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    The same cannot be said for How Many Miles to Babylon‚ which ends in a pessimistic and gloomy scene. Alec Moore is awaiting execution‚ as the novel comes full circle. He is given “a pen and paper” because he is an “officer and a gentleman”. He has nothing to do but wait. Alec refused to kill Jerry by firing squad‚ so in a sense‚ he asserted his own humanity in the face of war. However‚ this noble act is detrimental‚ as this act of compassion tragically costs him his life.Johnston’s outlook is in

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    the journey? The novel how many miles to Babylon by Jennifer Johnson highlights Alec Moore’s tragic journey. We see his journey true childhood to adulthood. Interestingly‚ the novel begins at the end of Alec’s journey as he waits execution “because I am no officer & a gentlemen they have given me my notebook‚ ink‚ pen‚ paper” and comes full circle. Immediately we wonder how Alec someone so high up in the war is being executed‚ then as we read on we begin to realise how his journey through life

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    How many miles to Babylon?” Alec Moore - Narrator Frederick Moore - Father to Alec Mrs. Moore - Mother to Alec Jerry Crowe - Friend to Alec Mrs. Crowe - Mother to Jerry Major Glendinning - Commending Officer to Jerry and Alec in the army. General Points - § Main Theme: Love vs. Hatred § Reflects different stages of Narrator Development - There’s a continuous stream of consciousness‚ no chapters § Ireland § France § Love - of country - passionless love of duty - of power and wealth

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    How many miles to Babylon? Quotes How many miles to Babylon? – Ordinary Level Quotes List How many miles to Babylon? Fourscore and ten‚ sir. Will I get there by candlelight? There and back again‚ sir “I love no living person. P 1 – Now that Jerry is dead there is no one left that Alec cares about‚ not even his parents. “He may be better off dead. My heart doesn’t bleed for her.” P 1 –This quote shows how bad the relationship between Alec and his parents is‚ he pities his father

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    Symbols within Purple Hibiscus Ben Redman The novel Purple Hibiscus‚ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‚ is a story of a girl learning to find her own voice and speak out against her violent oppressive father. The novel is set in post-colonial Nigeria‚ in a time in which the government was run by a military dictatorship. There are a number of symbols used to help develop ideas of the novel; the three most predominant ones being purple and red hibiscuses and Mama’s figurines. The red hibiscuses are

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    Conflict in Purple Hibiscus * In the novel‚ Purple Hibiscus‚ Adichie clearly portrays the conflicting oppression of Kambili’s patriarchal household - where she is ordered to follow a strict ‘schedule’ - to the realization of an almost ‘holiday’ like freedom she is exposed to when visiting Aunty Ifeoma and her family. * The author also intentionally expressed the Catholic upbringing of the protagonist in the novel and her brother‚ Jaja‚ as a stark contrast to their Auntie’s strong Igbo traditional

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    Many teenagers struggle with their confidence level‚ causing them to refrain from speaking up - especially when they have a strong opinion. Kambili‚ the main character in Purple Hibiscus‚ struggles with voicing her opinion in and outside of her house. In the novel‚ Kambili transforms into a confident young lady due to the impact of three individuals. Kambili’s Aunty Ifeoma serves as a female role model‚ as she depicts her bold personality. Kambili’s cousin‚ Amaka constantly belittles Kambili‚ which

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    Kambili Achike Kambili Achike is the central character in Purple Hibiscus and also the narrator of the story. She is an intelligent‚ observant‚ religious young woman‚ aged fifteen for much of the novel. At the same time‚ Kambili is shy and inhibited‚ at least until she has spent an extended amount of time away from her family home at the house of Aunty Ifeoma and her family. Kambili is the younger of Eugene and Beatrice Achike’s two children. Eugene Achike Eugene Achike is

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    ’’How Many Miles To Babylon?’’ Jennifer Johnston Characters: Alec Moore - Narrator Frederick Moore - Father to Alec Mrs. Moore - Mother to Alec Jerry Crowe - Friend to Alec Mrs. Crowe - Mother to Jerry Major Glendinning - Commending Officer to Jerry and Alec in the army General Points: - Reflects different stages of Narrator Development. - Written in social realism. - There’s a continuous stream of consciousness‚ no chapters. - Starting and closing lines are both the same: ’’Because I am an

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    The Effect Of Pop Culture on Kambili Throughout Purple Hibiscus Pop Culture has always had a huge effect of teenagers‚ some teenagers more than others. Although some teenagers are late bloomers‚ usually by some point all teenagers join the bandwagon. However‚ there are always outliers such as Amaka and Kambili in Purple Hibiscus by Chiminanda Ngozi Adichie. Amaka has grown up knowing pop culture‚ whereas Kambili has never known what pop culture even is. As her cousin Amaka pulls her into the

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