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    place in Celie’s life in the American south often mirror the gender roles in her sister Nettie’s African culture. In both worlds‚ women are considered inferior and therefore are subservient to the males surrounding them. This custom was prevalent throughout the world at the time of The Color Purple’s setting (circa 1930). Beside the hierarchy of male dominance‚ many other similarities between the sexism of Nettie’s African surroundings and the sexism of Celie’s American society exist. In both cultures

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    The Power of Sisterhood: A Feminist Reading of The Color Purple In The Color Purple‚ there is clearly a Feminist Criticism approach displayed. In the opening pages‚ Alice Walker‚ examines the injustice and abuse felt by the main characters through descriptions of the events in which they suffer though. These actions interestingly follow along with the meanings of feminist Criticism. “Feminist criticism examines the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforce or undermine

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    Character Relationships with Celie-from “The Color Purple” Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” is a riveting‚ controversial novel about a woman named Celie‚ other African-Americans and the relationships between them that are either tested or brought closer together. Celie‚ a former slave‚ narrates this novel through her writing of letters to a person she loves and trusts the most‚ God. In these letters: Nettie‚ Albert and Shug are three dominant characters that surround and transform Celie’s life

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    iterations of the American dream have stuck to certain tenants‚ including those of upward mobility or of freedom. However‚ Generation Z entertains the successor to the American Dream—the American Objective. A shift in ambitions between preceding generations and Generation Z culminating in a mindset less focused on lofty aspirations‚ and more focused on realistic and achievable ends‚ thus deserving this changing name for a changing outlook. Before looking deep into the newer aspects of the American Objective

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    The Tainted American Dream The American Dream‚ by Edward Albee‚ demonstrates that through generations the idea of the American dream has changed over time. Its center is not around family‚ but rather image and material objects. Although everyone has his or her own vision of the dream‚ it seems that money plays an important role in everyone’s dream. It seems that money has changed the dream and become the driving force behind the materialism and social status that many Americans strive for.

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    Written by Alice walker in California during the year 1982‚ the historical fiction novel the color Purple takes place in rural Georgia from the years of 1910-1940 about 30 years before WWll. The setting of novel is among poor blacks in rural areas of the south. The novel revolves around the protagonist Celie who is a woman of good strength. As a central idea in the novel Alice walker shows that no matter what anyone has been through it is never too late to find out who you truly are. As a teenager

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    story and have many similarities. However‚ there always seems to be events or details that are changed to fit the film. From the way the characters develop‚ to what the symbols stand for‚ Alice Walker’s novel‚ “The Color Purple‚” and Steven Spielberg’s make of the movie‚ “The Color Purple‚” show signs of similarity and a few details that make them unique. First‚ the 295 page book about a girl growing up being abused and not having a say in how she wants to live her life‚ was published in 1982. Steven

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    The Color Purple I choose to read the book “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker. The book talks about the life of an African-American lady by the name of Celie that lived in the southern United States in the late 1930s. It addresses the numerous issues that included the low ranking of American social culture. In the book it talks about how she wrote books to God because the father she had would beat her and rape her. He also got her pregnant and then she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Her father

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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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    Kaitlyn Queen AP English IV Mrs. Conner In the two novels‚ The Color Purple and The Bluest Eye‚ the authors Alice Walker and Toni Morrison similarly observe the negative life effects caused by physical‚ sexual‚ and verbal abuse that can be destructive to the human mind and produce a shame within oneself as well as shaming from others. Both novels are set in the 1900s‚ presenting a racist and sexist environment that contributes to the dehumanization/ degeneration of a human being. In addition‚ love

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