The Villain-
In the story Purple Hibiscus, many types of Archetypes can be found. The most relevant archetype in the novel to me is "the villain". First off a n Archetype is a literary device and a universal symbol for literary work. So I feel like the archetype I chose was relevant because in the story although Papa is the source of everything(money, clothing , education) he is looked upon as a type of Villain by the family. Reading this book I understand that Papa is head breadwinner of the family he is also a very difficult character to deal with. Setting so many restrictions on children will cause them to either fear you or dread being around you, and in the families care they are included in both. They fear, love, and hate Papa all at the same time. As presented in the text and mentioned before, religion is a big thing to Papa within his family, and from my stand point I feel like he uses that against his family. In Purple Hibiscus, Papa's father isn't involved in the 'Catholic" church so instead of understanding his father might have different beliefs, he uses that to segregate him father from the family. He doesn't fully excommunicate his father but allows him to get 15 minutes to spend with his grandchildren and daughter in-law. In the story the kids and family also have been trained to not talk at the dinner table or even around the house unless they've been spoken to first. Jaja and Kambili hate this because the only time they can talk is when their father isn't around, other than that all they do is study and try to be top of their class in order to make their father proud. Papa basically guides the family into what he says is the right thing to do. How would you feel if you resided in a, 'speak when spoken to' kind of environment.
This is a photo of what it appears a happy family, and in the story it is obvious, this would be a description of the family in Kamili's eyes.
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