Background History and Context of ‘The Color Purple’ “The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife‚ -- this longing to attain self-conscious manhood‚ to merge his double self into a better and truer self. In this merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost... He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American...” (W.E.B. Du Bois) The African-Americans or the ‘Black Americans’ are members of those ethnic groups in the United States that
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today. 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
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in many ways. Alice Walker‚ author of The Color Purple‚ shows the violence put on the African American race and women during the early twentieth century. Walker demonstrates life during these hard times and how some things still haven’t changed; making the violence and harm inflicted on the black community a major theme of the story. The stereotype of violence inflicted on and in the black community‚ clearly shown through the characters in The Color Purple‚ helps achieve the author’s educating purpose
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personality more as she is not as persecuted and held back. Celie has more of a caring‚ kind‚ and a bit fierce personality. Celie also has a loving personality towards Shug‚ since Shug was one of the people that helped Celie express herself more. In The Color Purple there is no direct antagonist in my opinion‚ but the people that could be seen as antagonists would be Celie’s “father” in the beginning of the book‚ as well as Albert
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The Color Purple In the novel “The Color purple” the dynamic characters are Albert‚ and Celie. Albert is one of the character that married Celie and always beat her. His way of treating people change when Celie left the house with Shug Avery. He started to treat people better than he use to and when Celie come back from her tripe he was really nice to her and treat her with kindness. Celie is the main character that was rape by her step-father at a young age‚ she was separated from her younger
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that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.” Many feminist today‚ such as actress‚ Emma Watson‚ fight for equality between men and women‚ such as equal pay. Why should a woman be seen as lesser than a man? Alice Walker’s The Color Purple displays the idea of feminism through strong and inspirational female characters‚ such as Celie‚ Sofia‚ and Shug Avery. Walker portrays the inequality and oppression of women through many characters like‚ the main character‚ Celie. Celie experiences
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In “The Color Purple”‚ Shug Avery has a positive impact on Celie. This empowers Celie to become independent and confident. The author describes the positive impacts when Shug meets Celie during her illness and develops a strong friendship with her. Shug is an independent and strong woman. These are two qualities Celie does not posses. However‚ when Shug is introduced in the novel‚ she influences Celie to become a more independent woman. Shug helps Celie with her mental problems‚ which has been an
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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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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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wildly 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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