Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is a novel about a family who experience with war is outside their home and also inside their home. The purple hibiscus represents the new time rather then the red hibiscus which can symbolize violence. Kambili's father papa is very religious and strict on the way he handles his family. Kambili and her brother JaJa fears their father so much they never want to disappoint him however when they do mistakenly disappoint him he beats them. Growing up not really religious i wouldn't know hands on experience what it is like to have strict and religious parent/s. Kambili and her brother visits their Aunt and gets a whole new experience with morals and values and whats wrong and right even though their father was not there they still think about what he would do to them if they didn't follow the schedule that he provided them with and it takes them a while to actually open up. The mother of Kambili and JaJa is also apart getting beat and eventually she takes steps into her own hands personally If It was me and i reached my breaking point i would have handled the situation the same or similarly because everything they went through enough was enough and she had to protect her family. Do you believe being strict and abusive have to do with religion sometimes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVVNViwGfj0