Summary: Celie Gets Rid Of The Patriarchal Image Of God

In the novel, Their eyes were watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston, the character who I believe sacrificed the most would be, Janie. At the age of sixteen, She was forced into marriage, which had caused her to give up her innocence. Throughout the novel, she is viewed as a strong, powerful, and a hopeful woman, who is degraded and belittled by men. In the end, Janie married Tea Cake who showed her the way life should of been and learned what it was like being loved by a man who had not taken her for granted.

Alice Walker also gave importance to the value of female bonds and relationships or sisterhood as a means of coping and social support against the alienation experienced by Celie and other black female characters in the novel. Celie’s friends, mainly Shug and Sofia helped her to find her voice and stand up for herself. As the novel progresses, Celie develops strength and eventually gains her freedom towards the end.

Once Shug is able to feel acquainted with Celie they find themselves doing everything together. Shug teaches Celies about herself mentally, spiritually, and physically with her body. The book captures the feelings held between the Celie and Shug with vibrant words and sentences between the two characters. ¨She say, I love you, Miss Celie. And then she haul off and kiss me on the mouth (Walker, 1982).¨ In the movie however it doesn't show how close the girls become, and how strong their bond is. One of the main points Shug´s character puts across is how she teaches Celie about herself, like the reader could see Nettie trying to do in the beginning of the story. In the book one of the most important things celie is able to do is stand up for herself, she is able to do this with the guidance and support given to her by shug. In the movie one can only assume Celie finds her strength over time given all the abuse she endures in her childhood, and

In A.S. Byatt’s “The Thing in the Forest”, the author uses the elements of a short story to craft a dark, fairy tale. The title of the story, “The Thing in the Forest”, in the sense that it foreshadows the main idea of the story. The audience expects more than just a "thing", as listed in the title. Byatt emphasizes that the main characters are the two-main protagonist who were girls dealing with more than just a “thing” in the forest that affected them for the rest of their lives. this is the use of symbols that expresses a meaning to focus on the story. A.S. Byatt emphasizes more on the plot and setting, characters, theme and symbols.

“Babylon Revisited” is a very detailed and well written story that has many ups and downs bound to leave the reader on the edge of their seat.F. Scott Fitzgerald uses many different types of writing techniques in “Babylon Revisited” to make this story grab the reader’s attention even more so than some of his previous works.Fitzgerald’s style portrays one of the most important aspects of this book by far, setting the tone for this story giving you more details throughout. From attention to detail, to setting, to literary devices used throughout this story, Fitzgerald really hit home with this one.With the many different writing details used in this story,

All throughout The color purple characters change due to their circumstances. Celie was very restricted and oppressed during the first part of the movie but she blossomed inspiring others to do so as well. Her change was taking control of her own life and choosing her own way after being ordered around all her life. Celie proved to have great courage for standing up for her human rights. Her dynamic change will be an inspiration for many who can relate in the

Family is a large part of The Color Purple. Alice walker says makes many points about various subjects, but her opinion on family is clear. Family is not defined by blood relation or marriage, or any traditional connection. This is very clear in The Color Purple, through the life of Celie and her journey as a person

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.

In Under the Cope of Heaven by Patricia Bonomi, she depicts many of the hardships that the new colonies continue to face throughout their settlement. She discussed the religious, political and societal turmoil that all the colonies struggle with, each in separate ways depending on religious affiliation, geographical location, and population demographics. She argues that religion played a very important role not only in the colonist everyday life, but also in the government and economy that is established. She states that the preaching in churches from ministers and other preachers of power was key in molding the public opinion on political standpoints, leading to a great impact on society. She touches on social religion, people using religion

Every situation that occurs between each character ends up the contradictory of what was meant to happen. The language in this story is strong from each characters dialogue as the diction indicates the social status in society and situations that occur that makes their voices stand out for themselves. For example, when Sofia fought with the Mayor’s wife as she wanted her to be her personal maid she would say, “hell no” to her in which she later ended up in prison. The form of diction used describes the person’s personality give a better understanding of their character in the story.

Mariam-Webster Online Dictionary defines destiny as “what happens in the future: the things that someone or something will experience in the future” ("Destiny." Merriam-Webster). Every individual experiences a different destiny and while some find their destiny easily, others spend their whole lives searching. This can be evidentially seen in Cheryl Strayed’s novel Wild. Wild is a biography of the author’s journey along the Pacific Crest Trail; commonly referred to PCT. The author embarks on this journey in an attempt to find herself and her true destiny after living through the horrific events of her past. On her journey of self-discovery, the author finds herself involved with people and situations that she could have never previously imagined. These gripping events and characters keeps the reader constantly wanting more, and after analyzing the novel Wild by Cheryl Strayed in a feminist approach the novel reveals an intricate theme. The author reveals that a woman's search for identity is complicated by over-sexualization, toughened by the doubt of others, and completed through her mental perseverance.

Thesis Statement – In “The Right Wind”, Laura Manson reveals the key to any and all families emerging from the depths of darkness into the fresh air of hope and happiness through symbols.

She states that “I don’t write to god no more, I write to you.” to Nettie in letter seventy-three shortly after. This is a significant turn in Celie’s spiritual journey as she abandons God – which she deemed unhelping and unresponsive, in favor of her sister who has always been there for her as a source of comfort to her from the beginning. Celie began to turn away from religion and begins to search the spaces of spirituality in her life, which are namely Shug and Nettie. When Shug describes her journey from religious to spiritual and how she discovered her spiritual state became the ultimate turning point in Celie’s development away from stiffly structured religion. The conversation takes place in letter seventy-three where Celie learns that Shug had also believed in a conventional stereotyped God at one point in her life but had since advanced and developed a pantheist belief. This reassured Celie greatly and gave her a focus to her

Celie becomes subjective about want she want in her life and she do this through the assistance of other female characters. Furthermore, she also do this through the writing and making friends with females. Alice walker gives celie an awareness on how to deal/manage her life and how she should act against discrimination. In addition, Celie is able to grow or breaks away from discrimination through the assistance of other female characters. As celie do this she begins to convey her feeling of living abusive life through writing letters, because earlier she was not allowed to speak out her feelings by her stepfather. However, as she transform she express her feeling by

Celie and her sister, Nettie, learn that a man Mr. ______ wants to marry Nettie. Alphonso, their dad, refuses to let Nettie marry, and offers Mr. ______ Celie as a bride instead of Nettie. Mr. ______ eventually accepts the offer, and takes Celie into a difficult marriage. Nettie runs away and stays at Celie’s house. Mr. ______ still wants to marry Nettie, and when he makes it known to her she escapes. Celie never heard from Nettie, she now thinks Nettie is dead. Mr. ______’s sister Kate feels sorry for Celie, and tells her to fight back against Mr. ______ rather than submit to his torture. Harpo, Mr. ______’s son falls in love with a large girl named Sofia. Shug Avery comes to town to sing at a local bar, but Celie can’t go see her. Shug returns