Purple Hibiscus Post 2

I think there are a lot of religious parallels between the family in Purple Hibiscus and biblical stories, which jump out at me considering the extreme religious beliefs of the father. For instance, the father reminds me of a kind of devil (he gives off a facade of goodness, like an angel, but is really incredibly violent and controlling). Jaja is starting to look like a kind of prodigal son considering how quickly he much more readily he subverts their father. I'm trying to think of who Kambili might be; she reminds me of Eve in her innocence inforced by a violent father (parallel to God) and that forces outside her little "Garden of Eden" (like her Aunt) threaten to take her away or make her see hthings differently; I especially like this notion because it traditional story of Genesis on its head.