What is something that every single person in the world cherishes? What is something that people long for? The Color Purple by Alice Walker stretches the answer to that question with a series of letters between two sisters that spans forty years. A story of women joined together by love and hardship, The Color Purple depicts the value of family. But ever since it has been published, the book has gained a reputation for being inappropriate, and not suitable for schools. The Color Purple by Alice Walker should be kept in school libraries because it conveys the importance of family, shows examples of overcoming hardship and discusses serious topics such as rape and death. The Color Purple is an inspiring, beautiful, and powerful read for teens. The Color Purple is important for teens to read because its most prominent theme is how family sticks together through thick and thin, and it talks about the value of it as well. Within the first 20 pages of the book, Celie is separated from her sister, Nettie. Celie is forced into a marriage, so Nettie doesn’t have to be. Celie takes all of her father’s sexual abuse, so Nettie doesn’t have to suffer. “They cry theirselves to sleep. But I don’t cry. I lay there thinking bout Nettie while he on top …show more content…
There’s rape, death, and many other aspects covered in the book. In this first page, readers are immediately met with a rape scene. While this is shocking to many, Celie recovers and gets through it. She was born with all odds against her, but she is a strong and selfless woman. Celie becomes prosperous and content, and the book executes a joyful end that is satisfying. People reading the book in a school environment are exposed to these topics and are able to learn from Celie’s perspective. “But I don’t think us old at all. And us so happy. Matter of fact, I think this the youngest us ever felt. Amen”
Celie is pulled out of school, beaten, raped, and forced into marriage at an extremely young age. All of these sacrifices kept Nettie safe and educated, but hurt Celie, who only thought of her sister and not of herself. Firstly, Celie sacrifices her childhood to keep
Throughout history, individuals have shown a trend in escaping situations in which they were in captivity. Similarly, this trend hold true in literature, as well. Alice Walker’s The Color Purple exemplifies this idea, as her protagonist, Celie, escapes from an abusive relationship by the end of the novel. Furthermore, Ayn Rand’s Anthem conveys the same message, for the main character of the novel, Equality 7-2521, eventually leaves the oppressive society in which he grew up.
She had to live a life of ignorance and isolation until a women named Shug Avery came into her life. She opened Celie’s eyes to see the world in different ways and Celie admired her for that. Being a black women in the early American 1900’s was a life full of keeping your mouth shut, just to stay alive. As Celie grows up, she learns to be free from society's standards for women like her. By following the pathway full of symbols presented to her by her inspiration and Christ-like figure, Shug Avery, Celie was able to live the life she wanted.
The Color Purple is a movie that displays committed partners, intentional, two-parent biological family, traditional, and blended family concepts of family. Celie had her virginity taken away from her when she was raped by her stepfather. Not understanding the meaning of true love or consensual sex after being sexually abuse by both her stepfather and Mister, Celie willingly experience pleasurable moments with Shug. Shug and Celie became committed to one another and they considered themselves family.
In The Purple Jar, the little girl had a downfall coming when she chooses to buy something beautiful instead of something necessary. Welty could have easily been disappointed, but she found a meaning in the book. She compares it with her reading books for the beauty and for the sake of reading itself. Instead of reading books that are essential and important to her she read just for her own sake. She eventually learns by her experience, the meaning tied with The Purple Jar.
Since the story is Celie’s private letters that she writes to god, the story is confidential. In this privacy state she is able to let out any feelings that she wants, and any attitude that she wants to embark in. She also confesses easily because she is simply writing a journal. This novel is about tragedy and hardship. The novel is set in Georgia’s rural towns.
I have read plenty of books that have been turned into movies, however “The Color Purple” is one of the few books that has a musical and movie version of which I know. The directors took different approaches on how some scenes are portrayed in their movie or musical, but I believe they all did very well in portraying the message. One of my favorite parts of the book is when Celie finds her courage to talk back to Mr. ____. It was during the dinner at Odessa’s house where Shug had announced that they would be leaving to Memphis and taking Celie with them. It was during this part that I feel Celie was finally able to stand up for herself and it was one of the most powerful moments in the book and movie.
She is a static character because she did not change much thorough out the story. She ran away from home after Celie got married to Mr. Albert instead of herself. Celie wanted to marry Albert but her Pa would not allow her & instead chose Celie to marry him. Mr. Albert decides to marry Celie so that she can take care of his children. Nettie moved to Africa where she came across Samuel & Corrine who adopted Celie's kids.
Another example of this is when Celie and Shug kisses. There is a visible lesbian presence in the kissing scene, but the kiss is not perverse. This conforms to the pre-Hays Code where “lustful kissing” was prohibited in films (Mondello, 2008, para. 10). Patricia White further argues that characters that are portrayed as a lesbian or gay are often consigned to the status of supporting characters (p. 148). This is completely true because Snug is not a main protagonist in the film and the audience did not get to see her relationship with Celie blossom.
The Color Purple was published in 1982, written by Alice Walker. Alice grew up and lived in Eatonton, Georgia and worked as a social worker, teacher, lecturer, and took part in the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. Alice decided to write this novel to describe the struggles of three generations of Georgia sharecroppers. This novel sold more than 5 million copies and won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1983. (“Alice Walker”)
The Color Purple, written by Alice Walker, is about a girl’s life in the early 1900s. It tells you how hard it was for African-American women during that time. The Color Purple is filled with dynamic characters. A dynamic character is a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, in their personality or attitude.
She is used to condone her rights and to obey her husband. Even when the others ask her to fight for her rights, she answers that fighting brings problems and she is content with just being alive. She faces a great part of patriarchal oppression to the extent that she is not ready to fight and has no self-esteem or identity. Celie implements what she asks for without complaining as she is used to be marginalized and submissive object of males. She believes that the only way to live in her husband’s house is to obey him and follow his
I have recently been reading “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker and I think that it is a very interesting book so far. The book is written in the form of letters, which the main character sends to her sister and vice versa. I think that this is a very interesting way to write a novel because it gives a few different perspectives and it is very different from most other novels. This book was written in 1982 and depicts the struggles of being a black female American and the issues that arise due to both sexism and racism. The main character, Celie is a woman who has gone through many struggles in her life, such as marrying a man in order to protect her sister and constantly being tortured by her husband.
The Color Purple is a novel, made up of letters written by Celie to God. Celie is a fourteen year old black girl, who has been raped by her father. She falls pregnant twice, but both children are taken away and put up for adoption illegally. Even she had got married off to “Mister”. Things are becoming a little bit better for Celie for a short while after her sister Nettie comes to live with her.
Lenny Henry of Daily News describes The Color Purple by Alice Walker as, “One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read…... it is stunning-moving, exciting and wonderful.” By saying that, I think he perfectly describes how this book makes you feel and I didn’t realize how much of an impact this book had on me until days after I finished reading it. The Color Purple perfectly illustrates the struggles in the life of a young girl living in the South in the 1800s who has had many harsh experiences with abusive men . I chose this book for the theme of survival because I wanted to focus more so on the emotional aspect of survival than the physical aspect.