Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Purple Hibiscus and Things Fall Apart
I think that Purple Hibiscus is a really good book to read after Things Fall Apart. The two books are written from completely different points of view which show both sides of African Colonization and Christianization in Nigeria. I find it very interesting to read Purple Hibiscus from the perspective of Kambili, a young Catholic girl from a modern wealthy family, after reading Things Fall Apart from Okonkwo's perspective of a traditional African clansmen resisting conversion. Kambili desperately wants her father's approval and pride while Okonkwo strove to be the total opposite of his father. In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo hates women and often beats his wives and daughters, and Kambili shows the side of the young girl who is beaten by her father. The pairing of Things Fall Apart and Purple Hibiscis reveals that neither religion or side is ideal in African Colonization and Christionization.
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