Kambili

Kambili Achike
Purple Hibiscus character
Created by	Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Gender	Female
Relatives	Jaja
Nationality	Nigerian

Kambili ^[a] is a fictional character and the protagonist of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2003 novel, Purple Hibiscus . ^[1]

Description

Grisham describes Kambili as "a 15 year-old African girl who lives with her mother, brother, and father, Eugene." And would later assert that "her father plays a dominant role in her life, plans her schedule down to every last minute, and demands absolute adherence to his extreme rules of Catholicism." ^[2]

Notes

1. Most sources use the first name alone while others use her full name, Kambili Achike.

References

1. "Kambili Achike In The Novel 'Purple Hibiscus'". Bartleby. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
2. Grisham 2010, p. 5.

Citations

• Grisham, Lilla (2010). "The Independence of Love: Leah and Kambili's Rise from Colonialism". Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal. 2 (1) – via Google Scholar.^{[ unreliable source? ]}

Bibliography

• M, Robert Chandran; Govindaraj, Dr. C. (2022). "Renovation of Kambili in Adichie's Purple Hibiscus". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4023406 . ISSN   1556-5068.^{[ unreliable source? ]}