Kambili
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| Kambili Achike | |
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| Purple Hibiscus character | |
| Created by | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
| Gender | Female |
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
Kambili[a] is a fictional character and the protagonist of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2003 novel, Purple Hibiscus. [1]
Description
[edit]Grisham describes Kambili as "a 15 year-old African girl who lives with her mother, brother, and father, Eugene." And would later assert that "her father plays a dominant role in her life, plans her schedule down to every last minute, and demands absolute adherence to his extreme rules of Catholicism."[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Most sources uses the names while others uses the full name, Kambili Achike.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kambili Achike In The Novel 'Purple Hibiscus'". Bartleby. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Grisham 2010, p. 5.
Citations
[edit]- Grisham, Lilla (2010). "The Independence of Love: Leah and Kambili's Rise from Colonialism". Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal. 2 (1) – via Google Scholar.[unreliable source?]
Bibliography
[edit]- M, Robert Chandran; Govindaraj, Dr. C. (2022). "Renovation of Kambili in Adichie's Purple Hibiscus". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.4023406. ISSN 1556-5068.[unreliable source?]