The Color Purple is the richly textured, decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated woman living in the rural American south. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mr.," Celie turns and shares her grief only with God. She is transformed by the friendships of two women, acquiring self-worth, and the strength to forgive. We see issues like power in the family, white power over blacks, oppression, invisible walls; we also see private troubles and public issues that are evident and will be addressed. I will discuss the role of 'Ideological Power' and show how it is conveyed. I will speak about a character in the story that is different from myself and give my opinion on his or her character. I will also pick out a character I do not like in the movie and express my opinion as to why I do not like him or her. All these will be looked at in the following essay.

This movie is very powerful and shows a turning point in history as to how women can speak for themselves. Celie and her sister were reunited at the end of the show, and Celie's husband ended up alone. The audience is let with a good feeling as to how things worked out for the Celie and I feel her husband deserved to be alone at the end. This movie demonstrates a message of hope to the oppressed and should inspire all to bring about change as to how society is run. ¨

When identifying 'private troubles and public issues,' there are many we see in this movie. The incest abuse of Celie by her father is supported by Celie having babies very early in life and her father telling her not to tell anyone but God. Celie is sold to a man who really wanted Nettie the other sister, and would continue to abuse Celie by physically beating her, raping (I say rape because it was against her will) and mentally hurting her. In these days the family problems stayed in the family and were not yet public issues. The public issues, which would now take place are child abuse, abuse, alcohol abuse, family violence, grief, incest, racism, and sexual abuse to name a few. We can see how far social work has come over the years by seeing these problems and setting up programs to help families work together as a unit.

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Approximate Word count = 1544
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)