Paper Title :Postcolonial Mimicry in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus

Author :Sk Abdul Hasinur Rahaman

Article Citation :Sk Abdul Hasinur Rahaman , (2022 ) " Postcolonial Mimicry in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus " , International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) , pp. 65-69, Volume-8,Issue-12

Abstract : Abstract Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian postcolonial writer of international repute and has produced remarkable fictional and non- fictional works of global recognition. Being published in 2004, Purple Hibiscus is Adichie’s first novel which creates a stirring sensation among the readers across the globe. This novel reveals why the African or more specifically the Nigerian learns mimicry in their society. Purple Hibiscus highlights the ways Adichie reclaims the identity and subjectivity of African natives. Truly speaking, identity crisis is very much pivotal to any postcolonial society as it inherits varied economic, political, social, racial and cultural hierarchies due to colonialism and imperialism and racism. The endeavour here has been to probe why and how black characters have assumed the role of the oppressed-oppressor in the domestic space. The novel has explored the oppressive societal forces that have forced the characters to be postcolonial mimic characters. The story of the novel revolves around Kambili, a tender and young girl who both fears and admires her father, Eugene who is a strict Catholic and a perfect by-product of colonialism. The father always controls all the family members, even her brother, Jaja and mother, Beatrice. Even he beats them if they fail to respond according to his set up colonial standard. The most significant moment of the story occurs when being accompanied by her brother Kambili visits her aunt’s house in Nsukka. Actually, the experience Kambili gathers here in Nsukka changes her opinion and views of religion, family and obviously of world, and she gets maturity to stand against her Papa’s colonial and western values. Keywords - Mimicry, Postcolonial Identity, Racism, Colonial Experience and Purple Hibiscus.

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-8,Issue-12

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