Theme #1 Alice Walker uses several different techniques in her writing to get her point across to the reader. The use of conflict in the novel‚ “The Color Purple”‚ helps the author portray how society was during this time. The main conflict brought up in “The Color Purple” is based on the society’s views of gender‚ race‚ and ageism. The American society in the south was heavily one-sided on these topics‚ as the author describes in this book. Women during this time are looked down upon and unappreciated
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Walker’s use of language to present Celie’s impression of Shug. Examine how the manipulation of language contributes to our understanding of the significance of Shug to Celie. Shug’s significance to Celie plays a pivotal role in the novel ‘The Color Purple. Through Walker’s use of language‚ we understand the importance of this significance‚ which helps to develop Celie’s character throughout and is already prominent in letter 22. Firstly‚ we understand that Shug’s arrival excites Celie a lot and
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women often are forced to find different ways to deal and cope with the oppression. Alice Walker examines these layers of abuse in marital and family relationships on a young African American woman forced into an abusive marriage in her book The Color Purple. It is through this abusive marriage that Celie comes to the realization that she must fight back against the oppression if she ever
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Critical Lens Essay Somebody once said‚ “In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers”. Both The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and The Color Purple by Alice Walker prove this quote true. Throughout The Lovely Bones‚ a family struggles with the dreadful murder and rape of a family member. The book demonstrates how the family only got stronger with the passage of time. Their success in moving forward in life regardless of their encounter with such an evil act emphasizes the victory of good
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2013 March Challenge Essay “Greatness lies not in being strong‚ but in the right using of strength….” This quote by Henry Ward Beecher means that in order to be great‚ you do not need to be powerful; you just need to know how to use your power appropriately. I agree with this quote because most people that are great are not the strongest. Instead they use what they have to become great. The quote can be seen in The Color Purple by Alice Walker. In The Color Purple‚ the protagonist Celie
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Over the Summer‚ I read the book “The Color Purple” Written by Alice Walker. This book is written in the form of letters‚ which is also referred to as an epistolary. The series of letters are written by the main character Celie‚ and all of her letters are addressed to God. The story of the Color Purple is primarily about Celie’s life‚ which starts out extremely rough. She is raped and abused by her Pa‚ her mother dies‚ and there is also a man instructed in marrying her sister. But‚ her Pa refuses
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The characters in The Color Purple are beautifully crafted with unique personalities and backgrounds. Some are detestable‚ while others are lovely‚ but all go through a period of self-reflection and development. Celie As an adolescent‚ Celie is a victim of rape and abuse by her father‚ Alphonso. This is evident when she says “He [Alphonso] beat me today cause he say I winked at a boy in church. I may have got somethin in my eye but I didn’t wink. I don’t even look at mens. (A. Walker‚ 5)” Her father
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police immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they’ve got the right man?” Mr. Purple asks with enthusiasm. Picture 2- “I think that they knew it was the right man because the carpenter‚ truck driver‚ and mechanic were all girls‚” Timothy said with excitement. All the other students looked at him with anger as he stood up. Timothy was the smart alec of the class and was always answering
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Annotated Bibliography – The Color Purple by Alice Walker "Cultivating Black Lesbian Shamelessness: Alice Walker ’s The Color Purple." Literary Points of View . N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2013. . This review has great relevance to my research. It provides a detailed background into the historical aspect of this novel‚ and what the ideas‚ themes and issues this book talks about are based off of. This review talks about articulating sexuality and opposing salvation‚ but also how this
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The Color Purple Literary Analysis “He laugh. Who you think you is? He say. You can’t curse nobody. Look at you. You black‚ you pore‚ you ugly‚ you a woman. Goddam‚ he say‚ you nothing at all.”(Walker 206). With these words‚ Celie in Alice Walker’s‚ The Color Purple is told by her husband how worthless she is to him. Alice Walker analyzes The Color Purple as a tool to educate today’s young women about gender inequality in the 1900’s. She portrays this message through the main character‚ Celie
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