The color purple has many examples of how poorly black women were treated. Black men had control over black women because‚ they didn’t do much about it. Alice Walker gives many examples of how black women were untreated and how they were abused by black men. Throughout the novel “The Color Purple” gives many examples of how black women felt in their lives. According to Celie she felt used‚ betrayed‚ abused‚ disgusted‚ she was not feeling like herself. Celie’s mother was a very ill women. She was
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A life of abuse‚ sexual exploitation‚ and social exploitation is what young uneducated Celie encounters in Alice Walker’s ¨The Color Purple¨. Without knowing her true genealogy poor vulnerable Celie is left to write letters in her idiosyncratic english to her god who she feels is the only person that might heed to her plight for help. Though all the mistreatment Celie still yearns to find love to heal and strengthen the broken community of which the story takes place. Though the growth that Celie
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‘’The theme of Identity is crucial in The Color Purple’’ The theme of identity is central to the novel ‘The Color Purple’ as it is part of the journey and the creation of the main character ‘Celie’. Her character’s journey is what the reader becomes attached too‚ enforcing the ideas that are therefore presented throughout the novel. Walker had some very strong ideas present‚ such as the subversion of stereotype‚ inspiration for African-American citizens‚ relationships and family; all of which
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Many readers and critics have criticised Walker’s representation of African-American men. Why do you think this is? How might you defend Walker’s treatment of masculinity in TheColor Purple? In Walkers novel ’The Color Purple’ she discusses the issues of racism‚ domestic abuse‚ sexuality‚ tradition‚ gender roles‚ family‚ love and spirituality in the 20th century African American culture‚ drawing on personal experience from her own life and understanding. Through the eyes of Celie‚ a poor‚ barely
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The Glow of First Love: Color Imagery in Gary Soto’s “Oranges” The poem titled "Oranges" by Gary Soto is about the flush of first love and all the small‚ quiet gestures that create a love story. Throughout the three-stanza‚ fifty-six-line love poem‚ Soto paints all of the intricate gestures of first love with a palette of colors culminating in an image of fire representing the “warmth” generated by young‚ unsullied‚ innocent affection. Soto’s first instance of color imagery begins on line 10
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In The Color Purple‚ Celie reaches self-actualization. Initially‚ Celie is a submissive wife to Mr. _______‚ doing everything she is told to do without hesitation while facing physical‚ and emotional abuse. Once Shug Avery‚ Mr. _______’s mistress‚ comes to live with them‚ Celie nurses the Shug Avery back to health while simultaneously becoming close friends. Shug Avery teaches Celie that no matter what life brings‚ Celie will always have to two people who love her—Nettie and Shug Avery. This new
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The Color Purple- The color purple is a symbol for all good things. In the book Shug says to Celie “Look around how many things do you see that are the color purple. Not much I said. Thats why when we see the color purple its rare just like you.” This text from the passage supports the color purple means good things cause later Shug and Celie compare things such as them selves to the color. They even compare lavender which is purple as a good thing. Elephant - Thought the Book Shug has Elephants
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Finding Your Voice The Color Purple is a novel written by Alice Walker‚ which was published in 1982. The story takes place around the 1910s-1940s. It follows a young girl Celie as she grows up and all the challenges she has to face. The book is written through letters. The letters begin by being addressed to god but as Celie finds out her sister Nettie is possibly still alive she begins to write to her instead. The main recurring theme in this novel is having a strong voice and sticking up for yourself
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Accused The small figure bent over a table place intentionally sideways in the center of a small‚ dirt-floored room. The only light source that allowed him to see was the little light that trickled in through the filth stained window. As his hands worked‚ sewing the soft‚ bristled fur‚ a chorus of childish voices found its way into the house from outside. “Ring around the rosy‚” they sang. The figure couldn’t help but to cringe at the intricate lyrics‚ knowing their horrible meaning. “Pocket
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’’Guinevere....Guinevere...Listen to me’’ I heard a voice of exasperation shrieking through the walls.I groaned looking around at my surroundings and quickly realized that I wasn’t in my room‚ but my attention was soon grabbed by a Beautiful‚black woman rushing into the room I was in‚ cradling a baby in her arms.Soon after another woman came rushing towards her‚I was surprised to see that I was Ms.Fern with the look of panic.’’Guinevere....Can’t you just stop and think about what your doing you could
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