“Omelora”: Orthodox and Disciplinary Masculinities in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
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DOI: 10.1177/1097184x211063498
Abstract: This paper examines the connections between masculinity and orthodoxy in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus to underscore the intersections of gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. Adichie depicts two contradictory figures of Catholic orthodoxy, namely, Eugene… read more here.
Keywords: chimamanda ngozi; adichie purple; purple hibiscus; masculinity ... See more keywords
“Sometimes Life Begins When Marriage Ends”: Hybridity and Female Empowerment in Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Americanah
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DOI: 10.2979/reseafrilite.52.3.07
Abstract: ABSTRACT:This paper argues that the incorporation of aspects of multiples cultures in hybridity by African female postcolonial characters allows for an improvement in “women’s fallback position and bargaining power within a patriarchal structure, and, identify… read more here.
Keywords: purple hibiscus; empowerment; hybridity; hibiscus americanah ... See more keywords