In Puble Hibisicus, Mama protects her family at the end after going through a struggle with her husband being strict and abusive. She put her kids before anything and did what she had to do to protect them as well. Mama killed her husband after him being so disapproving and religious towards his family for reasons I wouldn't understand. Growing up I didn't have rules and punishments the way they did but i did always want my parents approval of just who i was as a person just like Kambili. i also made connections having conflict with my father. Do you think Mama was wrong for killing PaPa?

Purple Hibiscus , represents femininity in a way Kamaka and Aunt Ifeoma are to me different yet the same from Kambili and her mother they show a different type of lady throughout the story. Kamaka and Aunt Ifeoma wore lipstick that was throughout the story commented on and that was worn to show sexual awareness. Kambili tries wearing Kamakas lipstick in front of someone she likes but she then realizes that its not for her however Kambilis legs helps her improve her confidence. Aunt Ifeoma and Kamakas mother are different to me because towards Papa they are different for example when Aunt Ifeoma laughs at Papa and the way he has a set schedule for the kids and the mother deals with him and lets him beat her for to me the dumbest reasons. However she takes things into her own hands and protects her and her family. If you were or knew someone in this situation what would you do? How would you handle it?

Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is a novel about a family who experience with war is outside their home and also inside their home. The purple hibiscus represents the new time rather then the red hibiscus which can symbolize violence. Kambili's father papa is very religious and strict on the way he handles his family. Kambili and her brother JaJa fears their father so much they never want to disappoint him however when they do mistakenly disappoint him he beats them. Growing up not really religious i wouldn't know hands on experience what it is like to have strict and religious parent/s. Kambili and her brother visits their Aunt and gets a whole new experience with morals and values and whats wrong and right even though their father was not there they still think about what he would do to them if they didn't follow the schedule that he provided them with and it takes them a while to actually open up. The mother of Kambili and JaJa is also apart getting beat and eventually she takes steps into her own hands personally If It was me and i reached my breaking point i would have handled the situation the same or similarly because everything they went through enough was enough and she had to protect her family. Do you believe being strict and abusive have to do with religion sometimes? Is is morally okay being abusive when Its your religion? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVVNViwGfj0