In Purple Hibiscus, it is observed that traditionalists are marginalized due to their different beliefs and the influence of Western colonization on the Nigerian people. This can be seen through the three characters, namely Papa-Nnukwu (Kambili's paternal grandfather), Papa Eugene and Father Amadi. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Papa-Nnukwu is part of the traditionalists group in NIgeria. Papa (Kambili's father and Papa-Nnukwu's son), being a very devout Catholic, severs all ties with his father simply because of his beliefs. Due to Papa Nnukwu's religious choice, he is permanently excluded from the family as his son does not want to interact with a "Pagan", a term for people who do not belong to a widely held religion, especially those who are not Christian, Jew or Muslim. Children are also implicated in the marginalization of Papa Nnukwu; A quick example of this is the fact that Kambili and Jaja can spend no more than 15 minutes in their grandfather's house. Apart from this, he is not even allowed to enter dad Eugenio's house; Essentially distancing him from his grandchildren and family as a whole. The dispute over Papa Nnukwu's belief system, and how Papa Eugene interprets it, is quite frantic in Purple Hibiscus. Although Papa Nnukwu did not have the support of his son, his daughter was very present in his life. In fact, for several years, Aunt Ifeoma tried to put an end to her brother's belittling of her father by explaining to him that their father's chosen religion was to worship God, but just in a different way. Another example of this was when Jaja and Kambili slept at their grandfather's house. The amount of hatred and contempt for traditionalists felt by Pope Eugene can be seen when he decides to punish his children by pouring boiling water on their feet after interrogation; “Did you know you were going to sleep in the same house as a pagan?” "Yes, dad." “So you saw the sin clearly and fell into it?” “I nodded. Yes, dad.' The justification is that they need to learn from their “misdeeds” and that hanging out with the “Heathens” is very ungodly. Pope Eugene's manifestation of the effects of colonization can not only be seen with his father, but also with other people. An example of this is when an old man who supposedly grew up with Eugene's father, enters the compound when he hears that Eugene was in town. But upon his arrival, dad Eugenio starts screaming frantically, asking “What is Anikwenwa doing in my house? What is an idol worshiper doing in my house? Leave my house." After ordering two men to drag Anikwenwa out of the compound, Papa’s friend Nnukuwu starts hurling words at Papa saying “Ifukwa gi. You are like a fly blindly following a corpse into the grave.” The comparison in this simile clearly depicts Eugene as nothing more than a colonial product, blindly following the ideologies of white men while marginalizing his people. In addition to belittling his own people, Eugene also does so with the language or dialect of his people. And instead of using it like a normal person, he instead speaks the language to imply that something bad is happening, whether it's a sin or an ungodly act. This is demonstrated many times when something bad is happening, the narrator makes light of it when dad refers to the Igbo language. An example of this is when she catches her mother allowing Kambili to eat from a bowl of cereal several minutes before the Eucharist, instead of fasting. He then goes on to ask in Igbo, “Did the devil ask you to go and run errands for him?” The devil has built a tent in my house”?. Briefly after asking those questions, ne, 61(1), 38-50.