关键词: 《紫木槿》；奇玛曼达·恩戈兹·阿迪契；创伤；权力；性别伦理

Abstract: In Purple Hibiscus， Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shows the clear gender position by trauma writing.With the development line of oppressionawakening and resistance， the novel records the female growth process of the Igbo girl named Kambili from experiencing the domestic trauma and rebuilding her selfidentity. Through examining the living situation of different subjects in traumatic events， Adichie expresses the ethical reflection about the gender ethical order and the power system of Nigerian society: on the one hand， Beatrices resistance actions highlight the social risks for independence， which refers to the fact that females are in a subordinate condition; on the other hand， Eugene who kidnapped by the myth of patriarchy， encounters the anxiety of selfidentity in the process of identity transformation.

Key words: Purple Hibiscus; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; trauma; power;gender ethics