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Marginalization is always around. Looking into any nation and its history, its attributes and traits somehow or the other are bound with marginalizing and suppressing one particular gender or caste, based on literacy. An inbuilt standard in all disciplines is following the stereotypical authority left by their ancestors. As a result, the right way of living and identifying true potentials is still obsolete. For many decades the global focus is on the topic of gender discrimination, women's oppression, physical and emotional abuse of children. Though awareness campaigns, oriental programme, conferences, discussions are directed towards the eradication of such evils, the realization of such a goal is possible only through the practical implications by each individual. These unchanging problems are brought to light by the Nigerian writer ChimamandaNgoziAdichie whose stern aim is to eradicate marginalization and to build an equalitarian society on a global scale. The novel Purple Hibiscus (2003) pictures the psychological trauma of the protagonist Kambili and her journey towards a sense of identity. It leaves a spark in the mind of the reader to bring about a change in the marginalization of women and the downtrodden. In an attempt to explore the position of women in recent decades, the novel has been thoroughly examined and a comparative result with the current scenario will be revealed. The promise of freedom can be achieved by shifting every man's perception about woman’s suppression— a problem that lies with the male community of looking at a female as an object of pleasure and not as a co-partner of life. The objective of this paper is to analyze society's stereotypical ideas that block the human mind from thinking on a broader perspective.