RENOVATION OF KAMBILI IN ADICHIE’S PURPLE HIBISCUS

Abstract

This paper investigates the Protagonist Kambili from Chimamanda Adichie's debut novel Purple Hibiscus. Her character developed from submissive to urbanized person, resisting patriarchy and finding her own happiness.  This paper focuses on this new voice of Kambili not only developing her character and womanhood but also giving voice to her mother's sufferings too.  Moreover, the range of women's struggle in overcoming the marginalization in the sexist and patriarchal society in terms of Kambili's Character has also been analyzed.  As a result, a thorough discussion has been made on the analysis from depowered woman to an empowered woman who ultimately achieves a voice of her own; it is a study of how she achieved liberty and grandeur in life.