How is Family Relationships Portrayed in Purple Hibiscus According to Websters dictionary A family relationship is relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption The novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explores the growth process of the main character Kambili Achike as she struggles to make her mouth function within the totalitarian temperament of her father Papa Eugene a wealthy industrialist in Enugu Nigerian home Kambili is involved in a crisis with religious and do