Purple hibiscus

Chapter 6

In Africa, the ima mmuo is a ceremony of changing from “boy” to “man,” a little like a Bar Mitzvah for Jews and Confirmation for Christians. Obiora did it, but of course Jaja did not, because Papa considers it part of being a non-believer, for which you will go to hell. P. 87: When Aunty Ifeoma asks Jaja if he has done his ima mmuo, what does Kambili think she sees in her brother Jaja’s eyes?