How Is Kambili Presented In Purple Hibiscus

According to www.naasca.org ,’’3.3 million children witness domestic violence in their homes each year.’’ Also ‘’1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.’’ Kambili and her mama was always beaten by papa. She never does anything to deserve it. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus characters are Kambili, Jaja, Mama, Papa, Papa Nnukwu, Untie Ifeoma, Imaka, and Obeora. In the book Kambili is a shy kid who lives in a household where where she experiences domestic violence. Though the book she starts to become less shy and more outgoing. Her dad dies because Mama put rat poison in Papa’s tea. She feels more free and is now outgoing because of this. In Purple Hibiscus, Adichie utilizes the character Kambili

‘’We cleaned up the trickle of blood, which trailed away as if someone had carried a leaking jar of red watercolor all the way downstairs.’’ Kambili is traumatized. Kambili’s mom and dad went into their room alone. This proves my assertion because she could not unsee blood from her mother. ‘’Mama did not come home that night, and Jaja and I had dinner alone.’’ Kambili and Jaja cleaned up their mother’s blood trail from upstairs. This proves my assertion because she is traumatized about her mother’s blood and what could have happened to

The police have arrived at the house the arrest the criminal. ‘’They allowed him to change his shirt before they took him away.’’ (pg 291)This shows how she is sad, but she wants to stay strong for Mama. Kambili is also sad that Papa died. Mama has put rat poison in Papa’s tea to kill him. ‘’Since she went about telling people that she killed Papa, that she put poison in the tea.’’ (pg 296) This shows how sad kambili feels, but it was the right thing to do considering all the times Papa has beat