I started into reading Purple Hibiscus being very confused. I was worried that I would be confused because in the first chapter, the reader is immersed in the Nigerian culture. However, this has been one of my favorite challenging books to read, and I am not just saying that because I am writing a blog about this. Not only has this book helped me with my vocabulary, it helped me be a better well-rounded student by learning about the Nigerian culture.
For me to fully understand each chapter, I annotate throughly. I actually had a problem with annotations because it took me so long to read chapters because I took so much time in annotations. After I solved this annotation issue, I found myself reading each chapter quicker and still understanding. Even though I have some annotations just about the plot, I have mainly narrowed my annotations down to culture, social-class, and a point that I will argue in my character study, which is, Papa being displayed as a god-like figure in multiple scenarios. This has helped me to not only understand the book itself, but to also understand the Nigerian culture when this book was set.
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