Color Purple- Celie's Journey
The Color Purple is the story of a poor black woman living in the south between World War 1 and World War 2. This was at a time when, although slavery had ended, many women were still virtually in bondage, and had to put up with many conditions that were reminiscent of the days of slavery. The problem was that they had to endure being treated like an inferior person by their own families sometimes, as well as from the white people that lived there. It was a life that was filled with misery for many black women, and they felt helpless to do anything about their situations.The book focuses mainly on a woman named Celie, who has lived a hard life already when, at the age of 14 she begins writing letters to God to have someone to confide in, and tell her thoughts and secrets to. In her first letter, she says "I have always been a good girl. Maybe you can give me a sign letting me know what is happening to me." (Page 1) Already at that age she has been taking care of her brothers and sister, and has been working very hard at trying to get something of an education. On top of this, she has been raped by her father repeatedly because, as he says, "You gonna do what your mammy wouldn’t." (Page
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Nettie Pa, Miss Celie, World War, Shug Avery, Celie Sophia, Shug Memphis, Shug Celie, Adam Olivia, Celie Mr____, Matter Page, celies life, sister nettie, celie finally, celies life finally, wasnt shug, living house, miss celie, nettie alive, sophia tells, day shug, celie sophia,
Approximate Word count = 2346
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
 |
