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    As the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God comes to a close Zora Hurston uses a lot of figurative language. On page 192 Hurston uses personification to emphasize her point. She says‚ "There was a finished silence" which makes the reader pause even before they reach the end of the sentence. The reader could either interpret the silence as being over‚ or they could see it as being a complete and undisturbed silence that was coming about. Directly after that the readers questions are answered. By saying

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    In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Hursten the main character‚ Janie‚ has trouble finding her true love. Though Janie marries two different husbands whose character are completely divergent‚ she has yet to find someone who makes her happy even though she doesn’t know the true meaning of love. Janie’s grandma wanted Janie to get married for her protection before she dies because she wouldn’t be able to take care of Janie for long. So Granny planned Janie to marry Logan Killicks‚ even

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    would be utterly disappointed if he were living in the America we are today. His writing “The Great Nation of Futurity” was created off of his love for our nation. He says the foundation of our nation was built on “the great principle of human equality‚” which is not being displayed today as it were in the 1800’s (Sullivan 4). Sullivan would roll over in his grave had he heard of the mass shooting in Las Vegas last month on October 2nd. At least fifty people were killed and over four-hundred more injured

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    reoccurring theme in black literature. African-American novelists in the early 20th century offered a predominantly white audience an insight into black culture and vocalized the injustice had by their hands. Alice Walker’s The Color Purple and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye both incorporate controversial female protagonists facing the challenge of mental oppression by both personal and societal belief‚ and physical abuse at the hands of their aggressors. Whilst each arguably feminist bildungsroman

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    The Color Purple BSHS 422 May 7‚ 2012 Erik Holmgren The Color Purple Human service specialists need to be proficient in different cultures. By being aware of how different cultures think and react it allows for the delivery of services to be accurate. Cultural competency is described as. “The understanding of diverse attitudes‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ practices‚ and communication patterns attributable to a variety of factors (such as race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ SES‚ historical and social context

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    The Color Purple Eng.: 225 Introduction to Film Instructor: Hannah Martin April 7‚ 2014 The Color Purple Steven Spielberg has a different point of view about the novel The Color Purple. His view of The Color Purple was that it should be made into a movie. The film identifies various aspects of abuse towards women. Spielberg used different women in this movie to help demonstrate the acts of violence‚ among

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    - Their Eyes Were Watching God There are many similarities and differences which set apart and bring together the main ideas of the short story‚ “Drenched in Light”1924‚ and the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” 1937‚ each written by Zora Neale Hurston. “Drenched in Light” is a short story which Zora displays the outrageous relationship between a young fantasist African American girl named Isis and her domineering grandmother in the early 19th century. “Their Eyes Were Watching God” begins with

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    The Color Purple Alice Walker has a wonderful deception of many of the issues in the early 1900s. The book was an inspiration to a many who are in support of feminism‚ anti-racism and basic human rights. It goes beyond that‚ The Color Purple represents the bond between two sisters‚ the unbreakable bond‚ who prove to be stronger than any discrimination and greater than any distance. “I’m big… By the time I git back from the well‚ the water be warm. By the time I git the tray ready the food be cold

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    Marisha Twillie The Color Purple The Color Purple is a story written by Alice Walker and is about the life of an African American woman named Celie who lived in the South. Celie wrote about all the horrible events that have happened in her life such as getting raped by her stepfather‚ her children being taken away and sold‚ and how she was beat by her husband Mister. This is not only a story about growing up into womanhood but about the lives and stories of African American women from the

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    In Color Purple‚ Celie goes through a lot and has to grow up way too fast. Through out her life she went through a lot and didn’t have love‚ family or hope for a long time. The only love that Celie received for a long time was from her sister Nettie. Celie didn’t have a family of her own for a long time‚ and during the movie her family grows. The hope of having someone to love them and to be her family was one Celie always had. The letters Celie read from her sister Nettie gave her hope that she

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