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    Since “ The color purple” is about black people‚ racism is often seen. It has come to the point where Celie thinks she is ugly just because of the color of her skin. Also‚ the mayor’s wife goes to Sofia to ask her if she would like to become her maid and sofia responds by

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    important because African Americans were not treated the same as the white race‚ much less women. Celie is able to overcome all the race stereotypes that were a part of the society and environment in which she lived in. Love is a theme in The Color Purple as well. In the story‚ love is not only romantic but also familial. Celie feels love towards her sisterhood (Gupta‚ 2010) Nettie‚ who she protects and looks over all the time. Both her Pa and Mr.___ show no love towards Celie‚ but she experiences

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    Three Messages in The Color Purple: Standing Up‚ Helping Others and Taking Charge The novel‚ The Color Purple is so important. It is all about growth‚ and change‚ and making a difference. Sofia‚ Shug‚ and Celie are all making a difference in the world‚ even though they don’t know it. These courageous women are standing up for each other‚ taking control and trying to make the world a better place. Sofia stands up for herself‚ no matter what‚ Shug Avery helps out someone in desperate need‚ and Celie

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    Cruelty plays a pivotal role in main characters as they progress and mature throughout the plot and development of the story. In the epistolary classic‚ The Color Purple‚ author Alice Walker documents Celie’s experience from cruelty by her Georgia neighborhood‚ the people most closest to her‚ and the societal structure that impacts each of the characters. After being sent to marital consent by her stepfather‚ Alphonso‚ without her will‚ the fragile protagonist engages in friendships with powerful-minded

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    Literary Analysis Outline Title: Violence is Not the Remedy Introduction In Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple she uses violence to illustrate the main character Celie’s transition from being a weak character to a strong one. In the beginning of the novel Celie is abused physically and psychologically. Her father rapes and beats his children. Her father took her out of school at a very young age‚ due to pregnancy‚ which is why Celie has very poor english skills and is ignorant to the world

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    In the book “the color purple” by Alice walker she uses ironic devices to show that celie was abused mentally and physically. While she had endure the abuse it becomes worse as time passed and she felt hopeless in trying to protect herself. As shown in the book the main protagonist tells her story in a diary. In the Color Purple many ironic devices are used to show the true meaning of the book.The ironic that the author used are situational irony and symbolism. The situational irony plays a big part

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    People classify almost anything everyone. Three musicals that I feel show social classification are Hamilton‚ Hedwig‚ The Color purple. In Hamilton Lin Maranda‚ the director and face of Hamilton had a vison that was different from the normal Caribbean immigrant story. Hedwig is a musical on German male that is trying find his place in society threw his music. Color purple is a musical and a movie‚ it’s about 2 sisters that been through hell and back. All these musicals have the same value they made

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    Dave Bartleby Joe Nelson History of Rock 2 December 2012 Musical Structure Analysis Jimi Hendrix “Purple Haze” The three piece band that is the Jimi Hendrix Experience packed an explosive musical punch with “Purple Haze”‚ a track that is notable for its profound musical improvisation. Yet at the same time‚ the song does retain many supportive qualities that accompany the improvisation‚ such as a consistent bass groove‚ and a drum part which closely follows a pattern of cyclicity as it progresses

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    The history of the purple heart goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. Although it wasn’t called the purple heart‚ George Washington had established the badge of military merit‚ then established by the commander-in-chief of the continental army by the order from Newburgh‚ New York headquarters on august 7‚1782. Although the badge of military merit was only awarded to three revolutionary war soldiers it was never abolished but it was not proposed again until October 10‚1927. Army chief of

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    The Liberation Of Black Women’s In Color Purple by Alice Walker On October 29st 2012‚ The Color Purple thoroughly focuses on a life of Celie‚ an African American woman who is struggling to develop her sense of selfhood. As a black woman growing up in the Deep South during the 1940s‚ Celie has gone through many difficulties before she could establish herself as an independent woman. All through the story‚ Celie is presented at the very bottom of the social hierarchy. At the same time with being

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