Neurotic Conditions in the Novels of Chimanmanda Ngozi Adichie and Helon Habila: Purple Hibiscus and Waiting for an Angel
Student: BIBIANA PETER (Project, 2025)
Department of English
Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya (affliatted To Abu)
Abstract
Social detachment and alienation are the effects of negative relationships in Purple Hibiscus and Waiting for an Angel, novels by Adichie and Habila. How self-perception affects characters of these novels is interrogated. The study hinges of Karen Horney’s psycho-analysis postulations to uncover the human mind and his manifestations in the selected novels. Findings from the study shows that, the unstable personalities of major characters are the coping mechanism which serves as the link between them and the hostilities in society.
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- Federal College of Education (Tech), Gusau, (Affl To Abu Zaria), Zamfara State 1
- Federal College of Education, Abeokuta (Aff To University of Ibadan), Ogun State 2
- Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State 1
- Federal College of Education, Kano (Affl To Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria) 1
- Federal College of Education, Kontagora, (Affl To Abu, Zaria), Niger State 2
- Federal College of Education, Okene, (Affl. To University of Ibadan), Kogi State 3
- Federal College of Education, Pankshin, (Affl To Uni of Jos), Plateau State 2
- Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State (affl To Abu, Zaria) 1
- Federal College of Wildlife Management, New Bussa, Niger State 1
- Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan P.m.b. 5033, Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State 3