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by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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The author of Purple Hibiscus explains just how much of an impact a story can have on people and just how much they have had on her. Her stories reflect who she is and how she wants to educate the world. Throughout Purple Hibiscus she educated her audience on how the Nigerian life style can and is like.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story | TED

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How her life has impacted her work and made it what is today.

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HARDtalk   Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie   Author b045ln9h default

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This is the audiobook recording for anyone who wants to listen to the book rather than read it.

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#1 “And I would sit there with my knees pressed together, next to Jaja, trying hard to keep my face blank, to keep the pride from showing, because Papa said modesty was very important”(5)

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#1 “And I would sit there with my knees pressed together, next to Jaja, trying hard to keep my face blank, to keep the pride from showing, because Papa said modesty was very important”(5)

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Kimball is very proud of the man who she believed her father was. The man who seems like a respectful, devoted, and great person to everyone. She likes how he is a humble man and does things for the church not for his own benefit but from his own sheer will. This reveals that before Jaja did not get communion Kambili, like everyone else, was under this impression of her father and was very proud of him.

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#2 “Until Nsukka. Nsukka started it all; Aunty Ifeoma’s little garden next to the verandah of her flat in Nsukka began to lift the silence. Jaja’s defiance seemed to me now like Aunty Ifeomas’s experimental purple hibiscus: rare, fragrant with the undertones of freedom,... A freedom to be, to do”(16). 

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#2 “Until Nsukka. Nsukka started it all; Aunty Ifeoma’s little garden next to the verandah of her flat in Nsukka began to lift the silence. Jaja’s defiance seemed to me now like Aunty Ifeomas’s experimental purple hibiscus: rare, fragrant with the undertones of freedom,... A freedom to be, to do”(16). 

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In this passage, Kambili makes an important insight into why things are the way they are at home. It seems as if because of their visit to Nsukka, where their aunt Ifeoma lives, Jaja became more defiant. She describes his defiance as her aunt’s purple hibiscus. I feel as if that description is foreshadowing the changes that she and her brother will undergo. I feel as if Jaja is showing deficiency because he does not like how they do not have the freedom everyone else gets to experience.

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#3 "You know that after you came and I had the miscarriag-es, the villagers started to whisper. The members of our umunna even sent people to your father to urge him to have children with someone else. So many people had willing daughters, and many of them were university graduates, too... But your father stayed with me, with us"(20). 

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#3 "You know that after you came and I had the miscarriag-es, the villagers started to whisper. The members of our umunna even sent people to your father to urge him to have children with someone else. So many people had willing daughters, and many of them were university graduates, too... But your father stayed with me, with us"(20). 

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From what has happened so far we, the readers, know that the mom is one to tend quiet and not speak her truth. This is the first time she has spoken so much and it is about how her husband choose to stay with her and not leave her despite what everyone was telling him to do. I feel as if the mom feels obligated to stay quiet and never talk back because he never left her, feels as if that is what she owes him. She feels as if she can not leave him because he did not leave her.

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#4 "I imagined the door had gotten stuck and Papa was trying to open it. If I imagined it hard enough, then it would be true”(32-33).

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#4 "I imagined the door had gotten stuck and Papa was trying to open it. If I imagined it hard enough, then it would be true”(32-33).

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I feel as if both she and Jaja know about her Dad being a tyrannical person, however, both decide to act ignore what is going around them. Jaja told Kambili that he was going to do his best to protect the baby, meaning he know about his father tyrannical personality that can make him abusive. Kambili knew he was referring to protecting him from her dad but chose to ignore it. In Kambili’s head, she makes herself believe that everything is alright. Even after her dad had come out carrying her mom as she bled she did not say anything about it and wondered how she could have lost the baby.

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#5 "As we hurried past, I saw a women spit at a soldier, I saw the soldier raise a whip in the air... Another solider was kicking down trays of fruit, squashing papaya with his boots. When we got into the car, Kevin told Mama that the soldiers has been ordered to demolish the vegetable stalls because they were illegal structure"(44). 

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#5 "As we hurried past, I saw a women spit at a soldier, I saw the soldier raise a whip in the air... Another solider was kicking down trays of fruit, squashing papaya with his boots. When we got into the car, Kevin told Mama that the soldiers has been ordered to demolish the vegetable stalls because they were illegal structure"(44). 

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This scene reveals the issues going on outside of her home, in her city. There is a current tension between the government and the people. The police, group apart of the government, finds pleasure in putting the citizens down. This is causing for there to be strong tension and anger between the people and the government. Her and Jaja have been shielded from most of what is going on but being outside lets them have a peek of the issues the people have to face.

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#6 “We were always prepared to feed the whole village at Christmas, always prepared so that none of the people who came in would leave without eating and drinking to what Papa called a reasonable level of satisfaction. Papa’s title was omelora, after all, The One Who Does for the Community. ”(56).

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#6 “We were always prepared to feed the whole village at Christmas, always prepared so that none of the people who came in would leave without eating and drinking to what Papa called a reasonable level of satisfaction. Papa’s title was omelora, after all, The One Who Does for the Community. ”(56).

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I wonder why Papa cares so much about his self-image and reputation. He makes sure that he looks civilized by talking only English with a British accent. He does many meritable acts that make the people love him. To everyone he looks like such a good person. Then why does he act in a way different at home? He holds very high standards for his kids that they feel very stressed. He also seems to argue and fight with his wife which is not something you would expect from a very respected and praised man. I now wonder if he is this good person everyone else sees or if he is a person who is bad once the curtains close.

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#7 “If Papa Nnukwu minded that his son sent him impersonal, paltry amounts of money through a driver, he didn’t show it. He hadn’t shown it last Christmas, or the Christmas before. He had never shown it”(67).

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#7 “If Papa Nnukwu minded that his son sent him impersonal, paltry amounts of money through a driver, he didn’t show it. He hadn’t shown it last Christmas, or the Christmas before. He had never shown it”(67).

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Kambili’s papa is very different compared to the rest of his family. He is very cold and distant unlike them. He keeps to himself and is very reserved. When it comes to his own blood he does not show compassion for them. Everyone else in his family is not like this at all. Unlike her Papa, Papa Nnukwu does not show his negative emotions. He keeps those emotions to himself. Kambili’s papa openly shows his negative emotions to convey his negative message to others. I wonder why Kambili’s papa has grown to be very cold and distant when none of his family is like this. They are all caring and loving so what made him the way he is now?

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#9 “I looked at Jaja and wondered if the dimness in his eyes was shame. I suddenly wished, for him, that he had done the ima mmuo, the initiation into the spirit world”(87).

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#9 “I looked at Jaja and wondered if the dimness in his eyes was shame. I suddenly wished, for him, that he had done the ima mmuo, the initiation into the spirit world”(87).

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Because of how much their dad has isolated them away from their community Jaja and Kambili do not know how to interact or bond with the people. This has been made clear all throughout the novel so far. Those around them seem to not realize that they do not have as much freedom as they do. They seem to mistake their confusion and interpret it as them being uncultured or rude. Papa very strict way of being has had an impact on their social life and how they are seen by everybody.

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#8 "Nwunye m, things are tough, but we are not dying yet. I tell you all these things because it is you. With someone else, I would rub Vaseline on my hungry face until it shone"(77). 

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#8 "Nwunye m, things are tough, but we are not dying yet. I tell you all these things because it is you. With someone else, I would rub Vaseline on my hungry face until it shone"(77). 

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Aunt Ifeoma is not comfortable telling her own brother about her struggles. She also does not wish to ask he brother for anything. It is clear that her and Kambili's dad do not get along. She does not agree with his morals and his way of treating her father. It surprises me how distant they are that she can not even confide in him. She is very caring and still cares for papa nnukwu despite him not converting. I feel as she is distant from her brother because she does not agree with the way he has been treating papa nnukwu. Despite being sibling there is clear tension between them.

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#11 "I looked away from the wall to glance at him. his eyes were the same green shade of a snake I had seen once, slithering across the yard near the hibiscus bushes. The gardener had said it was a harmless garden snake"(105).

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#11 "I looked away from the wall to glance at him. his eyes were the same green shade of a snake I had seen once, slithering across the yard near the hibiscus bushes. The gardener had said it was a harmless garden snake"(105).

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I feel as if this paragraph is revealing father Benedicts character. He is as sly and dangerous as a snake but everyone believes that he is harmless. The way he is acting is also an indicator that he is truly like this. He is being judgmental of her sins and forcing more out of her. I do not think your priests are supposed to make you feel pressured and bad about yourselves.

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#12 “I wanted to tell her that I did not have any kind of music system in my room back home, but I was not sure she would be pleased to hear that,  just as she would not be pleased to hear it if I did have one”(118). 

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#12 “I wanted to tell her that I did not have any kind of music system in my room back home, but I was not sure she would be pleased to hear that,  just as she would not be pleased to hear it if I did have one”(118). 

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I agree with Kambili on this. Her cousin is so fixated on the idea that Kambili is a spoiled teenage girl who gets to do whatever she wants and has everything she wants. However, for Jaja I have noticed that she does not do any rude remarks to him. It seems as if she is only targeting Kambili. I wonder if she only acts hostile to Kambili because she wishes she had her life or because of all the rumors she has heard about the rich people's life. I think her quiet nature also is what makes her suspicious of Kambili.

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#14 "Amaka looked at her mother with her lips turned down and her eyebrow raised, as if she could not believe that anybody had to be told how to peel yam slices properly... I watched the measured movement of her hand and the increasing length of the peel wishing I could apologize. wishing I knew how to do it right"(134). 

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#14 "Amaka looked at her mother with her lips turned down and her eyebrow raised, as if she could not believe that anybody had to be told how to peel yam slices properly... I watched the measured movement of her hand and the increasing length of the peel wishing I could apologize. wishing I knew how to do it right"(134). 

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Kamlili quiet nature and the fact she is not used to socializing is what is holding her back from being able to interact with Amaka. Amaka does not really like Kambili because she is very quiet, she does not know is Kambili is silently judging them or uncomfortable. I predict that she will slowly begin to find ways to interact with Amaka and Amaka will realize that being quiet is just her nature. Once these two things happen they will be able to get along.

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#10 "Have you forgotten that Eugene offered to buy me a car, even before Ifediora died? But first he wanted me to join the Knights of St. John. He wanted us to send Amaka to convent school. He even wanted me to stop wearing make up! I wants a new car... but I will not ask my brother to bend over os that I can lick his buttocks to get those things"(95).

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#10 "Have you forgotten that Eugene offered to buy me a car, even before Ifediora died? But first he wanted me to join the Knights of St. John. He wanted us to send Amaka to convent school. He even wanted me to stop wearing make up! I wants a new car... but I will not ask my brother to bend over os that I can lick his buttocks to get those things"(95).

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Aunt Ifeoma will not be his puppet and listen to his every single command. She does not like the idea of her life being controlled. She sees this lifestyle as unhealthy that is why she refuses to live by it. She will respect Kambili's mom decision to live that way but she chooses not to.

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#13 “I dreamed that Amaka submerged me in a toilet bowl full of greenish-brown lumps. First my head went in, and then chanted, “Flush, flush, flush,” while I struggled to break free. I was still struggling when I woke up”(126).

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#13 “I dreamed that Amaka submerged me in a toilet bowl full of greenish-brown lumps. First my head went in, and then chanted, “Flush, flush, flush,” while I struggled to break free. I was still struggling when I woke up”(126).

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From the way that Kambili has been handling things, how she has been acting, and this nightmare I feel as if this sudden change has been really hard for her. The fact that she was submerged into a world where she could do anything scares her in a way. She is not used to all the laughter, or the freedom of speech as well as having people be so open to each other. Her cousin, Amaka, is also not helping at all. She is not making these feelings slip in with ease. She is just an extra burden that Kambili has to deal with. I predict that Kambili will learn to adapt to this new environment the longer she stays and get to enjoy the freedom of her aunts home.

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#15 "When he was ten, he had missed two questions on his catechism test and was not named the best in his First holy Communion class. Papa took him upstairs and locked the door. Jaja, in tears, came out supporting his left hands with his right. ... Later, Jaja told me that Papa had avoided his right hand because it is the hand he writes with"(145). 

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#15 "When he was ten, he had missed two questions on his catechism test and was not named the best in his First holy Communion class. Papa took him upstairs and locked the door. Jaja, in tears, came out supporting his left hands with his right. ... Later, Jaja told me that Papa had avoided his right hand because it is the hand he writes with"(145). 

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This reveals just how much of a tyrannical person her father is. He permanently damaged his own sons finger because of the fact he missed two questions on a religious test. I understand that he is a strong religiously devoted person. However, inflicting that much pain on your own son because he did not get two questions. his explosive and abusive decision proved to be scarring for them and is was makes them feel so pressured to do good.

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#16 “His shoulders seemed broader, and I wondered if it was possible for a teenager’s shoulders to broaden in a week. The mild breeze was heavy with the smell of dust and the bruised leaves Jaja had cut. From the kitchen, the spices in Amaka’s ofe nsala tickled my nose. I realized then that Jaja had been tapping his feet to the beat of an Igbo song that Aunty Ifeoma and my cousin sang at evening rosary”(154).

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#16 “His shoulders seemed broader, and I wondered if it was possible for a teenager’s shoulders to broaden in a week. The mild breeze was heavy with the smell of dust and the bruised leaves Jaja had cut. From the kitchen, the spices in Amaka’s ofe nsala tickled my nose. I realized then that Jaja had been tapping his feet to the beat of an Igbo song that Aunty Ifeoma and my cousin sang at evening rosary”(154).

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Jaja is no longer the same boy he was last week. Jaja now knows what freedom is and & has accepted it and loves the feeling of it. When bringing up the fact that he has to return he gets visibly upset. I feel as if he gets upset because he knows that he will no longer experience the same amount of freedom he experienced here with his aunt. I wonder what Jaja will do at home once he is forced to return. heir papa and aunt are completely opposite so they would return back to the same old dull lifestyle.

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#17 "She said a few other things, but I was not really listening to because I heard Amaka laughing in the living room with Papa-Nnukwu and I wonder what they were laughing about, and whether they would stop laughing ig I went in there"(166). 

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#17 "She said a few other things, but I was not really listening to because I heard Amaka laughing in the living room with Papa-Nnukwu and I wonder what they were laughing about, and whether they would stop laughing ig I went in there"(166). 

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At this point in the novel Kambili is trying to figure out how to interact with both Amaka and Papa-Nnukwu. She is struggling to express herself to them because she is not good with words. As she has tried to get close to both of them she has noted that Amaka is not comftorable with her which is why she would assume that both would stop laughing as soon as she entered. Papa-Nnukwu is not like that but she is still struggling to open up to him.

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#18 “I did not know where the calm words came from. I did not want to look at Amaka, did not want to see her scowl, did not want to prompt her to say something else to me, because I knew I could not keep up. I thought I was imagining it when I heard the cackling, but then I looked at Amaka- and sure enough, she was laughing”(170). 

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#18 “I did not know where the calm words came from. I did not want to look at Amaka, did not want to see her scowl, did not want to prompt her to say something else to me, because I knew I could not keep up. I thought I was imagining it when I heard the cackling, but then I looked at Amaka- and sure enough, she was laughing”(170). 

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In this passage Amaka does not laugh at her in a mocking voice or does she get mad at her for speaking up to herself. Amaka laughs in a sort of relief way. She is glad that Kambili can actually speak out loud as in not as meek as she was presenting herself to be.I feel as if Kambili not talking to her made Amaka feel as if Kambili thought she was too good for them. I am glad though that Kambili has found the courage in herself to finally open up and get out of the bubble she had created for herself.

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#20 "He poured the hot water on my feet, slowly as if he were conducting an experiment and wanted wanted to see what would happen. h was crying now, tears streaming down his face"(195).

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#20 "He poured the hot water on my feet, slowly as if he were conducting an experiment and wanted wanted to see what would happen. h was crying now, tears streaming down his face"(195).

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In this scene Kambili's papa had poured BOILING WATER onto his daughters, Kambili, feet because she was in the same room as a non Christian and did not tell her dad about it. This scene has continued to prove that her dad is very controlling and tyrannical. He is giving out these harsh punishments for small crimes. I do not understand why he was crying. He cries sometimes when he harshly punishes them. I do not know if he feels guilty for punishing them or is actually crying over time "crime" she did.

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#19 "“I wanted to go over and touch Ppa Nnukwu, touch the white tufts of hair that Amaka oiled, smooth the wrinkled skin of his chest. But I would not. Papa would be outraged. I closed my eyes then so that if Papa asked if I had seen Jaja touch the body of a heathen -it would seem more grievous, touch Papa- I could truthfully say no, because I had not seen everything Jaja did”(184).

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#19 "“I wanted to go over and touch Ppa Nnukwu, touch the white tufts of hair that Amaka oiled, smooth the wrinkled skin of his chest. But I would not. Papa would be outraged. I closed my eyes then so that if Papa asked if I had seen Jaja touch the body of a heathen -it would seem more grievous, touch Papa- I could truthfully say no, because I had not seen everything Jaja did”(184).

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Kambili might have begun to accept the feeling of liberty and freedom but that anxious and scared feeling she gets when thinking of what her dad might do to her may forever stay with her. I feel as if she is so scared of what her dad. Yes she did begin to feel truly happy for the very first but there will always be fear within her. I feel bad for her as she as yet not been able to accept this freedom like Jaja has.

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#23 “It was what Aunty Ifeoma did to my cousins, I realized then, setting higher and higher jumps for them in the way she talked to them, in what she expected of them. She did it all the time believing they would scale the rod. And they did. It was different for Jaja and me. We did not scale the rod because we believed we could, we scaled it because we were terrified that we couldn’t”(226).

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#23 “It was what Aunty Ifeoma did to my cousins, I realized then, setting higher and higher jumps for them in the way she talked to them, in what she expected of them. She did it all the time believing they would scale the rod. And they did. It was different for Jaja and me. We did not scale the rod because we believed we could, we scaled it because we were terrified that we couldn’t”(226).

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Kambili makes a powerful observation when she is out with Papa Amadi. She is seeing them train and makes a connection with his way of training and her aunt and father's way of parenting. She notices how different they both are. How her father’s way causes fear and her aunt’s way causes determination. I am glad that she is able to tell the difference between both parenting styles. Once she realizes how different of an impact they have on a kid she might want to change that.

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#24 “‘Where would I go if I leave Eugene’s house? Tell me where would I go?’ She did not wait for Aunty Ifeoma to respond. ‘Do you know how many mothers pushed their daughters at him?Do you know how many asked him to impregnate them, even, and  not to bother paying a bridal price’”(238)?

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#24 “‘Where would I go if I leave Eugene’s house? Tell me where would I go?’ She did not wait for Aunty Ifeoma to respond. ‘Do you know how many mothers pushed their daughters at him?Do you know how many asked him to impregnate them, even, and  not to bother paying a bridal price’”(238)?

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This scene is very important because it reveals how their Mama feels. She feels as if leaving would be a huge mistake because he chose her. She feels as if she has the privilege to be there and she can not take the fact that he chose her out of every other girl for granted. Their mama does not want to leave not because she is scared but because she feels as if she HAS to be there. I honestly feel really bad for their mom. Their papa has done so many bad things to her and she has just let it all happen because of this feeling. He has hit her many times and made her lose the baby more than once. There have been many signs of his abusive nature with Jaja and Kambili so it is clear that he always turns to violence as a way to express his negative feelings.

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#22 "Mama reached out to hold my hand. Her face was puffy from crying, and her lips were cracked, with bits of discolored skin peeling off. I wished I could get up and hug her, and yet I wanted to push her away, to shove her so hard that she would topple over the chair"(213). 

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#22 "Mama reached out to hold my hand. Her face was puffy from crying, and her lips were cracked, with bits of discolored skin peeling off. I wished I could get up and hug her, and yet I wanted to push her away, to shove her so hard that she would topple over the chair"(213). 

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For the first time Kambili is truly frustrated. She can no longer ignore her fathers abusive actions. She loves her mother but she is mad that she has stood by the abuse. Her dad almost killed her over a painting of her grandpa that meant a lot to Kambili. His actions and punishment was very unreasonable and unjust. Seeing her mom excuse his behavior is frustrating her right now. Her mom is saying that they should not leave him because it is the first time goes too far. However, if you let him once then how many times will it have to occur for you to realize this is wrong? Her inner self probably hopes that by pushing her she would get to her senses.

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#25 “Yet I knew I would not, could not, pray that she get the visa. I knew it was what she wanted, that she did not have many other choices. Or any other choices. Still, I would not pray that she get the visa. I could not pray for what I did not want”(247).

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#25 “Yet I knew I would not, could not, pray that she get the visa. I knew it was what she wanted, that she did not have many other choices. Or any other choices. Still, I would not pray that she get the visa. I could not pray for what I did not want”(247).

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Kambili does not want her aunt to get the visa because that will mean she will not be able to see her and her cousins anymore. However, I think there is more to it than just that. I feel as if she does not want her aunt to leave because she will lose the bit of freedom she gets whenever her and Jaja are over at her house. . I feel as if the only way their father will let them go to the Americas is if things get more dangerous is Nigeria for him. Seeing how one of his publishers from his magazine the Standard was just killed he might consider it for their safety.

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#21 “I saw his lean, muscular built in Kevin and, when school resumed, even a flash of his smile in Mother Lucy. I joined the group of girls on the volleyball field on the second day of school. I did not hear the whispers of “backyard snob” or the ridiculing laughter. I did not notice the amused pinched they gave on another... I saw only Father Amadi’s clay-colored face and heard only ‘You have good legs for running’”(204-205). 

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#21 “I saw his lean, muscular built in Kevin and, when school resumed, even a flash of his smile in Mother Lucy. I joined the group of girls on the volleyball field on the second day of school. I did not hear the whispers of “backyard snob” or the ridiculing laughter. I did not notice the amused pinched they gave on another... I saw only Father Amadi’s clay-colored face and heard only ‘You have good legs for running’”(204-205). 

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Kambili at this point in the novel has officially changed. She is no longer that quiet and reserved girl who is trapped in her own world that is filled with fear and worry. Now she is still a shy girl, but a shy girl who is trying to open up to the world. She is beginning to notice things she never noticed before and even involving herself in community activities. I feel as if this change happened because of Father Amadi. Father Amadi made her genuinely smile. He made her feel something that she had not felt at home, he made her genuinely happy.

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#26 “But Amaka did not respond; instead, she started to run up the hill. Chima ran after her. Jaja joined them. Aunty Ifeoma looked at me. ‘What are you waiting for?’ she asked, and she raised her wrapper, almost above her knees, and ran after Jaja. I took off, too, feeling the wind rush past my ears. Running made me think of Father Amadi, made me remember the way his eyes had lingered on my bare legs. I ran past Aunty Ifeoma, past Jaja and Chima, and I got to the top of the hill about the same time as Amaka”(259).

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#26 “But Amaka did not respond; instead, she started to run up the hill. Chima ran after her. Jaja joined them. Aunty Ifeoma looked at me. ‘What are you waiting for?’ she asked, and she raised her wrapper, almost above her knees, and ran after Jaja. I took off, too, feeling the wind rush past my ears. Running made me think of Father Amadi, made me remember the way his eyes had lingered on my bare legs. I ran past Aunty Ifeoma, past Jaja and Chima, and I got to the top of the hill about the same time as Amaka”(259).

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I feel as if this scene symbolizes their freedom. How each one of them got it differently and accepted it in a different way too. Amaka went first because she embraced her freedom from the very beginning and used it in her own ways to do whatever she wanted to whenever she did. Chima being younger than Amaka got the freedom afterwards and like Amaka she used it as its best and to benefit her. Jaja joined in right after because he discovered this liberty once he got to Nsukka. He accepted it and wanted it before Kambili did. Aunty Ifeoma asked her what she was waiting for and I feel as if that was a question Kambili had held herself back in the beginning of the novel. As she saw everyone enjoy their freedom and do what they wanted to do there was something in her that asked herself what was stopping her from doing that too. So she took steps and eventually embraced her freedom and learned to love it more than anyone.

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The author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie answered questions revolving her book.