Purple Hibiscus is set in postcolonial Nigeria, a country tormented by political issues, religion... more Purple Hibiscus is set in postcolonial Nigeria, a country tormented by political issues, religion, gender and economic issues. The central character is Kambili Achike, aged fifteen and her mother Beatrice Achike who are subjugated by the patriarchal society. The family is dominated by Eugene, father of Kambili and husband of Beatrice. Purple Hibiscus is a novel written by the renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Adichie has portrayed the ghastly domestic violence faced by Kambili and Beatrice meted out by Papa Eugene. Beatrice faces domestic harassment in massive scale that she has many miscarriages and other times violently slashed for disrespecting religion. Kambili also undergoes domestic violence in the novel that she almost loses her life. The women characters in the novel Purple Hibiscus suffer silently as they are unable to voice out their opinion or retaliates since they are women for women are considered weaker sex. The novel Purple Hibiscus throws light on the issue of gender discrimination. The research paper is aimed at understanding the behavior of Eugene the Patriarch and the gender discrimination faced by the Achikes at the hands of Eugene.
Purple Hibiscus is set in postcolonial Nigeria, a country tormented by political issues, religion... more Purple Hibiscus is set in postcolonial Nigeria, a country tormented by political issues, religion, gender and economic issues. The central character is Kambili Achike, aged fifteen and her mother Beatrice Achike who are subjugated by the patriarchal society. The family is dominated by Eugene, father of Kambili and husband of Beatrice. Purple Hibiscus is a novel written by the renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Adichie has portrayed the ghastly domestic violence faced by Kambili and Beatrice meted out by Papa Eugene. Beatrice faces domestic harassment in massive scale that she has many miscarriages and other times violently slashed for disrespecting religion. Kambili also undergoes domestic violence in the novel that she almost loses her life. The women characters in the novel Purple Hibiscus suffer silently as they are unable to voice out their opinion or retaliates since they are women for women are considered weaker sex. The novel Purple Hibiscus throws light on the issue of gender discrimination. The research paper is aimed at understanding the behavior of Eugene the Patriarch and the gender discrimination faced by the Achikes at the hands of Eugene.
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