Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi
Autor: Sharon • January 16, 2019 • 924 Words (4 Pages) • 1,162 Views
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into her mind.
Kambili eventually comes around after she spends more time with Father Amadi as well as her Aunty Ifeoma. A little one sided crush forms from Kambili towards Father Amadi, even though nothing could ever happen this event changes and shapes her for the better. Kambili is a new girl; more confident, happy, and even starts to laugh “I laughed. It sounded strange, as if I were listening to the recorded laughter of a stranger being played back. I was not sure I had ever heard myself laugh”(179) There has been a new life inside and it had to of been a gift from God. “’Kambili is right, ‘Something from God was happening there’” (275).
The silence in the beginning of the book was based more on being afraid and not allowed to speak out, but towards the end of the book it turns into a punishment. Jaja starts to use silence as a weapon against Papa by refusing to speak to him when he calls. Papa can no longer control Jaja and the silence that was once preached upon had actually turned against him and all Papa can do is watch, at least until his life ends. Jaja’s silence and new way of caring actually does end up affecting his sister and his relationship. There is still a small gap between them and a silence that can’t seem to be broken. “there is still so much silent between Jaja and me. Perhaps we will talk more with time, or perhaps we never will be able to say it all, to clothe things in words, things that have been long naked” (306).
Silence is a form of taking one’s speech away and leaving them to hold everything in. One can only hold everything in for so long before it starts to damage them.Everyone’s voice deserves to be heard. The long term effects in the book lead to a killing of a family member just to bring the family close and safe together again. Domestic abuse should never be silenced, you are not alone and deserve to be treated with respect. “The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of the good people.” — Napoleon
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