Purple Hibiscus Post 3

(Warning, I have finished the book, so I'm probably talking about things beyond where we were supposed to have stopped) One thing I started thinking about after the discussion I listed in on while I was sick was the color choices of the Hibiscuses. As you pointed out, there are not actually purple hibiscuses. It's a hybrid of the red and blue. I've also started to think about the purple hibiscuses being representative of wealth. It's an interesting juxtaposition because Kambili comes from a wealthy background, where she has the red hibiscuses. The purple hibiscuses, representing a different kind of wealth, are at her aunts house. Her aunt, despite being poorer and suffering great financial difficulty (seemingly the opposite of wealthy) has an emotional wealth. Her and her children are happy, they love each other, and they are not constantly afraid. Compared to Eugene's household, Kambili is poor in terms of feeling safe and loved and free. And her true self actualization and personal growth doesn't start until the end, when her father is dead and the purple hibiscuses have successfully transplanted.