Purple Hibiscus | Book Review and Analysis : Themes and Symbols

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  • Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024

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  • @Pottermorphmagus
    @Pottermorphmagus 4 года назад +38

    Lovely analysis of one of my favourite novels. Really enjoyed your take.

    • @blueridding
      @blueridding  4 года назад +2

      Pottermorphmagus Thanks! Please consider subscribing :)

  • @shavindadissanayake9345
    @shavindadissanayake9345 4 года назад +44

    Purple hibiscuses symbolise the emancipation and womanist agency of Kambili. Kambili's inward quest for liberation is marked with the image of the flower which is purple, a rare and vibrant colour for hibiscus. In addition, the vibrancy, energy, vivacity and beauty of life that Kambili and Jaja enjoy at Aunty Ifeoma's house are in contrast with the oppressive life at their own house. In this sense, the colour purple is symbolic of Kambili's agency and her spirited womanhood that she achieves through her relationship with Father Amadi and through the guidance she receives from Aunty Ifeoma.

  • @lorenzopeccini220
    @lorenzopeccini220 4 года назад +127

    any other ib student trying to learn the book the day before exams

    • @AaronDevoy
      @AaronDevoy 4 года назад +2

      me lmao

    • @lorenzopeccini220
      @lorenzopeccini220 4 года назад +1

      Aaron Devoy I like your music, you just got a new subscriber. Keep it up buddy

    • @AaronDevoy
      @AaronDevoy 4 года назад +3

      @@lorenzopeccini220 lol thanks all the best for IB

    • @ruvithtaleda1243
      @ruvithtaleda1243 4 года назад +2

      why is this so accurate

    • @fdumbass
      @fdumbass 3 года назад +4

      not exam fortunately, but the individual oral has to be done by this evening

  • @starbornishasantesamuel9330
    @starbornishasantesamuel9330 Месяц назад +1

    I am to write an exam on this next Tuesday and I’m now confident after watching this. I’m glad😉My fellow KNUST-Ghana students will be happy

  • @A_phile.
    @A_phile. 3 года назад +8

    I'm writing an exam about this book and you were so spot on with the explanation and very helpful😉
    Thank you so much ❤️

  • @Mercury-1820
    @Mercury-1820 3 года назад +6

    You are so underrated it’s unfair,thank you for doing this💕☺️

  • @hareshwarsingh3097
    @hareshwarsingh3097 4 года назад +8

    A brilliant analysis of the central themes of this modern classic.

  • @mimimudoni
    @mimimudoni 3 года назад +5

    I have my AP exam tommorow. Thank you for this! lots of insightful and eye opening points raised.

  • @noellecarroll
    @noellecarroll 3 года назад +3

    thank you so much I didnt read the book when I was supposed to for a levels and u have saved me

  • @katekikhaeva4229
    @katekikhaeva4229 3 года назад +3

    That was nice , thank you, you helped me with my school assignment :3

  • @mynamesak
    @mynamesak Месяц назад

    Thanks! I’m hoping to begin English Literature A-Level next year and this book was a wonder to read, definitely a couple of steps above Of Mice and Men!

  • @Chiaraa18
    @Chiaraa18 4 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for the great discussion! 🤗😊

  • @oloratobridget5911
    @oloratobridget5911 2 года назад +3

    Can you please talk about how Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie started with the allusion "Things started to fall apart" and why she started with an allusion

    • @yvonneanothy760
      @yvonneanothy760 Год назад +1

      Things fall apart is the name of another book by Chinua Achebe a reknown Nigerian writer which in itself is a tragedy.

    • @rachaelkambura1940
      @rachaelkambura1940 8 месяцев назад +1

      Chim really loved Chinua Achebe and he is her mentor

  • @adannewamah5113
    @adannewamah5113 Год назад

    I love your narration...

  • @raddish.pickled3826
    @raddish.pickled3826 3 года назад +1

    Thank u so much this helped me with planning my essay uwu

  • @jadenbarker
    @jadenbarker 3 года назад +7

    you need a better mic

    • @sulkel
      @sulkel Год назад

      unbearable

    • @blindsight_music_
      @blindsight_music_ Год назад

      and needs to focus the camera :p

    • @arthurcale9200
      @arthurcale9200 8 месяцев назад +1

      she has 200 subs u expect her to have a hollywood setup or smth u helmet

  • @vetri.2421
    @vetri.2421 8 месяцев назад

    thank you!

  • @lisetteelhage2490
    @lisetteelhage2490 Год назад +2

    "Is he not an image of the very God they worship?" I disagree with this assumption. God does not encourage anything that Papa does. He represents the misled Catholics who rely on church teachings that often misconstrue the word in the Bible. Papa is everything you said but is surely not an image of God.

  • @saavirkarania6258
    @saavirkarania6258 2 года назад

    thank you this helped with my english work 😘

  • @emilylawrence6807
    @emilylawrence6807 3 года назад +4

    Wow, thank you so much for the summary! I read through it but I don't speak African, so I had a lot of trouble understanding many of the passages. Really appreciate it!

    • @ileri-tu2dk
      @ileri-tu2dk 3 года назад +17

      African is not a language. There are hundreds of languages in the continent of Africa, in Nigeria alone, there are more than 500 languages.

    • @Spiced5
      @Spiced5 3 года назад +10

      African is not a language

    • @emilylawrence6807
      @emilylawrence6807 2 года назад +1

      @@ileri-tu2dk Nope you're wrong! :)

    • @ileri-tu2dk
      @ileri-tu2dk 2 года назад +1

      @@emilylawrence6807 what?

    • @travisjohnson18
      @travisjohnson18 2 года назад +3

      Is this satire lol

  • @adrianwetende7469
    @adrianwetende7469 2 года назад

    Thanks

  • @jeanfrancoisgbocho2850
    @jeanfrancoisgbocho2850 2 года назад

    hello teacher. you are going well i espect?
    could you please help me about the hierarchy between the characters in purple hibiscus ? please madam

  • @booklover1658
    @booklover1658 4 года назад

    You mention Wole Soyinka, but didn't say what his most famous book is.

    • @blueridding
      @blueridding  4 года назад

      Wole Soyinka is most famous as a playwright, though he has also written novels, poetry, and a memoir entitled "The Man Died". If it were me, I'd start with the memoir. It is a record of his time as a political prisoner.

  • @zeinabcontractor1589
    @zeinabcontractor1589 Год назад

    tryna pass my mock exams🙏

  • @dioneblok716
    @dioneblok716 4 года назад

    How do you pronounce their last name ‘Achike’?

    • @blueridding
      @blueridding  4 года назад

      Dione Blok I pronounce it “ah-Dee-chay”

    • @chezbrendacecilia3365
      @chezbrendacecilia3365 3 года назад +2

      "Aa- chee-keh"

    • @chezbrendacecilia3365
      @chezbrendacecilia3365 3 года назад +2

      @@blueridding He actually meant Achike the family's name and not Adichie the author's name.

    • @robbiemcgowan3477
      @robbiemcgowan3477 3 года назад +1

      You say achike like ahcheekeh
      You say adichie like ahdeechi

  • @afraababirye
    @afraababirye 2 года назад

    thank you !