reader with historical information and relevance to ones life while using interesting language and original literary devices. If a book entails these qualities‚ I believe that it is worthy enough to be taught within schools. The epistolary The Color Purple is worthy of Literary Merit. It illustrates real life situations that have
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"The Color Purple" is a very powerful film that tells the story of Celie‚ a poor black woman living in the old south. The film begins at her childhood and follows her up to old age. She was raped and abused by her father as a young woman and was sent to marry and equally abusive man‚ Albert. The various people in Celie’s household may seem strange in their actions to an outsider. However‚ if one examines the actions of the characters‚ their behabiors can be explained‚ and sometimes justified‚ by
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Women‚ forever have been the object of desire‚ appreciation‚ and structured formality of the American household. Women were taught to observe‚ but not comment; follow their husbands and fathers‚ but not step out of line‚ and promote their perfect families. There were manuals to be followed‚ chores to be completed‚ and people to be pleased. Women‚ were models of society‚ often seen as porcelain dolls that could break at any moment in time. However‚ by the 1920’s women were starting to break out
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Women of color bear a double burden of prejudice and discrimination in both global and domestic terms. Why? Be sure to answer all parts of this question with enough examples to prove your point. Oppression in society has always been a contributing factor in how society is shaped and how our belief systems are built. No matter how much we grow as a civilization‚ humanity will always find one way or another to have some sort of hierarchy in societies. Traceable all through out our recorded history
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SOCIAL Women’s role in the FRENCH REVOLUTION Women not invited to the assembly of estates general On 5 May‚ 1789‚ Louis XVI called a meeting of the estates meeting and women were not invited. However‚ their grievances were drafted in the 40000 letters. The modesty of most of these complaints and demands demonstrates the depth of the prejudice against women’s separate political activity. Women could ask for better education and protection of their property rights‚ but even the most politically
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The Changing Role of Women As we remember the women who entered the workforce during WWI. Many things had changed after the war which led to many controversies and fighting for social equality with men. Some of these events are called: The first female Member of Parliament‚ The Persons Case and of course the Famous Five. During 1920 was a new era for the women in Canada. Hoping for educations‚ women’s and children’s working conditions and health. However reality had not measured up to
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Beyoncé’s FLAWLESS feminism: A Biography Beyoncé Knowles was originally born in Houston‚ Texas in 1981. She rose to fame at only sixteen years old when her R&B group‚ more commonly known as Destinies Child‚ signed their first record deal. Since then‚ Beyoncé has embarked on numerous different experiences such as acting along side of Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson‚ and most importantly the take off of her solo career in 2004. Her first solo album sold millions of copies‚ won her five Grammy awards
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The traditional male and female roles that take place in Celie’s life in the American south often mirror the gender roles in her sister Nettie’s African culture. In both worlds‚ women are considered inferior and therefore are subservient to the males surrounding them. This custom was prevalent throughout the world at the time of The Color Purple’s setting (circa 1930). Beside the hierarchy of male dominance‚ many other similarities between the sexism of Nettie’s African surroundings and the sexism
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historical moments serve as a good purpose to allow such a novel to be included in the high school curriculum. As a novel as timeless and beautiful as The Color Purple‚ it may not be suitable for the high school level. Due to its sexual content‚ and themes of abuse‚ this novel does not belong in the high school curriculum. Throughout the novel The Color Purple‚ sexual assault is a main focus in which the novel gives graphic detail. In the beginning of the novel‚ main protagonist Celie is raped by her father
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The Power of Sisterhood: A Feminist Reading of The Color Purple In The Color Purple‚ there is clearly a Feminist Criticism approach displayed. In the opening pages‚ Alice Walker‚ examines the injustice and abuse felt by the main characters through descriptions of the events in which they suffer though. These actions interestingly follow along with the meanings of feminist Criticism. “Feminist criticism examines the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforce or undermine
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