Analysis Of 'Purple HibiscusAndThe Alchemist'

One of the main theme’s in The Alchemist is following your dreams and taking risks. This message is repeatedly shown throughout the story plot, with having the main character follow his desire, or in this case, Personal Legend. “The boy had remembered his flock, and decided he should go back to being a shepherd.” (Coelho, page 28) Santiago at first is not willing to travel to Egypt to find the treasure, due to the safe and pleasant life he has now. “The boy felt jealous of the freedom of the wind, and saw that he could have the same freedom.” (Coelho, page 30) However, he rethinks his choice, and chooses to leave behind the life as a shepherd despite the danger. This signifies Santiago courage and determination to try a new life. “Although

A wise woman once said, “There is a time for everything - a time for being born and a time for coming of age. There is a time for death, too.” (Barbara Bel Geddes). Most human beings go through a transition from adolescence to adulthood through an experience that opens one’s mind towards an unfamiliar and new perspective of life. That said, in literature the concept of coming of age is used to engage teenagers by molding and creating characters that he or she can relate to. Correspondingly, Evan Hunter’s “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” introduces the protagonist Andy, who experiences characteristic growth through the coming of age. Throughout Hunter’s story, Andy is put forth to portray the development of transforming from

Benjamin Alire Saenz in his novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of The Universe, John Knowles in his novel A Separate Peace, and Sarah Ladipo Manyika in her article “Coming of Age In The Time Of The Hoodie”, demonstrate that coming of age involves a loss of innocence.

The first significant person to direct Santiago to his personal legend was the King of Salem. The King of Salem is the character that introduces Santiago to his personal legend and what a personal legend is. Through this it adjusts Santiago’s path and desires to find out what the Old King was talking about. “None of what the old man was saying made much sense to the boy. But he wanted to know what the “mysterious force was;” (22). By this little spiel from the Old King Santiago takes a turn in his life. He suddenly is curious about this “hidden treasure” and is determined to find out more. If Santiago never met the King of Salem then he never would've known about his personal legend and continued to meet other important characters in his life. The Old King also encouraged the belief of omen to the boy through the use of white and

Santiago then decided to go with the Caravan, which traveled across the desert to Egypt. Santiago meets an Englishman, who is traveling the desert to meet an alchemist. The title of this book is “ The Alchemist” and this is the first time that Alchemist and alchemy is mentioned. I feel that Alchemy has a lot to do with Santiago. Maybe he might become an Alchemist, since in his dream he wakes up before he can find the treasure.

The final, most noteworthy figure that assisted Santiago is the alchemist. The alchemist was key to helping Santiago complete the last part of his journey. The alchemist pushes Santiago, even more than the old king had, and unlike the shop owner and the Englishman who had unintentionally helped Santiago, the alchemist deliberately endeavors to have Santiago achieve his Personal Legend. The alchemist tested Santiago’s courage, and teaches him the most important lesson that Santiago learns in the desert, which is, “ ‘Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one

As for Santiago, he met a few helpers and mentors he had met were the gypsy woman and the englishman, the alchemist and the crystal merchant who guided him to push forward and challenge himself. “It's almost as if he had been here and left his mark, he thought. / On the other hand, he said that he always appeared to help those who are trying to realize their destiny.” Santiago felt as if he was going on the right path, that he shouldn’t quit now just because he’s comfortable of where he is. Here Santiago realized that the king was right about the entire universe coming together to help realize someone’s

Purple Hibiscus begins its first chapter on Palm Sunday. Like every Sunday in the Achike family, they all go to church and receive Holy Communion. This has always been the family tradition, but this particular day was different. Jaja, the oldest child in the Achike Family, commits in what his father Eugene, also known as Papa, would describe as a defiant act against God. Papa, enraged by this defiance, throws his missal at his son but misses and hits a shelf instead. This initial type of violence towards his family is first introduced to the reader at an early stage and gives the reader an indication of both Papa’s heartfelt emotions toward religion and the ways in which he cares for his family. Purple Hibiscus examines the corruption that has gripped Africa as well as the effects of Western religion. The effects portrayed by Papa’s character will show the dangers of his religious fanaticism, which caused him to oppress those close to him and reject his African traditions. Furthermore, African Traditional Religion and colonialism’s influence on it has heavily affected the identity of African people, as demonstrated in Papa’s life.

In Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and The Ineffable by Delmira Agustini, the recurrent theme of silence suggests a culture of imaginary perfection. Since the Achike family is wealthy and privileged, Mama Beatrice tries to maintain a cool façade despite the treatment she receives from her husband Papa Eugene. Kambili, Mama, and Jaja are victims who endure extreme violence that instills a silencing fear. Papa’s violence has stolen his daughter’s, wife’s, and son’s voice to the degree where Kambili is so silent that “[she] was not sure what [her] [own] laughter sounded like” (Adichie 88). In Papa’s attempts to try to punish the children if they had supposedly sinned, he has not only created a tolerance, but a routine for the children to become accustomed to.

The atmosphere in which an individual is raised tends to greatly influence the events in their lives and the person that they become. In Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, the settings created play a large role in developing the characters and creating the plot through the different amounts of privilege in the various locations that the novel depicts. This approach allows the reader to gain perspective on these settings and aids in the understanding that such settings have on characters in the novel.

Throughout this novel there are many different characters that Santiago encounters, some more influential than others. For example, the crystal merchant. The crystal merchant helps Santiago by giving him a job when Santiago is robbed, and in a way Santiago is also helping the crystal merchant because Santiago’s unconventional sales methods bring in lots of business for the merchant. Another way the crystal merchant helped Santiago was by, unintentionally, giving Santiago an example of what happens when you don't follow your personal legend, you become unhappy with your life and are stuck with a boring job. This motivates Santiago to continue in with his journey. But the merchant also pushes Santiago further from his personal legend by saying

TOPIC 2: Analyse the development of Kambili in Purple Hibiscus as she moves from strict, fearful obedience to tentative defiance of her father. In your response account for her initial subservience and explain what factors contribute to her increasing maturity and independence.

There are many thematic motifs used in Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. One of the most prominent of these is silence. Purple Hibiscus is the heart-wrenching story of a young girl navigating a dangerous, stressful, and unhealthy family dynamic in a time of cultural and social revolution as well as political unrest. Though Kambili may learn through the course of the novel that remaining silent may not be the best way to handle a bad situation, through much of the story, she uses silence and surrender as a form of self-preservation, to survive under her father’s abuse.

Within the novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Adichie portrays the development of the protagonists Jaja and Kambili as well as numerous other secondary characters that influence these individuals. One is demonstrated how Kambili, Jaja, and Eugene, the father of Kambili and Jaja, are exposed to diverse environments throughout the novel. These individuals all respond to certain changes brought upon their lives differently contingent to whether they accept it in a positive manner or whether they identify it as an obstacle that is conflicting with their initial beliefs. Though, initially the protagonists Jaja and Kambili struggle to become open-minded to new aspects and truly express themselves, their surroundings cause them to be instilled with fear, which impedes their overall growth as an individual. In Aunt Ifeoma’s home, however, Jaja and Kambili are altered as they gradually become mature. Jaja is progressively shaping himself as a man who is able to encounter and triumph over difficult tasks and identify reason itself, leading to his responsible actions. While, Kambili’s surroundings enable her to express her true self within her. Eugene, on the other hand, conflicts with himself as he resists the changes his environment is attempting to place on him, as he considers what he individually values to be the most essential. Nonetheless, the characters throughout the novel reveal how they react when confronted with new aspects and how they apply that to their

In the novel Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a young woman named Kambili struggles to live under her father's extremist beliefs, causing her to be unable to break away from his rule. However, on a trip to Nuskka, she lives with her aunt who views life more open-mindedly, thus giving her a new perspective of life. At the beginning of the novel, Kambili is introverted and close-minded, while as the book progresses, she changes into a more open-minded and independent person.