3. http://croak.eu/TTuf5n
http://croak.eu/Xef0sB
http://croak.eu/XefK0U
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Recommendation
9. For this
book I would recommend this book to anyone who is old enough to comprehend and
who is capable of appreciating the content of this gripping novel. The explicit
content may not be something appropriate younger kids, but I would strongly
suggest this book for adolescents and above. This books overbearing theme of
the strength of family bonds is such an important message for everyone to read
about in this inspiring novel.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Book Rating (Scale of 1-10)
7. Rating Alice
Walker’s text, The Color Purple, on a mere scale from 1-10 seems rather
insulting and discrediting to her work. The rationale behind that opinion comes
from the video posted above; how Walker informs the public that the foundation
for The Color Purple steams from her own linage and ancestors. Who are we (2
High School Juniors) to judge Alice Walker’s ancestry on a scale of 1 to 10?
Not to mention the pain, discrimination, and suffrage they underwent. For the
assignment, however, we have decided to give it a number anyway. It is probably
transparent enough already, but we have decided to give this book a 10. The
fact that Celie is able to overcome obstacle and obstacle while still a loyal
and dedicated housewife is truly remarkable. Also her hope truly strikes awe,
because even though it may have dwindled to flicker, it never burned out. Celie
was able to constantly find hope and joy whenever she could get it, and that
has altered our outlook on life, and will walk with us for the remainder of our lives. It is for those reasons that
Nicole and I have decided to give this work a 10.
Should The Color Purple be Banned?
6. It is understandable that the book has a lot of explicit
content that may not be appropriate for certain age groups but I don’t believe
that people should told what they can and cannot read. This novel also has such
an important message and story that I think anyone should be able to read it if
they want to.
The Color Purple Excerpt
4. Sofia,
who is Harpo’s wife, is a strong headed and short tempered woman, and for this
time period that wasn’t the expected behavior of women. Women were supposed to
follow everything that their husbands said and this shows how the genders roles
and switched in parts of this novel.
“All your
children so clean, she say, would you like to work for me, be my maid?
Sofia say, I say, Hell no.
She say, What you say?
Sofia say, Hell no.
Mayor look at Sofia, push his wife out the way. Stick out his chest.
Girl, what you say to Miss Millie?
Sofia say, I say, Hell no.
He slap her.
I stop telling it right there.
Squeak on the edge of her seat. She wait. Look down my throat some more.
No need to say no more, Mr._____ say. You know what happen is somebody
slap Sofia.
Squeak go white as a sheet. Naw,
she say.
Naw nothing, I say. Sofia knock
the man down.
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