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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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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The Color Purple When Alice Walker‚ the author of the novel The Color Purple‚ was younger she got shot in the right eye by a BB pellet and ever since then she has been self-conscious about the “visible mark.” In The Color Purple the main character Celie believes she is ugly‚ and only good for working on a field and taking care of the children. I believe how Celie sees herself relates to how Alice has seen herself in her personal life. In the book‚ Celie falls in love with Shug who is seen as a beautiful
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As one of the more important characters in Alice Walker’s captivating novel‚ The Color Purple‚ Shug Avery as an individual‚ is probably the most interesting characters of them all. Her character captivates all of the reader’s attention and holds onto it. There are many things about Shug that we‚ as readers of the novel‚ aren’t sure about. Things that we wonder about‚ make assumptions and theories about‚ but will never quite know the answer. Many a things she says and does that makes us wonder. One
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Moral Obligation Eugene Victor Debs was an American union leader‚ and a proclaimed author. Five times he was a candidate for the Socialist Party of America. He began his career in politics as a democratic city clerk in 1879‚ and was later elected to Indiana state assembly with massive support. However many people opposed his socialist views and beliefs. “I am not satisfied to make myself comfortable knowing that there are thousands of my fellow men who suffer for the barest necessities of life.”
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Finding Your Voice The Color Purple is a novel written by Alice Walker‚ which was published in 1982. The story takes place around the 1910s-1940s. It follows a young girl Celie as she grows up and all the challenges she has to face. The book is written through letters. The letters begin by being addressed to god but as Celie finds out her sister Nettie is possibly still alive she begins to write to her instead. The main recurring theme in this novel is having a strong voice and sticking up for yourself
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The Gendered Face of Latindad WS/COMM 455 Prof. Luthra The article “The Gendered Face of Latindad: Global Circulation of Hybridity” by Angharad N. Valdivia hones in on how gender and hybrid cultures of Latin people are reproduced and normalized in a complex mediated global environment. The article focuses on four main aspects of the global circulation of hybridity: The global face of Latinidad‚ Hybrid travels and gendered destinations‚ mediated doll lines‚ and hybridity as a star power. Valdivia
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Celie‚ the protagonist from The Color Purple‚ written by Alice Walker‚ develops greatly throughout the story. The story takes place in the 1900’s in the south. Celie endures many hardships throughout her life and she has never fought for herself until she was influenced by other women in her life. When the reader first meets Celie she is fourteen years old by the end she is at least sixty. Celie had many women who influenced her throughout the story‚ her sister Nettie‚ her friend Sofia‚ and the
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Eugene Jarecki’s documentary‚ “Why We Fight” begins with a speech from President Eisenhower in which he warns the United States of the “military-industrial complex.” The film includes stories and assertions from government officials‚ soldiers‚ journalists‚ and civilians‚ all of which intend to explain why America wages war. Through these statements‚ the documentary reveals a misinformed public‚ ignorant of the political and economic factors behind American involvement in wars. Eventually‚ the film
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of face-to-face communication. Do you agree? Stepping into the 20th century‚ technology is ubiquitous in every aspect of society. The great influence of technology has led to the evolution of communication means. Under these circumstances‚ a wide range of new communication tools have arisen lately. Social communicating networks such as Facebook‚ Twitter and Skype are all not strange to the public. In the meantime‚ the most traditional way of interaction between individuals‚ face-to-face communication
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