evident in the book that almost all colored characters have experienced racial judgement in one form or another. During one point of the book‚ Sofia‚ the wife of Celie’s stepson‚ fights against the normal Southern black and white relations as she shows defiance to the white mayor’s wife who consults her. She is victimized and she is arrested and given a stiff jail sentence for her actions (Averbach‚ 1). INSERT QUOTE IF
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker is the story of two sisters‚ Cellie and Nettie. In the beginning‚ Celie is a fourteen year old African girl who has/is being abused‚ and who writes letters to God. Thirty years later‚ at the end of the book ‚ she fought through a male controlled and prejudice society. In the first letter Cellie wrote to God‚ we learned that she was raped by her father and he made sure that she wouldnt tell anyone except for God. She got pregnant twice and was forced‚ by her father
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The Color Purple In “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker‚Celie has been verbally‚ physically‚ and sexally abused by different men and has no real narrative voice. Which leaves her with little sense of self worth making her unable to live a happy‚ decent life. When Celie comes across Shug Avery‚ their relationship becomes intimate making Celie find her self with self confidence. Celie freed Shug from the role that everybody wanted her to fit into‚ and Shug freed Celie from the psychological
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Alice Walker portrays the tough life of the main character Celie. Celie at a young age is raped by Pa then marries Mr.__ who does the same‚ he takes Nettie’s letters from her until she finds out and gets them back. She confronts him showing how far she has come to speaking up and showing courage. While married to Mr.__ she meets Shug who she soon falls in love with her. She makes her become herself and they move off to Memphis after Pa dies she inherits her the home and the dry goods store and
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The theme of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple is very straightforward and simple. Like many other novels devoted to the mistreatment of blacks and black women especially‚ The Color Purple is dedicated to black women’s rights. Much of the narrative in Walker’s novel is derived from her own personal experience‚ growing up in the rural South as an uneducated and abused child. In short‚ the goal of this book and indeed all her writing is to inspire and motivate black women to stand up for their rights
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The Color Purple The Color Purple by Alice Walker‚ discusses abuse‚racism‚ poverty‚ sexcism‚ and opression. The book focuses on Celie‚ a 14 year old girl who has been sexually and physically abused by her stepfather‚ and later by her husband‚ Albert. Celie has grown up with her sister‚ Nettie‚ and has protected her from the abuse that she received from their own father and from being married to Albert. Albert never really wanted to marry Celie‚ he originally wanted Nettie‚ but couldn’t have her because their father said no
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HOW CAN WE SHOW THAT WE ARE MINDING THE SPIRIT In anything we do‚ there must be a force that drives our action and speech. Let’s have a look at Romans 8:6 and examine what kind of mindset we should cultivate. Read. As the scripture points out‚ being a spiritual person is not just a matter of personal preference. It is a matter of life and death. So then‚ let us look into a few ways we can show we that we are minding the spirit. Since the Bible itself is a product of God’s spirit‚ what better
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The color purple Despite the odds women can overcome all obstacles. In the past‚ women have desperately struggled because they were be littled by men. They were thought of as ignorant beings that only knew how to manage housework. In The Color Purple‚ by Alice Walker‚ sexism was interrelated in the novel. Throughout the story‚ several women were extremely mistreated by men. Their experiences were considered trivial because they were always subordinated to them. Through the collection of
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the corrupt military government which proves that he is trying to better the country. His relationship with Ade Coker and the effect that his death had on him proves that he has compassion and is soft-hearted ‚but chooses to mask it- not wanting to show any sort weakness. He helps the Coker family get back on their feet after Ade’s death‚ helping the baby regain her voice thus proves that he has good qualities. At home he is depicted as a tyrannical leader and is constantly enforcing his position
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The role and mode of “God” The role and mode of God changes throughout the book The Color Purple as Celie develops as a result of different experiences. From her conversation with Shug her whole view of God changes and so do her feelings about what she can do. From a young age Celie has written to God and she believes that he has been listening. Celie confesses to both Shug and Nettie that she has stopped writing to God. She says “Anyhow‚ I say‚ the God I been praying and writing to is a man.
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