Notebook prompt: Kambili's Coming-of-Age

Consider the portrait of Kambili as the novel draws to a close in the final section, "A Different Silence: The Present." Do you see Purple Hibiscus as a coming-of-age narrative? How does Adichie depict Kambili at the end of her story? What significant coming-of-age developments do you see in her character? How does her coming-of-age compare to Jaja's, as we see him in this final scene?

Please take 5 minutes to contemplate these questions in your notebook before our class discussion on Tuesday, November 18.