Problem
i. How has Beatrice (Mama) changed by the end of the novel? In what ways does she still suffer after her husband's death?
ii. What does it mean to Kambili when her mother thanks her at the end of the novel? Why does it make Kambili so happy? Does it show that their relationship has changed?
iii. In the end, does Jaja suffer more than Kambili? At one point, Jaja and Kambili discuss the emotional damage suffered by the daughter of the slain editor of her father's newspaper, "She will never heal" [p.259]. Will Jaja ever heal?
iv. Why does Chimamanda think we should all be feminists? How is feminism expressed in Purple Hibiscus?