The "Purple Hibiscus" and "The Swinging Bridge" Analytical Essay by Top Papers
The "Purple Hibiscus" and "The Swinging Bridge"
A review of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Purple Hibiscus" and Rambai Espinet's "The Swinging Bridge".
# 138598
| 1,000 words
| 2 sources
| MLA
| 2008
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on Dec 01, 2008
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The paper looks at how the plot for Rambai Espinet's "The Swinging Bridge" is set in two very different locations: Montreal and Toronto in Canada and Trinidad. The paper relates that the time-line of the novel is also spread over fifty or so years from late 1950s at the time when Trinidad gained independence to the present. The paper then looks at the novel "Purple Hibiscus" that is set in Nigeria (west Africa), more specifically in two towns located at the south of the country, Enugu and Nsukka, and rural areas surrounding Nsukka. The paper relates that Nigeria used to be a British colony and the influence of colonial rule is present thought the novel.
From the Paper:
"The novel "Purple Hibiscus" is set in Nigeria (west Africa), more specifically in two towns located at the south of the country Enugu and Nsukka and rural areas surrounding Nsukka. Nigeria used to be a British colony and the influence of colonial rule is present thought the novel. Thus, apart from the official language (English) the Catholicism in south Nigeria that came with the European conquerors is present and plays an important role. The plot is set during the second half of the last century, immediately before one of the several military coups in the country."Cite this Analytical Essay:
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The "Purple Hibiscus" and "The Swinging Bridge" (2008, December 01)
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"The "Purple Hibiscus" and "The Swinging Bridge"" 01 December 2008.
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