the community to experience the modern world and make the choice to be baptized and live in the community or leave completely to live in the modern world and never return. In Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Kambili is a girl struggling with her brother Jaja to gain independence from her abusive father. Kambili and Jaja would have benefited from Rumspringa because they would be able to experience things that they wouldn’t be able to experience at home and also gain some independence. Purple Hibiscus is a coming of age novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie involving the main character Kambili,her family and the struggles they go through. Her family includes her father, her mother, her brother Jaja, her grandfather, Papa Nnwkwu,her Aunty Ifeoma, and her cousin Amaka. But there are also people who are involved with her struggles like Father Amadi. In Purple Hibiscus Kambili is very submissive towards her father and wants his approval and validation. The middle is when she starts to become a little bit distant but …show more content…

On page 262 Kambili says “The stairs seemed delicate all of a sudden as if they would crumble and a huge hole would appear to prevent me from leaving”. Kambili is becoming stronger and more independent, rather than being submissive towards her father in this quote she is leaving him and feels a little bit guilty but goes ahead. My second piece of evidence in on page 276 when Kambili professes her love for father Amadi. “As we got into his car I said I love you”. This also supports my claim because her father doesn't like Father Amadi but in this moment Kambili is more independent and doesn't care about her father. Overall Kambili is becoming more independent and less submissive towards her

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