Purple Hibiscus By Elie Wiesel

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's in "Purple Hibiscus" and Elie Wiesel in "Night," both employ various literary techniques to develop their ideas and influence the views of readers. While they address different social and political contexts, they both hope to bring about awareness and change in their societies. The authors of these books develop their themes through their own personal experiences during times of political and social, and how they were able to overcome the challenges they faced to impact their readers. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel focuses on the main characters' experience in a strict abusive oppressive religious household. Adichie examines the impact of oppressive military rule and its effect on its citizens. While Wiesel’s

The dehumanization, suffering, and loss of faith that the Jewish community experienced are the main themes of Wiesel's narrative. He attempts to make a lasting impression by stirring outrage and empathy in the reader through his graphic descriptions of the death camps. Elie encourages readers to confront the darker elements of human nature while raising awareness of the value of providing historical truth. He makes an effort to change the reader's perception of the Holocaust and to make sure that the atrocities committed during this period are never forgotten in order to prevent them from happening again. Like “Purple Hibiscus” Elie Wiesel uses his experiences as a teenager where they are more vulnerable to change, where he encounters his life while being in a concentration camp. Wiesel expresses how one's spirit can completely change their perspective in the face of cruelty. The loss of innocence like faith is both a common theme in this book as he questions if it is worth it to believe in God in a circumstance like such. “My father’s view was not all bleak, or perhaps he just did not want to discourage the others, to throw salt on their wounds: “the yellow star? So What? It’s not lethal..” (pg11). His father didn't want to take the exploitation of the jews seriously and kept looking towards his religion to save him as fear is the first cause of death. In the face of tragedy those who still keep their faith, cling onto that hope that there's a possibility worth fighting for. He makes sure to reveal the cruelty and dehumanization perpetrated on Jews during the Holocaust by sharing his experiences, and he also inspires people to look at their own communities and stand up to oppression and discrimination in any way they can. He urges readers to have and confront the darker aspects of human nature and