Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Purple Hibiscus GCSE English
- Context
- Set in Nigeria
- During the Military Coup
- After British Independence
- Influenced by Western Culture
- Early 1900's
- Purple Hibiscus
- Symbolises freedom and defiance
- Change and hope
- Ususally Red
- Character of Papa
- Violent and Abusive
- Beats his Family
- Wants Them to be "Perfect"
- Spiritually and Physically
- Contrasts because he also Loves his Family
- Product of Colonialism
- Westernised
- Shown by Speaking English
- Drinks Lipton Tea
- Etagere
- Public Image
- Generous
- Charitable
- Wealthy
- Educated
- Faithful
- Private Image
- Controlling
- Expects Perfection
- Doesn't Fully Trust his Family
- Wants his Children to be like HIm
- Mama
- Protects her Children
- Sends them to Aunt Ifeoma
- Tries to take the blame instead of them
- Loves all of Her Family
- Married to Papa
- Takes abuse from him
- Submissive, "weak"
- Expected of Women
- Stereotypical Nigerian Woman
- Obedient
- Only Relief from Abuse is Cleaning Etagere
- Has Few Possessions
- Religious
- Follows Papa
- Also Westernised
- Not as much as Papa
- Secretly Defiant
- Kills Papa
- Allows Kambili to eat before Mass
- Does it in secret so Papa won't get angry
- Papa Nnukwu
- Traditionalist
- Worships traditional idols
- Speaks Igbo
- Not Westernised
- Considered a Heathen by Papa
- Loves his Family
- Understands Papa's strict conditions
- Strong Headed like Papa
- Won't give up his religion
- Papa thinks he will go to Hell if he doesn't convert
- Aunty Ifeoma brings him medicine
- Aunty Ifeoma
- Papa's Sister
- Husband died
- Blamed for it
- Has three children
- Obiora
- Chima
- Amaka
- Looks after Papa Nnukwu
- Brings and Pays for his medicine
- Professor at a University
- Lives on the University Campus
- Alternative Views
- Women don't need to be married
- The women that marry young are marrying away their degrees
- Husbands will own them and their degrees
- "Life begins when marriage ends"
- Religious
- Catholic
- Still celebrates traditional Festivals
- Aro Festival
- To look at Mmuo
- Spirits