1.1 Introduction
Feminist movements took place at different stages across different cultures. These movements targeted at changing the sexist attitudes against women, gendered social practices still exist in distinct forms either directly or indirectly. Fiction is and will always be a means for female writers to portray the hegemonic practices in their societies. Nigeria is one of the countries where women have suffered from patriarchy, and oppression over years. Adichie is a feminist writer who attempts to portray this suffering through her debut novel, Purple Hibiscus. She manages to introduce the extreme from different perspectives either through characters or themes: dependent woman and independent woman, dominant man and supportive man, surrender and resistance, and finally silence and hope. Moreover, the vivid narration portrays character’s feelings, thoughts, gestures, and even silence.
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Limitations of the Study and Definition of technical terms.
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