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1,995 wordsAlice Walker's novel, The Color Purple, follows Celie down the winding road of her life. As a poor black girl living in the South, Celie endures and overcomes many hardships. As the novel opens, the readers learn that she has been raped repeatedly by her father, then later is forced into a loveless marriage with a man who treats her like a slave. Celie does not stand up for herself, and therefore gets taken advantage of in many ways, but through the friendships that she takes part in, she eventu...
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Started Talking Special Bond
800 wordsNettie and Celie are sisters. that are faced with unusual circumstances. Sisters are normally encouraged to be close, but they are forced to separate. Despite their unfortunate circumstances they have established a love for each other that will never be broken. As sisters they strengthened and encouraged each other. They are two very different people because of the way they are treated, but they are also similar because they have a lot of the same opinions and beliefs. I think Nettie and Celie a...
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Shug Avery Sexual Relations
1,583 wordsWhat makes a person a homosexual or a heterosexual? To many of us it is specifically the fact that if one has sexual intercourse with another from their own sex they are considered to be a homosexual. If one is to have sexual relations with the opposite sex, they are considered to be a heterosexual. What if someone has sex with both of the genders? This type of person is to be considered a bisexual. My question is if these standards hold true in all cases? If a woman is pushed away by the male g...
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1,467 wordsAlice Walker states that The Colour Purple remains for her the theological work examining the journey from the religious back to the spiritual. How successful is she in revealing her purpose to the reader? In the preface to the Colour Purple Walker identifies her religious development as the inspiration for her novel and labels religion and spirituality as the principle themes in the book. There are a number of principle characters who complete this journey however in many instances the religiou...
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Alice Walker Color Purple
883 wordsThe Color Purple is a fictional story about black women in abusive relationships that try to gain their independence. This book lets the reader in on Celie, the main characters, life. She starts out as a poor, pathetic object and becomes a self-confident loved woman. At the time of publication, The Color Purple was a very controversial novel. Many thought it was a bad portrayal of men and whites. Alice Walker, though, tries to focus on womanish which is a main topic in her books. The Color Purpl...
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1,059 wordsIn Alice Walkers 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 shy, withdrawn woman to someone who was free to speak her...
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1,125 words... d gotten married to a man named Grady, they talk about Celie's life. She tells Shug that "Mr. come git me to take care his rotten children. He never ast me nothing bout myself. He clam on top of me and fuck and fuck, even when my head bandaged. Nobody ever love me. " (117) Shug replies "I love you, Miss Celie. " And then she haul off and kiss me on the mouth. (118) With Shug on her side, and making her feel that she is worth something besides being a servant for everyone but herself, she fin...
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688 wordsAmy Bowles Honors English III Ms. Duncan February 20, 2001 Celie's Constructed Colors In Alice Walkers novel, The Color Purple, the character Celie first speaks about color when Mr. s sister takes her shopping. She admires a woman she knows only by a photograph (Shug Avery) and she wants a dress that she thinks Shug might like. I think what color Shug would wear, she writes. Although Celie has never actually met Shug she inventions how she would dress. The colors Celie chooses for the woman she ...
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African American Woman Shug Avery
1,156 wordsCelie's strengths as an African American Woman Alice Walker s The Color Purple is a captivating and touching novel about life of a poor African American woman Celie, living in the deep rural south at the turn of the twentieth century. During her difficult life, Celie writes letters to God in which she tells him about her being. As the story evolves, many major circumstances in Celie s life are changing. In the beginning she is a daughter, then she is a wife, a sister and a mother. Throughout her...
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2,305 wordsThe Color Purple Celie s Journey The Color Purple is the story of a poor black woman living in the south between World War 1 and World War 2. This was at a time when, although slavery had ended, many women were still virtually in bondage, and had to put up with many conditions that were reminiscent of the days of slavery. The problem was that they had to endure being treated like an inferior person by their own families sometimes, as well as from the white people that lived there. It was a life ...
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4,988 wordsWhat Makes The Color Purple a Southern Novel? Southern Literature can be defined as writing about the South written by southern authors. However, novels like Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man display characteristics linked to the southern imagination, but written by a non-southerner whose work considered part of the literary genre. Southern writing can also concern a southerners experience elsewhere, but it can also include a southerners writing on a non-southern topic from a non-southern point of v...
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2,743 wordsFreedom from Racial Barriers in The Color Purple Rape, incest, sex, forced labor, and a little reefer on the side. These are all of the components of a novel by Alice Walker. All of these views are illustrated proficiently in Alice Walkers third novel, The Color Purple. Each one of these aspects had a lasting impression upon the ideals and notions of the time. Walkers writings helped to break the racial barrier that existed in some peoples minds. One way that the barrier was destroyed was throug...
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1,611 wordsCelie s journey toward self-definition in The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, is filled with moments of growth as well as of tragedy and abuse. Throughout her life she is mistreated and put down. While bad things continue to happen to her, Celie s instinct to survive never fails. Through her letters to God and her younger sister Nettie, and through her relationship with Shug, Celie begins to overcome adversity and see herself as a person who has value and who deserves to be treated with respect. ...
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1,416 wordsThe Color Purple By Alice Walker And Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger Alice Walker and J. D Salinger demonstrate how faith helps their main characters to discover their true potential. Both authors use their novels to show the readers how faith, religion, and human interventions can promote a positive and meditative change within a person. In Alice Walkers novel The Color Purple, protagonist, Celie, relies upon her faith in God and her sister to give her strength in times of hardship. This fai...
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1,014 wordsThe Color Purple is a story about growth, endurance, loyalty, and joy, all nurtured by the strength of love. There are many themes; some concern the relationship between males and females, the relationship between Africans and black Americans, and personal independence. However, one thing that I felt strongly about was her commitment to G-d. African-American people have had to climb over many obstacles to get to their position today. First, was the selling of their people into slavery. Then, the...
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