Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one of the renowned Nigerian novelists of the 21st century. In Nigeria, generally woman is a victim of suppression and violence. Adichie shows it in almost all of her novels, and courageously depicts the forms of violence heaped upon African women. Adichie has carved a niche in the minds of the readers through the publication of her first debut novel Purple Hibiscus (2003). Her powerful language shed a little on black women’s sufferings at the hands of men who treat them shabbily in cold-blood. Her voice is so powerful which gives a clarion call against the subjugation of woman on a string of patriarchal society. In general, women are not only suppressed, oppressed by their husband’s alone but also by the society in which they live on. This paper explores the portrayal of domestic violence and its effects as depicted in the novel, Purple Hibiscus. It also delves deep into how this violence affects the female gender which makes them a symbol of silence. Adichie portrays the violence which affects the Nigerian society through the eyes of the female characters. Her writings show a strong call against domestic violence and the treatment of women as commodities. Basically, domestic violence is committed against women and children in various parts of the world. It is one of the prevalent social injustices imposed on women in Nigeria.