Literary Analysis Outline Title: Violence is Not the Remedy Introduction In Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple she uses violence to illustrate the main character Celie’s transition from being a weak character to a strong one. In the beginning of the novel Celie is abused physically and psychologically. Her father rapes and beats his children. Her father took her out of school at a very young age‚ due to pregnancy‚ which is why Celie has very poor english skills and is ignorant to the world
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Set during the early 20th century in the rural south‚ the novel‚ The Color Purple by Alice Walker‚ portrays the life of a poor African American woman named Celie. Since being published in 1982‚ this novel was won both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for Fiction‚ but is also considered highly controversial because of the references to sexual abuse and female empowerment. Throughout the book‚ the reader learns from the unexpected events that accumulate Celie’s journey to self-awareness
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In the book “the color purple” by Alice walker she uses ironic devices to show that celie was abused mentally and physically. While she had endure the abuse it becomes worse as time passed and she felt hopeless in trying to protect herself. As shown in the book the main protagonist tells her story in a diary. In the Color Purple many ironic devices are used to show the true meaning of the book.The ironic that the author used are situational irony and symbolism. The situational irony plays a big part
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Many readers and critics have criticised Walker’s representation of African-American men. Why do you think this is? How might you defend Walker’s treatment of masculinity in TheColor Purple? In Walkers novel ’The Color Purple’ she discusses the issues of racism‚ domestic abuse‚ sexuality‚ tradition‚ gender roles‚ family‚ love and spirituality in the 20th century African American culture‚ drawing on personal experience from her own life and understanding. Through the eyes of Celie‚ a poor‚ barely
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Feminist Analysis of The Color Purple by Alice Walker In Alice Walkers The Color Purple‚ we have the narrator‚ Celie‚ writing letters to God talking to Him about what is going on in her life. The setting of the story takes place in the state of Georgia where Celie‚ the main character‚ plays the role of a typical feminine stereotype throughout the novel. Celie is dominated by the male role and does everything they tell her to do. The bullying starts right inside her home so she feels like it is normal
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Finding Your Voice The Color Purple is a novel written by Alice Walker‚ which was published in 1982. The story takes place around the 1910s-1940s. It follows a young girl Celie as she grows up and all the challenges she has to face. The book is written through letters. The letters begin by being addressed to god but as Celie finds out her sister Nettie is possibly still alive she begins to write to her instead. The main recurring theme in this novel is having a strong voice and sticking up for yourself
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Purple America America was in its prime in the 1920’s. A time of many drastic changes‚ 1920’s Americans enjoyed a booming economy‚ a prosperous and wealthy upper-class society‚ and general international and national peace. For African Americans; however‚ the 1920’s meant facing economic struggle‚ racial prejudices‚ and gender stereotypes. In Alice Walker’s The Color Purple‚ the main character Celie experiences many boundaries within the workforce‚ domestics‚ and society of the 1920’s. Through many
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the abuse patriarchy make a person reshape through the Silent of their Voice The Color Purple by Alice Walker portrays a black woman who starts off in the narrative as a powerless object and who later on becomes a woman with a strong identity. In setting of the novel is in the early 1900‚ Jim Crow is the time. Black women were treated poorly by whites and by the black men within their community. In The Color Purple‚ Walker demonstrates the woman as an object treated badly by whites’ society and
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Explore the theme of communication between letters 61-70 of ‘The Color Purple’ Throughout the novel‚ Walker emphasizes the ability to express one’s thoughts and feelings through different forms of communication. From the beginning‚ there is an educational barrier between the audience and Celie due to her lack of education. This is increased when Nettie’s letters are introduced‚ as her style of writing. Walker uses the novel’s epistolary (letter-writing) form to emphasize the power of communication
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During their first gathering‚ Deke and Bailey hit it off and decided that for now on they will discuss the book via email before going to their club meetings. They meet every week on Tuesdays at 7:00 P.M.‚ and their newest book is called “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker. To: Bailey From: Deke Subject: Violence Before we go to our club meeting on Tuesday‚ I feel as we should research Alice Walker to get a better feel for her and her works. According to Encyclopedia Britannica‚ Alice Walker was
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