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Ideology in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus (2003)
Tunca, Daria
2009In English Text Construction, 2 (1), p. 121-131
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Keywords :
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Purple Hibiscus; ideology
Abstract :
[en] This article focuses on the first novel by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus (2003). It examines how religious prejudice is encoded in the account of the book’s autodiegetic narrator, a fifteen-year-old girl whose father is a violent, extremist Igbo Catholic. Based on a close reading of the text, the essay argues that an analysis of the novel’s use of speech and thought presentation may contribute to the assessment of the main character’s evolving ideological stance. It is suggested that the resulting appraisal of the narrator’s development provides key insights into the interpretation of the book.
Research center :
CEREP - Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Études Postcoloniales - ULiège
Disciplines :
Literature
Author, co-author :
Tunca, Daria  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des langues et littératures modernes > Philologie anglaise moderne
Language :
English
Title :
Ideology in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus (2003)
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
English Text Construction
ISSN :
1874-8767
eISSN :
1874-8775
Publisher :
John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume :
2
Issue :
1
Pages :
121-131
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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