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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Purple Hibiscus Character notes: Eugene Achike Eugene is a complex and fascinating character‚ whose shadow falls strongly on his wife and children. Born during the colonial period in Nigeria‚ he was raised by priests and left his country to study in England. Publicly‚ he is praised for his courageous stand against the military regime in Nigeria and admired for his success in the business world. Privately‚ however‚ he is revealed to be a religious fanatic who rules his household with his
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Celie‚ the protagonist from The Color Purple‚ written by Alice Walker‚ develops greatly throughout the story. The story takes place in the 1900’s in the south. Celie endures many hardships throughout her life and she has never fought for herself until she was influenced by other women in her life. When the reader first meets Celie she is fourteen years old by the end she is at least sixty. Celie had many women who influenced her throughout the story‚ her sister Nettie‚ her friend Sofia‚ and the
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have hope when you’re going through a rough time in your life‚ you’ll always have something to believe. Two works that support this quote are The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and Of Mice and Men by John Steinback. Two literary techniques that both of these authors use are irony and characterization. In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros‚ Esperanza and her family moved around incessantly from one apartment to another. They moved so much that Esperanza can’t even name all of the
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Sandra Lee your thought on the approach for counseling the disabled community was insightful. I can agree with you that this community’s approach to counseling is very different and it depends on the situation of each client. I wanted to share some information I found about counseling individuals with disabilities. According to Brian Guyton‚ in the past‚ people with disabilities were considered less than full members of society and viewed as incapable of making decisions. He also shared recommendations
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It is claimed by some people that your gender has an effect on your occupation. In other words‚ the forced gender roles shown in the past society stereotypes your occupation for life. In Sandra Cisneros’s novel “The House on Mango Street”‚ she suggests that people are put into unwanted roles and boundaries due to stereotypes. Through this book‚ as Esperanza grows up in a poorer community‚ we watch her deal with the gender stereotypes found in society. There are many clear themes found in this novel
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Hero’s Recognition Both Willy and the mother from “Taught me Purple” by Evelyn Tooley Hunt‚ have the same unrealistic expectations and false dreams. They fantasize the truth until they can no longer bear to live in reality. They hold the American Dream so high in their minds that “In its lack [they] [die]‚” and these phony ambitions go on to harm their children. Hunt describes how her mother taught her in purple and gold‚ but wore wash-grey. Her mother pretended to be special and wealthy even though
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Healing and liberation through bonding and sisterhood Alice Walker’s The Color Purple is about African-American women in America during the early twentieth century. During this time‚ gender stereotypes were prevalent‚ women were not only oppressed by white males‚ but by black males too. At the end of the book‚ women stand up for themselves‚ fighting against all odds to break free of the yoke of oppression. Walker narrates how Celie grew up being sexually abused by her stepfather‚ Alphonso. As an
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If you were starting over in an empty house without any of your accumulated belongings‚ what would you need to make it feel like home? That’s the question four of us‚ longtime good friends‚ were discussing over a cup of tea. And the question continued nonstop in my thoughts after our tea-drinking stopped and I went home. Understand – my home is my joy‚ my hobby‚ my comfort. I love the antique clock on the mantel‚ the family photographs that make me smile‚ our wedding-gift silver that can turn
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In my bildungsroman‚ or coming-of-age novel‚ The Color Purple by Alice Walker‚ the protagonist‚ Celie‚ develops psychologically throughout the book by facing painful times in order to find the road to self-discovery. Even with her lack of education‚ further into the novel‚ Celie begins to mentally grow and realize that she is not an object to be walked all over nor to be pushed around. From the age of fourteen years old until she was in her mid or late forties‚ Celie let herself be abused and mistreated
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