misery‚ become apart of life whether you’re willing to accept it or not. For those who have accepted such troubles‚ have also learned to cope with it one way or another. Antoinette’s character in "Wide Sargasso Sea" and Celie’s character in "The Color Purple" have both experienced problems with depression‚ loneliness‚ violence‚ inferiority‚ racism‚ and self-identity. It is important for such characters as Antoinette and Celie to express their emotions and have a method of working out there issues.
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English 102.013 11/13/09 The Power of a Female Relationship In the book The Color Purple‚ Alice Walker shows us different themes in the book. The one theme that stood out the most was the relationship between the sisters and friends that met along the way. Reading this book I have seen different types of relationships such as‚ motherly‚ sisterly‚ and also womanly. Walker refers to the relationship between Cecile and Nettie as a motherly relationship because when Cecile’s mother dies she feels
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multilayered structural and institutional problems. Although urban problems mainly stem from socio-political power relations rather than individuals‚ classroom teachers must shoulder the responsibility for making education caring for urban youth. Freedom Writers (2007)‚ a film released in 2007‚ addresses the complex challenges that inner-city teachers face by acting the special pedagogy of one teacher‚ Erin Gruwell. Throughout the film‚ the main character Ms. Erin Gruwell is an exemplary teacher regardless
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I chose the movie The Color Purple because the story is centered on the life of African-American women‚ who experienced issues with family bonding. This young lady was faced with many hardship and struggles that began in the home with her family. The storyline behind how this young girl was sexually and mentally abused by her father. The abuse continued later on when she was forced to marry an older man with young children of his own. Throughout her struggles with self-worth and her own identity
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In Alice Walker’s The Color Purple‚ the reader follows Celie‚ a young African American girl‚ as she reveals the hardships of her life through her written testimonies to god. Celie’s ability to move beyond the abuse of Pa and Mr.______‚ into a life created by her relationships and ambitions highlights how it takes courage to change one’s identity because of the past. Celie‚ a 14 year old girl‚ is demeaned by her father‚ Pa‚ from the beginning of the novel; either by rape‚ or stripping her of her
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with women in her life than men. “I don’t even look at mens. That’s the truth. I look at women‚ tho‚ cause I’m not scared of them” (7). “They have made three babies together but he squeamish bout giving her a bath. Maybe he figure he start thinking about things he shouldn’t. But what bout me? First time I got the full sight of Shug Avery long black body with it black plum nipples‚ look like her mouth‚ I thought I had turned into a man. ‘What you staring at?’ she ast. Hateful. She weak as a kitten.
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In her novel‚ The Color Purple‚ Alice Walker includes many examples of male dominance. In the story‚ Celie‚ a poor black girl leads a life of misfortune. When she was very young‚ Celie was raped by a man who she presumes is her father. Soon after‚ when her mother dies‚ Celie is married off by her stepfather to a man called Mr. _____. The two have a very abusive marriage. With help from her sister Nettie‚ and her friend‚ Shug‚ Celie is able to stick up for herself and mend their relationship. Mr.
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Film Analysis Essay on Freedom Writers Main Credits Title: Freedom Writers Director: Richard LaGravenese Scriptwriter: Richard LaGravenese Adapted from: The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell Actors/Main characters: Hilary Swank-Erin Gruwell‚ Patrick Dempsey-Scott Casey‚ Scott Glenn-Steve Gruwell‚ Imelda Staunton-Margaret Campbell‚ April L. Hernandez-Eva Benitez‚ Jaclyn Ngan-Sindy‚ Jason Finn-Marcus‚ John Benjamin Hickey- Brian Gelsord‚ Plot Summary The movie “Freedom Writers” is based on a true
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being brain washed to believe that the abuse committed against them is acceptable or a result of lost hope. An Example of this in Atwoods novel is “Chapter 5 (line 10-11) Now we walk along the same street‚ in red pairs‚ and no man shouts obscenities at us‚ speaks to us‚ touches us. No one whistle’s. There is more than one kind of freedom‚ said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from‚ In the days of anarchy‚ it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from. Don’t underrate it.” Here Aunt Lydia
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What’s Black‚ White‚ and The Color Purple? “First he put his thing up against my hip and sort of wiggle it around. Then he grab hold my titties. Then he push his thing inside my pussy. When that hurt‚ I cry. He start to choke me‚ saying You better shut up and get used to it.”(Walker 1). If you as a parent took The Color Purple off the shelves and just opened the book you would begin by reading the quote above. As a parent who just opens the book and reads the first two pages‚ already‚ based
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