today. People classify almost anything everyone. Three musicals that I feel show social classification are Hamilton‚ Hedwig‚ The Color purple. In Hamilton Lin Maranda‚ the director and face of Hamilton had a vison that was different from the normal Caribbean immigrant story. Hedwig is a musical on German male that is trying find his place in society threw his music. Color purple is a musical and a movie‚ it’s about 2 sisters that been through hell and back. All these musicals have the same value they
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down the characters in The Color Purple.Overall‚ the novel depicts hidebound ideals of gender roles in respect to their position in society. The effects of the discrimination by sex is further enhanced by the ethnicity of the characters in the novel; which‚ goes hand in hand with their economic status. The characters of the novel where at the bottom of the social ladder; which‚ contributed to the behavior and problems between marriages and different races. The Color Purple is marinated in prejudice
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COMMENT ON THIS STATEMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WITHIN THE FAMILY IN ALICE WALKER’S ‘THE COLOR PURPLE’. Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9‚ 1944) is an American author‚ poet‚ and activist who is known for the various essays and poems on race. Among all her works‚ she is best known for the Pulitzer prized literary work titled The Color Purple. The Color Purple reveals the brutal reality of imposed feminine stereotypes and the terrible effects of a male dominated society
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Motivations: The reason Celie is quiet‚ tries to be invisible and does not stand up for herself is because the way she is treated. Celie is constantly told she is ugly‚ worthless and was abused by her stepfather Alphonso and then by her husband Mr. (Albert). “But I can let you have Celie… She ugly. He say. But she ain’t no stranger to hard work. And she clean. And God done fixed her. You can do everything just like you want to and she ain’t gonna make you feed it or clothe it (Walker 7-8).” “He beat
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The Color Purple is organized into letters towards God and focuses on the life of the oppressed‚ abused Celie. Celie feels she cannot talk to anyone but God about the events occurring in her life. This is her way of expressing herself when she is unable to speak to anyone about it. c. Tone- I feel the author’s tone towards The Color Purple is dark and gradually becomes more positive when Celie decides to change. In the beginning‚ the author expresses this depressing and dark tone by describing Celie’s
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“To be kind to all‚ to like many and love a few‚ to be needed and wanted by those we love‚ is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.” -Mary Stuart. The most important theme that Alice Walker empathizes time and time again in The Color Purple‚ is having happiness in life. Because in the story Alice Walker has Celie go through many obstacles throughout the whole book. Having her go through a roller coaster of emotions from being sad in the beginning‚ to all the way to the end of the book
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The word epistolary is derived through Latin from the Greek word ἐπιστολή epistolē‚ meaning a letter. An epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of documents. The usual form is letters. The epistolary form can add greater realism to a story‚ because it mimics the workings of real life The founder of the epistolary novel in English is said by many to be James Howell (1594–1666) with "Familiar Letters"‚ who writes of prison‚ foreign adventure‚ and the love of women. There are two theories
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Samad 1 Jacquline Samad Professor Brown History 106 25 April 2011 The Color Purple Film Critique The Color Purple is a 1985 drama film directed by Steven Spielberge that centers around the story of a poor southern‚ Black woman‚ Cellie Harris who overcomes years of racism‚ sexism‚ and physical/verbal abuse from the men in her life like her own father and husband. As she lives her life as a slave to her husband‚ she meets two strong black women along the way that gives
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is crucial in The Color Purple’’ The theme of identity is central to the novel ‘The Color Purple’ as it is part of the journey and the creation of the main character ‘Celie’. Her character’s journey is what the reader becomes attached too‚ enforcing the ideas that are therefore presented throughout the novel. Walker had some very strong ideas present‚ such as the subversion of stereotype‚ inspiration for African-American citizens‚ relationships and family; all of which are used to help form Celie’s
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In The Color Purple‚ Celie reaches self-actualization. Initially‚ Celie is a submissive wife to Mr. _______‚ doing everything she is told to do without hesitation while facing physical‚ and emotional abuse. Once Shug Avery‚ Mr. _______’s mistress‚ comes to live with them‚ Celie nurses the Shug Avery back to health while simultaneously becoming close friends. Shug Avery teaches Celie that no matter what life brings‚ Celie will always have to two people who love her—Nettie and Shug Avery. This new
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