Areas of Convergence in the Narratives of Chimamanda Adichie and Helon Habila
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The paper examines the areas of convergence in the narratives of Helon Habila and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It explores the underlying psychological factors that influence the thoughts, feelings and behavioural patterns of the characters in the chosen literary productions. The texts were purposively selected because of their thematic thrust and qualitatively analysed. They are Helon Habila’s Waiting for an Angel and Measuring Time, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichei’s Purple Hibiscus and The Thing Around Your Neck. The study adopted the Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theoretical approach that focuses on motivating factors that are responsible for the negative thoughts, emotions and actions of characters in the narratives. The areas of convergence in the narratives are thematically examined while attention is also focused on the actions of principal and other significant characters.
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