Full Synopsis Cast & CrewAwardsRelated MoviesBased on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker‚ The Color Purple spans the years 1909 to 1949‚ relating the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg)‚ a Southern black woman virtually sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband‚ sharecropper Albert (Danny Glover). Celie pours out her innermost thoughts in letter form to her sister Nettie (Akousa Busia)‚ but Albert has been hiding the letters Nettie writes back‚ allowing Celie to assume that
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“You’d bet not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy” (Walker 1). These are the first words written in the novel which embody the struggle that the main character‚ Celie‚ withholds throughout the novel in trying to differentiate her surroundings as good or evil. At this instance‚ Celie had been raped by her own father and is being told by him to never tell anyone but God‚ especially her mother. From this point on‚ Celie begins to write letters only to God‚ pouring her soul into this only
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The Color Purple: Movie vs Book In the novel‚ The Color Purple‚ the author Alice Walker gives several ideas in letter forms‚ such as‚ friendship‚ domination‚ courage & independence. She impacts readers by looking at the story through the eyes of Celie and Nettie. The book describes the life of a young black girl in the 1920’s to the 1960’s. The story of how a 14 year old girl fights through all the steps of an abusive life and finally she is in command for her own life. Celie is the young girl
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English ISU: "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Color Purple" The novels "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Color Purple" both focus on the status of women‚ how they overcome stereotypes to accomplish their dreams and male dominance in societies. The language‚ which is unique in the texts‚ both define the author purpose‚ creating a long lasting effect on readers. The novels give images of strong values and cultural beliefs in society about women‚ many of which still occur. The works also endure because
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“You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy‚” Celie is told by her Pa. So that’s what she does in The Color Purple‚ she writes to God‚ in letters. She does this‚ not only because of the command‚ but also because she is unsure of how to deal with being the subject of rape and abuse. She doesn’t clearly know how to express herself‚ and her letters to God is the only thing that would listen to her anyway. As Celie grows older‚ she gains outside listeners that help her actualize God
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The Color Purple Eng.: 225 Introduction to Film Instructor: Hannah Martin April 7‚ 2014 The Color Purple Steven Spielberg has a different point of view about the novel The Color Purple. His view of The Color Purple was that it should be made into a movie. The film identifies various aspects of abuse towards women. Spielberg used different women in this movie to help demonstrate the acts of violence‚ among
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Friendship in The Color Purple Everyone is affected by certain events or individuals that greatly change your life. Friendship is a unique loyalty to one another‚ it has love and love is a sacrifice. In the powerful historical fiction novel The Color Purple‚ two sisters get separated but they pray to be reunited. Along the way both girl’s; Nettie and Celie go through tragedies that only God knows but Nettie shares with Celie in letters the rough and good times she goes through. The author Alice
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"The Color Purple" by Alice Walker: Critical Analysis In Alice Walker’s The Color Purple‚ Celie leads a life filled with abuse at the hands of the most important men in her life. As result of the women who surround and help her‚ Celie becomes stronger and overcomes the abuse she experienced. The three most influential women in Celie’s life are here sister Nettie‚ her daughter-in-law Sofia and the singer Shug Avery. These are the women who lead Celie out of her shell and help her turn from and
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The historical novel‚ The Color Purple‚ by Alice Walker‚ was so impactful it was awarded the Pulitzer prize. Alice Walker does an incredible job of creating a realness living in the south during a segregated time and the hardship of being a black woman in the early 1900’s. A few years later a movie was made and was directed by Steven Spielberg‚ who brought the movie to life‚ Whoopi Goldberg is transformed as she plays Celie and lives in the south during the early 1900’s. The Hollywood’s perception
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker is the story of two sisters‚ Cellie and Nettie. In the beginning‚ Celie is a fourteen year old African girl who has/is being abused‚ and who writes letters to God. Thirty years later‚ at the end of the book ‚ she fought through a male controlled and prejudice society. In the first letter Cellie wrote to God‚ we learned that she was raped by her father and he made sure that she wouldnt tell anyone except for God. She got pregnant twice and was forced‚ by her father
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