Domestic Violence in Purple Hibiscus Questions for discussion: 1. What has made Papa such a violent father? 2. What kinds of things trigger his violence? 3. Why don’t his wife and children actively resist his violence earlier? 4. What do you think of Amaka’s statement “Some people can’t handle stress”? 5. Do you think Mama’s action was justified? 6. Why do you think Jaja wanted to take the blame for her crime? 7. What kind of message does the novel as a whole give
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and now are living in America things can be very different when it comes to Mama and Papa giving Maya and Maya’s brother‚ Nurzhan permission. The main conflict of the story is that Maya wants to go to the dance and her parents won’t allow her to because in Kazakhstan you don’t dance young. A main issue in the story is when Maya gets caught with a boy named Daniel Klein and her father‚ Papa catches them playing around. Papa did not
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Nigerian beliefs of Papa Nnukwu. By illustrating some very contrasting religious beliefs and methods of religious expression in her characters‚ she encourages readers to consider their own views on religion and helps them understand some valuable lessons on the subject. Adichie uses Papa Nnukwu to teach readers that different people find spiritual pleasure in different religions‚ and helps the reader understand that beliefs unfamiliar from your own are equally important. Papa Nnukwu is the only
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the story‚ he is motivated by his cousin to take on the role of the male head in his family. After Mama poisons Papa Eugene‚ Jaja takes the blame and is sent to prison despite but is later released. Papa Eugene is Kambili’s father and a very successful businessman. Eugene has very strong faith because when he was younger‚ he was converted from traditional Igbo culture to a Catholic belief system. Papa uses his religion to justify his disciplinary actions towards his children and says its simply because
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crime. Papa (Eugene Achike) A prominent man in the Achike’s village of Enugu‚ Papa runs several successful factories and publishes an English-language newspaper infamous for its criticism of Nigeria’s corrupt government. He is a devout Catholic who expects nothing less than perfection from his family. Papa punishes his wife and children in order to correct their behaviour. Papa is beloved in his community but is estranged from his own father and his traditional African culture. Mama (Beatrice
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for her papa. She waited for a long time and decides to leave the garden to tell her mama about her cut. Mama reminds Esperanza that a rose cut is bad luck. Esperanza worries that something bad had happen to her papa. Esperanza and her mother know that bandits look for the wealthiest landowner and attack them. Mama‚ Esperanza‚ Abuelita‚ and their servants wait for papa in his study room. Esperanza’s uncles arrive and tell them that they have found papa. Miguel and Alfonso returns with papa dead in
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Chaperone by Jean Davies Okimoto‚ Maya Alazova‚ a young immigrant‚ and her family must adjust to life as immigrants in America. Her younger brother Nurzhan faces bullying at school for his accent‚ Maya struggles to fit in with her American peers‚ and Mama and Papa learn to accept that American culture is different than in their home country of Kazakhstan. Being an immigrant in America is as challenging today as it has always been. No matter where you’re from‚ you face discrimination for not speaking English
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Roll of Thunder‚ Hear My Cry Chapter 7 Questions 1. Mama‚ after telling Stacey to bring her his coat so she can fix it a bit‚ receives an uncertain look from Stacey. Cassie‚ Christopher-John‚ and Little Man also flinch upon hearing this. Stacey goes up to his room‚ only to come back later saying that he didn’t have it. Mama asks him why he doesn’t have it‚ and he replied that he gave it to T.J. Mama asks why‚ and Stacey said that he didn’t want T.J and his friends making fun about him looking
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withdrawn and sullen. Kambili’s father‚ Papa (Eugene Achike) is a strict authoritarian whose strict adherence to Catholicism overshadows his paternal love. He punishes his wife‚ Mama (Beatrice Achike)‚ and his children when they fail to live up to his impossibly high standards. The novel begins on Palm Sunday. Jaja has refused to go to church and receive communion. Because Jaja has no reasonable excuse for missing church‚ Papa throws his missal at his son. The book
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I’m Not Scared CHAPTER SUMMARIES CHAPTER 1: Main characters have a race‚ Maria hurts her leg. Barbara forced to complete a forfeit‚ Michele does it instead. Michele completes forfeit. Most of the main characters are talked about. Papa brings them a present of a model Gondola; Acqua Traverse is revealed. CHAPTER 2: There is a talk with Michele and Maria at the start. Michele finds Fillipo‚ there is a lot of description of Michele finding him. Michele at this point is horrified‚ he tries to
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