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    “Beauty‚ When the Other Dancer Is the Self” Alice Walker‚ writer on the “The Color Purple” and also “Beauty‚ When the Other Dancer Is the Self” was born in Eastonton‚ Georgia on February 9‚ 1944 (Walker). When Alice was only eight years old she was shot in the eye‚ which then led to this story. In this story‚ Alice Walker used vivid details (imagery) to grab the reader’s attention such as myself. Which just like any story that is important right? This story puts forth automatically that it’s

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    “To be kind to all‚ to like many and love a few‚ to be needed and wanted by those we love‚ is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.” -Mary Stuart. The most important theme that Alice Walker empathizes time and time again in The Color Purple‚ is having happiness in life. Because in the story Alice Walker has Celie go through many obstacles throughout the whole book. Having her go through a roller coaster of emotions from being sad in the beginning‚ to all the way to the end of the book

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    Happiness is a Choice

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    One can find happiness by the decision they make in their life. When people have difficulties in their life‚ they often feel as if it was faith and they cannot control their happiness. However‚ instead of feeling upset‚ people can choose to be happy by finding a solution to their problems. According to Aristotle‚” [h]appiness depends upon ourselves;” it is us who determine our own emotions and the way we see life. We may choose to coward in fear or we can turn to our better judgment to find the brighter

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    In the novel ‘The Color Purple’ Alice Walker uses a narrative voice including a variety of techniques including tone‚ syntax‚ lexis and punctuation. Walker uses this range of techniques to represent Celie’s vulnerability. The syntax that Walker uses to represent Celie’s voice is often short‚ simple and lacking in description. ‘I am fourteen years old’ shows this. The almost constant use of short‚ simple sentences could indicate to the reader that Celie has a very basic understanding of written

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    Samad 1 Jacquline Samad Professor Brown History 106 25 April 2011 The Color Purple Film Critique The Color Purple is a 1985 drama film directed by Steven Spielberge that centers around the story of a poor southern‚ Black woman‚ Cellie Harris who overcomes years of racism‚ sexism‚ and physical/verbal abuse from the men in her life like her own father and husband. As she lives her life as a slave to her husband‚ she meets two strong black women along the way that gives

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    embrocation products. 2. The Use of “Theme Colour” in Product Packaging 2.1 Zihua Embrocation literally means “Purple Flower Embrocation”. A new sister product is “Zihua Dick” literally means “Purple Flower Drop” having the same application purpose with Zihua Embrocation but with different packaging. However different these two products are‚ one united theme of promoting them is their “Purple Colour” in their packaging that can be easily recognized by customers they are from the same family. This consistency

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    In “The Colour Purple‚” Alice Walker uses symbolism‚ and imagery to affect the reader’s interpretation of the novel through very complex themes of religious influence‚ oppression and emotion developed from these literary devices. This has a profound influence on the reader’s interpretation of the novel as it suggests certain opinions and points of view to them as well as giving them deeper insight to the emotions of the protagonist In “The Colour Purple” a strong theme of religious influence and

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    The portrayal of women in The Colour Purple has been debateable. Explore the opinions of the two critics and explain your own views of the way Walker presents women in the colour purple. The novel ’The Colour Purple’ has conveyed much argument over the way women are presented. Some have argued that it is of the ’struggle of recovery and revenge’ while others see the marriage of the novel as going beyond plot and character to protest against oppression. Women in the novel are victims of violence as

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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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    individuals it’s about overcoming these problems that as a society we must face. A strong human spirit is essential to overcoming adversity this is shown In the novel ‘destroying Avalon’ by Kate mccaffery and the related material being the film ‘the colour purple’ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ The characters are faced with situations that impact on themselves and the people around them socially‚ physically and mentally. Through the exploration of the themes relationships‚ bullying‚ death/loss the composers

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