Open AccessIdentity Construction in Adichies two texts Half of a Yellow Sun, and Purple Hibiscus
Author(s) -
Ruth Issack,
Seline Oketch,
Wasena Antony
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of marketing and communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2617-359X
DOI - 10.53819/81018102t4016
Subject(s) - hibiscus , identity (music) , harmony (color) , social identity theory , elite , reading (process) , sociology , gender studies , social group , aesthetics , art , visual arts , social science , linguistics , political science , botany , politics , philosophy , law , biology
The study attempts to examine Identity construction in Adichies texts, Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Purple Hibiscus (2003). The study was guided by the reader response theory. A critical reading of the texts has revealed that, every character in both texts has been struggling in constructing his/her identity. The study involved three aspects of identity, which included self, social, and national identity. All children in texts struggle to carve out their own identities through interaction with the environment through which they pass they through. Chimamanfa Adichie is also introducing the concept of social identity, where by the elite in Half of a Yellow Sun organizes to meet in Odenigbo house and share different ideas concerning Pan Africanism, tribalism, nation, and race. Likewise in Purple Hibiscus, the family of aunty Ifeoma with father Amadi helps Jaja and Kambili to build their social identity through interaction, and engaging them into different activities. National identity is also discussed in this study by involving both children and adult characters from the texts. Everyone is looking forward on possible ways in which they can put their hands together to bring harmony and peace in their country. Keywords: Identity, Construction, Adichies texts, Half, Yellow, Sun, Purple, Hibiscus.