Alpaslan Toker1
1Department of English Language Teaching, Tishk International University, Slemani, KRG, Iraq
Abstract: The quality of parenting that children get throughout childhood and teenage years performs a crucial role in determining their developmental ability and eventually the course of their lives. The parent-child relationship exercises a massive impact on children and influences various of development such as language and communication, mental processes and cognitive abilities, self-restraint, peer relations, academic achievement, and psychological health. This study analyzed the parenting practices portrayed in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. Two aspects of parenting were shown and illustrated through Kambili’s father, Eugene, her mother, Beatrice, and her aunt, Aunty Ifeoma. While Eugene exercised strict and oppressive parenting and her mother displayed submission and obedience, Aunty Ifeoma demonstrated a liberal and tolerable parenting style.
Keywords: Parents, Relationship, Children, Adichie, Purple Hibiscus
Doi: 10.23918/ijsses.v10i2p179
Published: March 28, 2023
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International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies
ISSN 2520-0968 (Online), ISSN 2409-1294 (Print), March 2023, Vol.10, No.2