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Summary: The thought of a High School student on The Color Purple
Review: Well The Color Purple is a well writen book if you want to get close to the reality of a African American poorly educated in the early 1900's. Although I was a book based on turn arounds and troubling plots. You never know really what Mr. blank she is talking about at any time. In a whole people got married then divorced it did ofcourse bring a ton of insight of different cultures and how they acted. I do like the journal writing between the sisters but you also get lost in how old or new the letters are since a certain person hid them. In a whole I honestly don't know if I should recommend this book or not it has it's goods and bads
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Summary: Through My Eyes
Review: I loved this book which I read for my IRP in English. I have recommended it to all my friends. The Color Purple is a empowering story about a girl rising from a subservient position to become and strong independent woman. With the help of the women around her Celie is able to rise above the abuse she has endured for years. She discovers she is stronger than she ever believed and that no matter what happens she can make it on her own.
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Summary: The Color Purple ... a Color too strong for words?
Review: The Color Purple is a classic tale of some of the issues facing the minorities of America in the 20th century. After studying a few famous minorities and their contributions to the American society of the 1920's, I was very eager to learn more about the struggles and donations of various minorities, despite the many obstacles they encountered. A tale of Celie's life, though somewhat based on Alice Walker's, The Color Purple is a story about the trip through life and the role believing in religion or being spiritual can do. Celie is the protagonist of The Color Purple, and her letters serve as the narration of the story. She begins as a somewhat naïve and confused woman who matures and learns through her mistakes in romance and socially to become a better person. The title of this book was chosen appropriately by Alice Walker, as her ethnicity, being part Cherokee Indian and with close relatives who had been slaves, The Color Purple is simply the description of her skin, a blatant label referring to her skin color and history as a human being. Celie's changes come about as her letters evolve and she begins to think more deeply about relations with Pa, but also Nettie, Samuel and Corrine. The love relationship with Shug also forces Celie to mature. It is with the almost need to feel loved by and feel the love for Shug, as a lover, and Nettie, as a friend and companion, that Celie heads for spiritual belonging rather than religious. Nettie's character plays a great role, especially in the ending. Though the ending was a bit illogical, foreshadowing did occur through the help of Nettie's letters. Her companionship to Celie was needed, which let the reader know that no matter what; Nettie was always to be a part of Celie. This book was not very interesting to me. I felt that it was somewhat vulgar, though I understood the importance of this controversial material. It opened my eyes to the life of someone underprivileged, living a stereotypical life with nowhere of great importance to go, or rather the lack of an expected destination or need to arrive there. I am sure that if I were to read this novel over with a different frame of mind that it may have been a tad bit more touching and deep rather than the simple sex-filled novel I saw it as.
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Summary: Simply amazing.
Review: I thought this was an AMAZING book. It starts off a little slow, but the rest of the book was riveting. It potrayed the raw emotions Celie felt wonderfully, and even though I have never experienced close that what she was feeling, I could feel her pain, and the optimism and humor which shines through. I cannot put into words how I feel about this book--Celie is a role model to all, showing everyone that despite your terrible past, everyone has a chance to make something of themselves.
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Summary: The Color Purple
Review: At first reading this book was challenging because of how Celie the main character talks. She a young black woman in the early twentieth century and the story is about her life told through letters from her to god and her sister her Nettie who was also her best friend. The story makes you feel happy, sad, and angry, it has a lot of emotion in it. It deals with her sexual abuse from her father and the horrible marriage that she was forced into and how she finally found love in the one of the last places expected.
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Summary: Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"
Review: "The Color Purple" is a wonderful book. Alice Walker makes you feel for the characters as if they are your own flesh and blood. She tells a story of rape, incest, betrayal, being thrown into a horrid marriage, and still pulling thourgh half-way through life and becoming successful.This story will make you angry, happy, and sad. Celie, the main character, is merely a little girl when the book starts. Throughout the story you will share Celie's take on her childhood, her marriage, and her search for love. There is a big world out there for her and you can join her on her journey to discovering herself...
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Summary: A very inspirational story of a young girl's struggle...
Review: The Color Purple is a wonderful book. Alice Walker makes you feel for the characters as if they are your own flesh and blood. She tells a story of rape, incest, betrayal, being thrown into a horrid marriage, and still pulling through half-way through life and becoming successful. This story will make you angry, happy, and sad. Celie, the main character, is merely a little girl when the book starts. Her father abuses her sexually due to lack of sexual activity he receives from his sickly wife. Although not the prettiest of daughters, he knew no one would care much for what he did to Celie. He even got to the point of giveing her to a man who is after his prize daughter, Nettie. Since Celie's father had no feelings for Celie he just gave her to this man so that he'd stop going after Nettie. Throughout the story you will share Celie's take on her childhood, her marriage, and her search for love. There is a big world out there for her and you can join her on her journey to discovering herself...
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Summary: The Color Purple
Review: "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker takes place in the south. The story is about two sisters named Celie and Nettie, who were more than just sisters. They were best friends. Forced to be seperated by Celie's abusive husband, Nettie promised to write Celie letters every week telling about her life and how she was doing. Celie's husband stole the letters from the mailbox because he did not want Celie to think that anyone cared about her, except for him. Celie was very concered about her sister until one day when her husband went out and Celie was cleaning a chest in the house and found the stack of letters hidden inside from Nettie. She read the letters and found out all about Nettie's life and what she had been doing for the past few years. Nettie became married and lived in Africa. At the end of the book, there is a special surprise for Celie. This book touches many hearts and was wonderful. This book was very well written and touched many hearts. The authors style of writing was unique in the way she used such detail that the reader felt as if they were involved in the story and they were feeling what the characters felt. The author was also unique by using the slang language that was commonly used by the peope who lived in this area at that specific time. Walker often wrote in broken english to make the story all the more realistic to the reader.
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Summary: A Great Use of Time!
Review: As I read this book, I was in awe at the bluntness of events that take place. The dialogue is amazing. It captures very well the feelings, tone, and words of blacks in the southern portion of the United States in the early 1900s. This particular dialogue made the novel extremely interesting and gave it a certain touch of authenticity. Also, the format of the novel, in written letters between two people, held my interest. I was actually affected by the characters' experiences. The protagonist, Celie, is a character whom many are prejudiced against. Because, after a terribly long struggle to survive, she eventually finds happiness, I, too, felt liberated. This book has much to offer and is worth reading.
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Summary: Heart Warming Tale
Review: I admired this book because it explored a lot of non-mainstream topics such as: homosexuality, racism, and domestic violence with a relaxed point of view. Alice Walker was not afraid to tell the true stories of her characters in such a way as not to pry into their life, but to explore what was happening to them through brilliant dialogue. The people of this book drew vivid images of dark faces in the mind's eye, and the mind's ear could hear their thick southern accents. The story is very down to earth, and the interaction is unforgettable. I thought this was a very gritty and realistic book, and I recommend it with confidence.
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