Diasporic Writings and Chimamanda Adichie’s Introspections in Purple Hibiscus

Abstract

The decision of some African literary writers to relocate to Europe, America and other countries of the world might be due to  unconducive environment of their homeland. While they reside in the foreign land, they continuously reflect nostalgically on events and  issues taking place in society. This study examines how African Diasporic writers particularly Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie introspectively  portrays her homeland experience in her debut novel, Purple Hibiscus. This literary text is purposively chosen based on its relevance to  the subject of discourse and qualitatively analyzed, using both the analytical and descriptive methods. The paper finds that Africans  especially Nigerians are still battling with challenges that appear insurmountable even after decades of their political independence.  Some of these problems are intra-family conflicts that result in disintegration and death of members while many others are traceable to  economic and political turmoil in the country. The experience of the diasporic writer is thematically examined in the study.