Oppression in the south during the beginning of the twentieth century often led to multiple layers of abuse in society. Those who were oppressed often were cruel and mistreated others in an attempt to take control. These layers of abuse resulted in marital and family conflicts. Women‚ especially‚ were the victims of this abuse. Due to the mistreatment‚ the women often are forced to find different ways to deal and cope with the oppression. Alice Walker examines these layers of abuse in marital and
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In the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker the reader is immediately introduced to the harsh reality of Celie’s life‚ with the very first sentence being‚ “You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy.” From that point onwards the narrative follows young Celie from she raped and abused by the man she believes to be her father to becoming the wife of Mr._____ ‚ with his decision being almost solely based on the fact that their consummation agreement includes both her and a cow
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In The Color Purple‚ Alice Walker illustrates the lives of a female African American before the Civil Rights Movement. A novel that describes female empowerment‚ The Color Purple demonstrates the domestic violence women faced in the South. Walker tells the story through Celie‚ a young African American girl who faces constant hardships until she stands up for herself with the help of her closest friends – other women undergoing the same difficulties. Even though men controlled females in the South
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Oppression is a prevalent and reoccurring theme in black literature. African-American novelists in the early 20th century offered a predominantly white audience an insight into black culture and vocalized the injustice had by their hands. Alice Walker’s The Color Purple and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye both incorporate controversial female protagonists facing the challenge of mental oppression by both personal and societal belief‚ and physical abuse at the hands of their aggressors. Whilst each
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‘’The theme of Identity is crucial in The Color Purple’’ The theme of identity is central to the novel ‘The Color Purple’ as it is part of the journey and the creation of the main character ‘Celie’. Her character’s journey is what the reader becomes attached too‚ enforcing the ideas that are therefore presented throughout the novel. Walker had some very strong ideas present‚ such as the subversion of stereotype‚ inspiration for African-American citizens‚ relationships and family; all of which
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Cruelty plays a pivotal role in main characters as they progress and mature throughout the plot and development of the story. In the epistolary classic‚ The Color Purple‚ author Alice Walker documents Celie’s experience from cruelty by her Georgia neighborhood‚ the people most closest to her‚ and the societal structure that impacts each of the characters. After being sent to marital consent by her stepfather‚ Alphonso‚ without her will‚ the fragile protagonist engages in friendships with powerful-minded
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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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Copyright: Martina Diehl June 2012 The Color Purple: Consolation in Female Bonding Celie’s road to trusting and loving herself Abstract This essay is about the love affair in The Color Purple‚ a novel by Alice Walker in which‚ thoughts on racism‚ incest‚ rape‚ love and family affairs are provoked. The reader learns about these subjects through the letters that Celie‚ an uneducated black woman‚ writes to God and through the letters that her sister Nettie and Celie write to each other. I would
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English 102.013 11/13/09 The Power of a Female Relationship In the book The Color Purple‚ Alice Walker shows us different themes in the book. The one theme that stood out the most was the relationship between the sisters and friends that met along the way. Reading this book I have seen different types of relationships such as‚ motherly‚ sisterly‚ and also womanly. Walker refers to the relationship between Cecile and Nettie as a motherly relationship because when Cecile’s mother dies she feels
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The Color Purple In The Color Purple there was a very common theme‚ which was strong female relationships and how much power they bring. Throughout The Color Purple‚ the author‚ Alice Walker‚ recognizes and acknowledges the role of strong female relationships‚ whether it’s between a country‚ or a family‚ or a friendship. These relationships in The Color Purple often helped women build up the courage to tell their stories. In result it granted the women with the strength to resist dominance and/or
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