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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Write a 1‚400- to 1‚750-word paper that answers the following questions: What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? * The United States is a melting pot of many cultures‚ races and ethnicities. I have learned that each group has differences and many similarities. With these differences they have taught me to be tolerant and accepting of them. By embracing the differences through our diverse
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Background History and Context of ‘The Color Purple’ “The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife‚ -- this longing to attain self-conscious manhood‚ to merge his double self into a better and truer self. In this merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost... He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American...” (W.E.B. Du Bois) The African-Americans or the ‘Black Americans’ are members of those ethnic groups in the United States that
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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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Understanding Cultural‚ Ethnic‚ and Gender Differences by Managers and Professionals in a Business Setting Shazia T. Ansari January 11‚ 2015 SOCS-350N Prof. Damasiewicz Culture is defined “as a set of values‚ practices‚ traditions or beliefs a group shares‚ whether due to age‚ race or ethnicity‚ religion or gender” (Mayhew‚ 2014). Diversity is “the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin‚ color‚ religion‚ socioeconomic stratum‚ sexual orientation” (2014). Diversity in
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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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"classics" for books that are treasured by those who have read and loved them; but they are treasured no less by those who have the luck to read them for the first time in the best conditions to enjoy them‚" stated Italo Calvino. The novel "The Color Purple" written by Alice Walker is suggested to be a classic book‚ for it’s reflect on the social conflicts‚ its writing structure and the complexity of the plot. Celie being the protagonist and narrator is face with many struggles from being rape 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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