Thematic Art
Historical Context
Character Symbol
Plot
100
What does the contrasting flower represent

What is Kambili's life with and without Papa?

100
Where does it take place
What is Nigeria?
100

What symbol represents Auntie Ifeoma 

What is Purple Hibiscous? 

100

what event starts of the book

what is Jaja refusing communion

200
What does stake represent

what is the rigid rules that Kambili had to follow under papa?

200

What group controlled Nigeria 

What is the military?

200

What symboll represents Kambili 

what is a blooming flower?

200

How does Papa die

what is Momma posioning him

300

What does the sun represent 

What is the freedom Kamibli has with Auntie Ifeoma? 

300

What happened to journalists

What is they got killed?

300

What symbol does Father Amadi

What are Running shoes

300

What happens to father Amadi 

What is he leaves for Europe?

400

What does the rain represent

What is how other people see Papa from the outside?

400

When does it take place

What is the situation after Nigeria's independence from Britain in the late 20th century?
400

what symbol represents Papa

what is misal

400

How does Papa use relgion in his household

what is using religion as control and punishment?

500

What do the Rosaries represent

What is the religious justification Papa used to control his family

500

How does the oppressive government mirror the life of Kambili with Papa

What is it creates fear, censorship, and a lack of freedom, like papa?

500

What symbol represents Jaja

what is commumion wafer?

500
How does Kambili transform throughout the book 

What is changing from being silent, fearful, and obedient to becoming more confident, expressive, and independent?