Essays about: "Paulina Fischer"

Found 1 essay containing the words Paulina Fischer.

  1. 1. The Wish for Stability : From Alienation to Femininity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Paulina Fischer; [2016]
    Keywords : submission; emotional dependency; father figure; gender; alienation; bell hooks; traditional gender roles; violence; male dominance; postcolonial; trauma;

    Abstract : This essay concerns Purple Hibiscus and Kambili's emotional development, and explores how violence, submission and emotional dependence along with a traditional feminine gender role can hinder acknowledgement of trauma. I propose that Kambili is encouraged to take on a culturally expected feminine gender role, and her submissive disposition is discussed and connected to her constant search for a father figure. READ MORE