The Head of State (“Big Oga”) A corrupt leader who takes over the Nigerian government through a military coup. Probably a stand-in for the real-life Nigerian ruler Ibrahim Babangida.

Amaka is a fifteen-year-old girl living in Nsukka with her family. Amaka is thin with quizzical eyes and is a fast walker and talker. She is outspoken and she challenges Kambili to find her own voice. Amaka is critical of wealth and religion, and she denounces the idea of …

Big Man: Wealthy, rich, powerful, influential and "large" person Big man, Big Oga or Big people: Powerful, wealthy, influential, high status in the community, large (ex. Head of state)

Ade says that the head of state (whom Ade calls “ Big Oga ”) has decided to give him an exclusive interview, as long as Ade won’t run a story about Nwankiti Ogechi, a pro-democracy advocate who has gone missing. The man with Ade suggests that they hold the story about Nwankiti, but Ade angrily refuses.

As the Head of State Big Oga in Purple Hibiscus, Abacha dies under unusual circumstances. Hundreds of millions of dollars were found in secret accounts. The military finally returned the country to democracy in the 1999, although those elections were widely perceived to …

Eugene and Big Oga in Purple Hibiscus - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Eugene, Kambili's wealthy and devoutly Catholic father, is compared to Big Oga, the country's corrupt leader.

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Silence and speech are important motifs throughout the novel, to the point that the contrast between the two becomes a recurring theme on both the personal and political level. The titles of two of the novel’s sections deal with this theme as well: “Speaking with our Spirits” and “A Different Silence.”

He has been offered an exclusive interview with the Head of State, Big Oga, in exchange for their silence on pro-democracy activist Nwankiti Ogechi. Ade insists he is being bought off and that the government is trying to cover up the disappearance and murder of Ogechi.

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