Alice Walker’s The Color Purple chronicles the lives of African-American women living in the deep American South during the 1930s. Taking place mostly in rural Georgia‚ the novel addresses the many issues that plague black women‚ especially their exceptionally low status in the social culture. Walker cleverly tells the story of two sisters‚ Celie and Nettie‚ through a series of letters and diary entries. Celie‚ a poor‚ uneducated young woman‚ has been sexually abused by the man she believed was
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In her novel‚ The Color Purple‚ Alice Walker includes many examples of male dominance. In the story‚ Celie‚ a poor black girl leads a life of misfortune. When she was very young‚ Celie was raped by a man who she presumes is her father. Soon after‚ when her mother dies‚ Celie is married off by her stepfather to a man called Mr. _____. The two have a very abusive marriage. With help from her sister Nettie‚ and her friend‚ Shug‚ Celie is able to stick up for herself and mend their relationship. Mr.
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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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Anything can be possible in the movie. During the Great Depression countless Americans have to face the harsh economy. However‚ Cecilia(Mia Farrow) chooses to escape dreary live by watching glamorous movie in The Purple Rose of Cairo(dir. Woody Allen‚ 1985). She has an unpleasant marriage and hopes to have a romantic life in a big city with a romantic man - Tom(Jeff Daniels). As a result‚ she sees the film again and again. Surprisingly‚ the bravest and the most romantic character‚ Tom steps away
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I chose the movie The Color Purple because the story is centered on the life of African-American women‚ who experienced issues with family bonding. This young lady was faced with many hardship and struggles that began in the home with her family. The storyline behind how this young girl was sexually and mentally abused by her father. The abuse continued later on when she was forced to marry an older man with young children of his own. Throughout her struggles with self-worth and her own identity
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In the novel‚ The Color Purple by Alice Walker‚ identity is fluid among the female characters namely Celie‚ Shug‚ Sofia and Squeak. Their identity is influenced by a lot of factors such as their own thoughts‚ culture‚ personalities‚ and other people. Likewise‚ in a real setting‚ people are influenced by several factors too. People affect one another and it is inevitable. At some point‚ people find their true identities through other things and not by the self. This article explores on the female
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In the novel‚ The Color Purple‚ there are three main characters who demonstrate meaningful traits of women. Celie‚ the main character‚ is the most important of the three. She is influenced by other characters in the novel and is inspired to let herself seek their virtues. Celie’s two friends‚ Shug and Sofia‚ are both strong women who teach Celie how to achieve the happiness she desires. Sofia is a woman with authority in her life. Her life has been a constant struggle and can no longer endure
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In Alice Walker’s The Color Purple‚ the reader follows Celie‚ a young African American girl‚ as she reveals the hardships of her life through her written testimonies to god. Celie’s ability to move beyond the abuse of Pa and Mr.______‚ into a life created by her relationships and ambitions highlights how it takes courage to change one’s identity because of the past. Celie‚ a 14 year old girl‚ is demeaned by her father‚ Pa‚ from the beginning of the novel; either by rape‚ or stripping her of her
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Queering Black Patriarchy The Color Purple by Steven Spielberg is a film and the main plot is a black man that beats and abused his wife‚ Celie. Celie was happy at first to get out of her house because of her abusive father that took her kids away from her but at the same time distraught of leaving her sister. The movie had originated from a book written by Alice Walker. Alice walker was accused of favoring white feminists while at the same time being very bitter to the black males. After the movie
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Pop music icon‚ the singer and multi-instrumentist Prince passed away this Thursday (21) at the age of 57. Prince became a worldwide phenomenon in the 80s‚ mainly because of the album "Purple Rain" (1984)‚ which is the soundtrack to the movie of the same name‚ it was considered one of the best albums of all time by various specialized lists such as Time‚ VH1 and Rolling Stones. Prince released in 1979 his debut album "For You" which moved the music industry with its characteristic sound: funky ballads
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