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    Theme #1 Alice Walker uses several different techniques in her writing to get her point across to the reader. The use of conflict in the novel‚ “The Color Purple”‚ helps the author portray how society was during this time. The main conflict brought up in “The Color Purple” is based on the society’s views of gender‚ race‚ and ageism. The American society in the south was heavily one-sided on these topics‚ as the author describes in this book. Women during this time are looked down upon and unappreciated

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    Walker’s use of language to present Celie’s impression of Shug. Examine how the manipulation of language contributes to our understanding of the significance of Shug to Celie. Shug’s significance to Celie plays a pivotal role in the novel ‘The Color Purple. Through Walker’s use of language‚ we understand the importance of this significance‚ which helps to develop Celie’s character throughout and is already prominent in letter 22. Firstly‚ we understand that Shug’s arrival excites Celie a lot and

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    The Color Purple movie‚ depicted from a novel of the same title by Alice Walker‚ is a strong and encouraging movie set in 1930s in the countryside of Georgia. The movie centers around a young teenage girl named Celie. Celie is an uneducated African-American girl‚ who out of despair began writing letters to God after she was physically abused and raped by her father. She then becomes pregnant‚ but her father takes her babies away from her and then coerced into marrying an abusive man‚ Albert‚ whom

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    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 family relationships on a young African American woman forced into an abusive marriage in her book The Color Purple. It is through this abusive marriage that Celie comes to the realization that she must fight back against the oppression if she ever

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    Throughout The Color Purple‚ and Memoirs of a Geisha‚ Alice Walker and Arthur Golden respectively present the struggle individuals face to establish self-empowerment within oppressive societies. Both authors explore the degrading effects that marital relationships have on individuals by setting their texts in a society where mostly everyone conforms to the presented social expectations that women cannot depend on themselves. It is also made apparent by Walker and Golden that due to gender stereotypes

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    something that would be looked down upon in today’s age‚ during the time that “The Color Purple” is set during‚ this is the norm and is even encouraged by others. This mistreatment of females is passed down from each generation that is shown. These traditions of violence created separation and caused strain to be placed on the relationships that existed. The struggle to be loved by each character in The Color Purple is shown through the cycle of relationships of Albert and his father‚ Celie and Albert

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    takes place when an individual experiences events or is involved in relationships which prompt them to review their growth and development. The journey results in a different perspective‚ or changes values and attitudes. The powerful film‚ ‘The Color Purple’ (1985) directed by Steven Spielberg explores these concepts and shapes the viewer’s understanding of the inner journey as a process of change. These ideas are also deplicted in Ian Mudie’s poem “My Father Began as a God”‚ and in the narrative

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    police immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they’ve got the right man?” Mr. Purple asks with enthusiasm. Picture 2- “I think that they knew it was the right man because the carpenter‚ truck driver‚ and mechanic were all girls‚” Timothy said with excitement. All the other students looked at him with anger as he stood up. Timothy was the smart alec of the class and was always answering

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    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 her 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 a shy‚ withdrawn woman to someone who was free to speak her mind

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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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