Purple Hibiscus | Book Review and Analysis : Themes and Symbols

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a wonderful piece of literature with rich, deep characters, coherent themes, and beautiful symbolism. In this video we analyze the themes and symbols, as well as talk about how Purple Hibiscus fits into the author's greater work and into Nigerian and African literature as a whole.

[@Pottermorphmagus]

Lovely analysis of one of my favourite novels. Really enjoyed your take.

[@blueridding]

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[@lorenzopeccini220]

any other ib student trying to learn the book the day before exams

[@AaronDevoy]

me lmao

[@lorenzopeccini220]

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[@AaronDevoy]

@@lorenzopeccini220 lol thanks all the best for IB

[@ruvithtaleda1243]

why is this so accurate

[@fdumbass]

not exam fortunately, but the individual oral has to be done by this evening

[@shavindadissanayake9345]

Purple hibiscuses symbolise the emancipation and womanist agency of Kambili. Kambili's inward quest for liberation is marked with the image of the flower which is purple, a rare and vibrant colour for hibiscus. In addition, the vibrancy, energy, vivacity and beauty of life that Kambili and Jaja enjoy at Aunty Ifeoma's house are in contrast with the oppressive life at their own house. In this sense, the colour purple is symbolic of Kambili's agency and her spirited womanhood that she achieves through her relationship with Father Amadi and through the guidance she receives from Aunty Ifeoma.

[@shavindadissanayake9345]

@Palaash Goyal read the novel.

[@A_phile.]

I'm writing an exam about this book and you were so spot on with the explanation and very helpful😉
Thank you so much ❤️

[@mimimudoni]

I have my AP exam tommorow. Thank you for this! lots of insightful and eye opening points raised.

[@Mercury-1820]

You are so underrated it’s unfair,thank you for doing this💕☺️

[@hareshwarsingh3097]

A brilliant analysis of the central themes of this modern classic.

[@noellecarroll]

thank you so much I didnt read the book when I was supposed to for a levels and u have saved me

[@katekikhaeva4229]

That was nice , thank you, you helped me with my school assignment :3

[@Chiaraa18]

Thank you so much for the great discussion! 🤗😊

[@adannewamah5113]

I love your narration...

[@raddish.pickled3826]

Thank u so much this helped me with planning my essay uwu

[@saavirkarania6258]

thank you this helped with my english work 😘

[@oloratobridget5911]

Can you please talk about how Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie started with the allusion "Things started to fall apart" and why she started with an allusion

[@yvonneanothy760]

Things fall apart is the name of another book by Chinua Achebe a reknown Nigerian writer which in itself is a tragedy.

[@rachaelkambura1940]

Chim really loved Chinua Achebe and he is her mentor

[@afraababirye]

thank you !

[@jeanfrancoisgbocho2850]

hello teacher. you are going well i espect?
could you please help me about the hierarchy between the characters in purple hibiscus ? please madam

[@emilylawrence6807]

Wow, thank you so much for the summary! I read through it but I don't speak African, so I had a lot of trouble understanding many of the passages. Really appreciate it!

[@ileri-tu2dk]

African is not a language. There are hundreds of languages in the continent of Africa, in Nigeria alone, there are more than 500 languages.

[@Spiced5]

African is not a language

[@emilylawrence6807]

@@ileri-tu2dk Nope you're wrong! :)

[@ileri-tu2dk]

@@emilylawrence6807 what?

[@travisjohnson18]

Is this satire lol

[@adrianwetende7469]

Thanks

[@booklover1658]

You mention Wole Soyinka, but didn't say what his most famous book is.

[@blueridding]

Wole Soyinka is most famous as a playwright, though he has also written novels, poetry, and a memoir entitled "The Man Died". If it were me, I'd start with the memoir. It is a record of his time as a political prisoner.

[@zeinabcontractor1589]

tryna pass my mock exams🙏

[@jadenbarker]

you need a better mic

[@sulkel]

unbearable

[@blindsight_music_]

and needs to focus the camera :p

[@arthurcale9200]

she has 200 subs u expect her to have a hollywood setup or smth u helmet

[@dioneblok716]

How do you pronounce their last name ‘Achike’?

[@blueridding]

Dione Blok I pronounce it “ah-Dee-chay”

[@chezbrendacecilia3365]

"Aa- chee-keh"

[@chezbrendacecilia3365]

@@blueridding He actually meant Achike the family's name and not Adichie the author's name.

[@robbiemcgowan3477]

You say achike like ahcheekeh
You say adichie like ahdeechi

[@lisetteelhage2490]

"Is he not an image of the very God they worship?" I disagree with this assumption. God does not encourage anything that Papa does. He represents the misled Catholics who rely on church teachings that often misconstrue the word in the Bible. Papa is everything you said but is surely not an image of God.

[@vetri.2421]

thank you!