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Chimanda Ngozi Adichie's novel, Purple Hibiscus, outlines the difficulties that Nigeria faced after colonialism in the British Empire. It shows the readers how dictatorship throughout the country changed people's views on colonialism and how people were affected. Adichie writes through the eyes of a young girl named Kambili, aged 15, and how her life is affected by colonialism. She uses a family unit to represent Nigeria's political situation through the eyes of Kambili. Adichie shows how the family has been torn apart by different views and beliefs and how it affects the population represented as Kambili. Her father, Papa Eugene, represents the dictatorship of Nigeria which is the appointed government. Papa follows the colonialist way and refuses to accept any part of his heritage and culture. The novel itself has many themes which include: Family, Tolerance, Conflict etc and the main theme being Religion.