Eugene from Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda I. Adichie, is a complex character. It is made clear that Eugene is very religious, and looked up upon as a role model in the community. This leads him to doing deeds that someone else might not do if their public image is an after thought. He is a completely different person when we is in private. He also is an impulse thinker. Not always thinking through what he does before he does it. One example of this is at the end of his description is “Nothing but mortal sin would keep a person away from communion two sundays in a row” (Adichie 6). He had no knowledge of the person, but just immediately thought is was sin. These are a few captivating characteristics of him that make him so elaborate. One