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It seems that Papa Eugene is the one who runs the house, that everyone's mood and what they do focuses around what's going on with him. This is show when the daughter is waiting for him to give her tea, that is one of the first things that seems to go wrong with them like system of doing things after the fight. Its like everyone is walking on eggshells.

I would the describe the setting as like a big open house but it has a very tense atmosphere.

The setting of this story takes place in a large luxurious compound, that give underlying details to the potentially shady things her father is doing. They are in a place with a yard "wide enough to hold a hundred people dancing atilogu.", and "walls, topped by coiled electric wires."(pg 9 Adichie). This shows that this girl is in a massive heavily fortified compound that gives clues that her father is not just a regular pastor, but a bribed puppet for the government.

The dad is abusive and every time he gets upset, Mama polishes her figures. The family is already scared of Papa and their mood changes depending on his. They have a strict schedule that seems to be a huge problem when not followed.

The setting is their house, I imagine it as a huge house with high ceilings and a very intense atmosphere. I can imagine it being as if walking on eggshells everyday and fearing as if you will be yelled at any move you make.

The setting is supposed to feel empty even though it is grand. Alike Kambili's personal feelings about the church. This is shown by comments made by Kambili like that "our spacious dining room gave way to an even wider room, I felt suffocated" (pg. 7) and that "the framed photos of grandpa" (pg. 7) were starting and bearing eyes at her anytime she passed.

The family dynamics between the characters in the household are very tense and controlling but on the outside are very put together and helpful to the public. Papa helps the public by "distributing ash every year" but at home he has left Mama with a "swollen eye that was still the black purple color of an overripe avocado." This determines that papa is very controlling and has created a tense environment in the family.

The family dynamic in the Achike household in the novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is strained. After Jaja tells Papa Eugene that he doesn't want to have communion anymore, and Papa tells him: "It is death", Jaja says he "will die, Papa" (Adichie 6,7). Papa is very angry at Papa and throws a missal at Jaja, but "It [misses] Jaja completely,... [and] it hit the glass etagere", and that etagere holds ballerina figures that Mama valued (Adichie 7). The stain in the Achike household is shown to be very extreme when Mama and Jaja "were... acting so normal... as if they did not know what had happened..." to show that Mama and Jaja were afraid that Papa would hurt Mama or Jaja if they acted against him (Adichie 8). The family dynamic in the Achike household is strained, and focused on a fear of Papa.

Kambili lives in a very controlling and religious household. She goes to church where her father is respected and important to the community. Her family is taught to maintain an image to glorify her father. We can see the difference between her church life and her home life when her father becomes aggressive in private. When her father becomes upset with her brother, she observes, "when Papa did not see Jaja go to the altar that Palm Sunday when everything changed, he banged his leatherbound missal, with the red and green ribbons peaking out, down on the dining table when we got home" (6). This shows how she sees her family dynamic switch in private, when her fathers controlling side comes out and he becomes abusive. If someone in her household decides not to obey her father or to make him upset, he becomes violent.

The setting in this story, purples Hibiscus, seems to be focused on surrounding Papa Eugene.

The family follows papa's lead and are used to the same rhythm, constantly watching papa's every move.

Everyone is scared of papa.

The family dynamic in the Achike household seem to be very tense. For example, Papa Eugene is very generous and caring in the church but very abusive and controlling in the household. "he picked up the missal and flung it across the room, toward Jaja." We see here that you can't go up against him and kind of have to tip toe around him because its obvious that this was not the first time. Everyone acted like everything is normal and polished the figurines which seems like they do every time something like this happens. so, they don't really interact with each other and like I said before it's almost like they tip toe around each other.

I would describe the setting as a lot of tension and hostility after Papa Eugene's outburst, it also being a controlled environment due to him. Kambili notices "the cracked top shelf" and the broken "finger-size ceramic figurines of ballet dancers" when Papa threw the missal at Jaja, "the ceiling fan [spinning] round and round" with "light bulbs [that] clinked against one another" and "the marble floors." They had a "spacious dining room" that transitioned to a "wider living room" but even then she felt suffocated and trapped within it.

I would describe the family dynamics in the Achike household as very orderly and structured. The family seems to play into gender norms meaning the man of the house takes control financially and while the woman falls back and does the nurturing part of parenthood. This idea is even more enhanced being that the character Papa Eugene is an admirable priest at church but, in his home he is sometimes feared and is aggressive. The energy he brings into the household creates tension and makes his family feel trapped. Kambili explains,"Although our spacious dining room gave way to an even wider living room, I felt suffocated"(Coetzee 7).

The family dynamics in the Achike household are very rigid. Papa Eugene seems to be the leader of the household, and seems to have a short temper when things don't go his way. When Jaja explains why he does not like taking communion, Papa becomes angry, and "picked up the missal and flung it across the room" (Adichie 7). Due to his son's personal feelings and opinion, he immediately became immersed in anger and nearly hurt his son. These types of interactions in the Achike household make the family dynamics very tense.

I would describe the family as broken. Papa Eugene is very serious about his religion and is also abusive to his family. After papa Eugene took communion "he sat back and watched the congregation walk to the altar and after Mass, reported to Father Benedict, with concern, when a person missed communion two successive Sundays" (6). Mama and the daughter are watching what is happening. Jaja and papa have conflict because Jaja didn't go up for communion and papa "picked up the missal and flung it across the room, toward Jaja" (7).

In the novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie I would describe the family dynamics in the Achike household as hostile. Papa Eugene is written as a man with two personalities both personalities directing contrading each other. The priest of the church he's apart of tends to praise him for "Making the biggest donations"(Adichie 5) or "Paying for the cartons of communion wine" (Adichie 5). Although he was described as a devoted contributor to the church at home he is abusive and hostile seeking the power dynamic of their family. When Papa's son Jaja doesn't receive communion he "Picked up the missal and flung it across the room"(Adichie 7). His outburst towards his son shows his authentic self and his hostility when his family members challenge his power dynamic.

I would describe the setting as an empty house. Although it seems empty, it is an intense atmosphere.

I would describe the Achike household as an unstable facade. For example, Papa is praised and upheld at church, but at home is abusive and forceful. At the church he's described as reflecting "triumphant entry" (Adichie 5) Mama is quiet and contained, abused by Papa but still trying to uphold a calm demeanor. Kambili mentions mamas eye was once "swollen" and a "black-purple color" (Adichie 11). Jaja is a bit more of the opposite and shows more resilience to Papa. Jaja is also seemingly mistreated by Papa and therefore understands his mother. Kambili is also isolated. Although not mentioned to be abused yet, still isolated and feeling unsafe.

I would describe the setting as very christian. So far in the story they have spent a lot of their at the church or at their house talking about the church. Faith in this story connects the physical, social, psychological, and atmosphere of the setting. When someone does not stand out and speak out about faith they are considered "other Big Men...[who] sit at home and do nothing..." (5). This quote shows how faith affects this society's social and psychological understanding of eachother.

In Archihike household the family dynamics are defined by an atmosphere of fear silence and oppression. The family dynamic is very trapped and disconnected, as well Papa Eugene is very vitriolic towards the family. When the fight between the family happens, it creates a high tension between them all. They are left waiting for Papa Eugene to give them tea which just seems off. Following papas outburts it comes with a "suffocating silence.

The Achike household seems like a very trapped and belittling place for people who are not Papa Eugene. Papa is a very religious individual and is a leader at church. Kambili notices the differences between him at home at church; when he's home He's very abusive towards his family, while when he's seen wonderfully and as an "inspiration". He's abusive towards his entire family but no one speaks of it due to his aggression and set of rules. Kambili talks about her mothers "swollen eye" and how Papa flung a missel across the room at her brother.

-Adriana

I would describe the setting as a very strict Christian household. I think everything about the family looks very good and perfect on the outside view, they live in a nice home, they have a family, they are christian, but when we actually get to see inside of their family its not perfect at all. The dad broke the mom's figurines showing signs of abuse and the mom, "felt suffocated"(Adiche 7). The overall setting feels tense and scary

The setting is very tense. There's a lot of religious rules in there house. In the story Kambill describe her feelings in the house as "I felt suffocated"( 7, Adichie).

The family dynamic in the Achike household is described by the main character, Kambili, as suffocating. So far in the text the family have had a very tense interaction after Papa breaks Mama's figurines when trying to throw a missal at Jaja for not practicing the communion. After this, "The silence was broken only by the whir of the ceiling fan as it sliced through the air" (7). The characters seem to not know what to do with each other and how to interact anymore.

I would describe the family dynamics in the Achike household as having Papa as the head of the family. I think that Papa holds all of the power. In the book I see that the members of the Achike family seek Papa's approval and attention. I can also see that the mother is very submissive to her husband. She's quiet and takes abuse from her husband. Mama's face was a "black-purple color of an overripe avocado." She's soft and takes care of her children even when she's injured.

In the story purple hibiscus,written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the main character has decided her family in a interesting light.

Kambili, a young girl of fifteen, has her whole world shaken, when her brother jaja, stands agonist her father by refusing communion one Sunday morning. kambili starts her story by saying, "Things started to fall apart at home when my brother, Jaja, did not go to communion and Papa( Eugene) flung his heavy missal across the room and broke the figurines on the etagere."(Adichie 1). As the story progress, the reader learns that Papa Eugene is quite controlling.

"Jaja, you did not go to communion," Papa said quietly, almost a question. (Adichie 6)

This question has the whole room, the whole story holding its breath.

the family dynamic in this household is religious, but still tens. Mamma i feel is the one who is suffering the most within this household as said by Kambillion page 10 "only two weeks ago, when her eye was still black-purple..." the quote shows she's being abused and now her only way of decompressing has been destroyed.