Violence In Adichie's Purple Hibiscus

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Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus is not only express the story of Eugene’s violence but also institutional and national also. Aunty Ifeoma and other lecturers who are tracked by the Sole Administrator and they are harassed and thrown out of the system. Papa- Eugene family’s bitter experiences are co-existed with the society’s illegal activities. On the day of Pentecost Sunday carries two brutal incidents. The first incident is Beatrice miscarriage and the second one is the public execution of three drug dealers. Eugene’s arrogant beating of his wife and children at Abba for breaking the Eucharistic fast immediately follow the road accident. This accident happens at the checkpoint where a man in blue jeans. His car crushes into a half of its size. The story of Jaja of …show more content…

Four months passes and she does not speak. Eugene Achike pays money for her treatment; he suggests seeing the best doctors and therapists in Nigeria and abroad. She reports all the result of her treatment to him. Finally, she utters “mummy” on after Palm Sunday. Eugene says praise the God to Beatrice and Yewande, Ade Coker’s wife. Her condition marked her emotional response to her father’s death. Before the death of Ade Coker’s death, he loves freedom and he is lover of freedom of a country his children. Once he states Eugene that, can you imagine if the Standard maintains silence like his family when they are in pilgrimage at Abba. The emotional response is differed in characters between Eugene’s children and his wife and Ade Coker’s child and his wife. Beatrice Achike never mourns his death. Wearing full black or full white represents one who expresses their grief. Nevertheless, Beatrice never wears and does not attend the first and the second memorial masses. There is opposite to Beatrice, Yewande. Yewande mourns for her husband for wearing full