THEMES FOR PASSAGES QS
P3-5 (1)
Abrupt and abnormal start signifies change
- Shocking event of throwing the missal at Jaja
- “Started to fall apart”
Father Benedicts description
- White, dislikes Igbo and changes the native culture
- Looks down on the Nigerian culture
- “Igbo was unacceptable”
Papa’s devotion to the church + generosity
- “Biggest donations”
- “Perfect cross”
- “Meaningfully enunciated each word”
P6-8 (2)
Tense conversation between Papa and Jaja
- Build up of suspense
- Followed by a climax of suspense (throwing the missal)
Mama’s response
- Quiet, unresponsive
- Clearly upset but stoic and suppresses emotion
- Symbol of the figurines
- Calming presence amidst the chaos
Nervy atmosphere and Kambili's reaction
- Claustrophobic, suffocating
- “I felt suffocating”
- Nauseating, tense
- frozen, taken by shock
, P63-65 (3)
Papa Nkukwu’s house + food
- Poor, dilapidated, breaking down
- Malnourished chickens
- Great comparison to Papa’s house and the wealth Kambili is used to
- “Watery soup”
Papa Nnukwu’s physical state
- weak, old, dying
- Yet pleasant smell which clung
- “Age spots”
- “Soil-coloured complex”
Papa Nnukws’s personality
- Jokey, funny, humorous
- Worships paigons, however does not come across as horrible esp to Kambili
- Light hearted and simple
- Traditionalist
- Loves Kambili and Jaja
P80-83 (4)
Presence of Auntie Ifeoma + poverty of car
- “Proud ancient forebear”
- Authority and strength
- Leads to Kambili wanting to be like her
- Rusty and destroyed
Imprint of Papa's ideas
- “We are not allowed”
- “I felt a lurch in a stomach”
- Stress when going against Papas orders
Papa Nnukwu relationship with the family
- Really joyful
- Full of jokes and comedy
- Everyone joins in and can feel relaxed
- “Amused”
- Stress free
- Contrasts the relationship Kambili has w her family
P3-5 (1)
Abrupt and abnormal start signifies change
- Shocking event of throwing the missal at Jaja
- “Started to fall apart”
Father Benedicts description
- White, dislikes Igbo and changes the native culture
- Looks down on the Nigerian culture
- “Igbo was unacceptable”
Papa’s devotion to the church + generosity
- “Biggest donations”
- “Perfect cross”
- “Meaningfully enunciated each word”
P6-8 (2)
Tense conversation between Papa and Jaja
- Build up of suspense
- Followed by a climax of suspense (throwing the missal)
Mama’s response
- Quiet, unresponsive
- Clearly upset but stoic and suppresses emotion
- Symbol of the figurines
- Calming presence amidst the chaos
Nervy atmosphere and Kambili's reaction
- Claustrophobic, suffocating
- “I felt suffocating”
- Nauseating, tense
- frozen, taken by shock
, P63-65 (3)
Papa Nkukwu’s house + food
- Poor, dilapidated, breaking down
- Malnourished chickens
- Great comparison to Papa’s house and the wealth Kambili is used to
- “Watery soup”
Papa Nnukwu’s physical state
- weak, old, dying
- Yet pleasant smell which clung
- “Age spots”
- “Soil-coloured complex”
Papa Nnukws’s personality
- Jokey, funny, humorous
- Worships paigons, however does not come across as horrible esp to Kambili
- Light hearted and simple
- Traditionalist
- Loves Kambili and Jaja
P80-83 (4)
Presence of Auntie Ifeoma + poverty of car
- “Proud ancient forebear”
- Authority and strength
- Leads to Kambili wanting to be like her
- Rusty and destroyed
Imprint of Papa's ideas
- “We are not allowed”
- “I felt a lurch in a stomach”
- Stress when going against Papas orders
Papa Nnukwu relationship with the family
- Really joyful
- Full of jokes and comedy
- Everyone joins in and can feel relaxed
- “Amused”
- Stress free
- Contrasts the relationship Kambili has w her family
