The Color Purple
In Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple, the concept of the body, reproduction, and violence shown through the novel are the most prominent and key concerns seen in this novel. Beginning with the perception of the body, The Color Purple portrays a very striking interpretation from the first pages. “She ugly. He say. But she aint no stranger to hard work. And she clean. And God done fixed her. You can do everything just like you want and she aint gonna make you feed it or clothe it.” This gives the feel that the men have towering standards of the women that are seen in this story of Black Southern Women. This also can be seen when Celie holds on to a picture of Shug because she is so gorgeous. These are principles seen in our society as a whole. Women holding onto pictures of women in magazines and posters lead to the suggestion that the airbrushed picture is realistic and that is what the women of the world need to look like. The predecessor of this is visualized when this is what the men look at in their magazines. The view that men have of women is one of this sexual being waiting to be had. Celie holding onto this picture is the same as a woman today buying a magazine that appeals to her in
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Southern Women, Dont Violence, Color Purple, Alice Walkers, color purple, women seen, modern world, form violence, life makes, violence women, hit women, society women, women world, holding onto,
Approximate Word count = 1268
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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