论文The color purple

On Celie’s growth factors

----the Comments on The color purple

Li Ze Qin

李泽琴

Class 5, Grade 2008

No. 200805140517

The School of Foreign Languages

China West Normal University

A Paper for Appreciating English Movies

May 2012

On Celie’s growth factors

----the Comments on The color purple

Abstract:The Color Purple1adapted from a novel Purple by Alice Walker expresses the waking of feminism 2 well. When she is treated callously and faces numerous maltreat, then she turns to a self-valued and independent woman and achieved her happiness. For her dramatic change, factors can be divided into oppression from Alphonso, Mr. or Albert, and,Sisterhood with NettieNettie, friendship with Shug Avery, and Strengh from Sofia Key words: The Color Purple, Womanism 3, rebellion, self-valued,oppression

The film The Color Purple tells story taking place in the Southern United States during the early- to mid-1900s .In the beginning of the movie, Celie suffers great pain of childbirth, When she was only fourteen years old, she gave birth to the child of her stepfather who sold the the baby, also threatened Celie “you better not never tell nobody but God. So she could only talk to God though she never gets back god’s answer. The film focuses on the change of the protagonist, Celie. Celie marries a local widower whom she calls "Mister" whose name is Albert. Every day, Celie clean up Albert’s disorderly household and take care of his children. Celie is beaten and intimidated into submission. Nettie comes to live with them, and they live happily together and Nettie begins to teach Celie how to read. Nettie is kicked out. Finally, Celie, the black a poor African American girl, who once never said anything against father or husband, with the assistance of Shug, got out of the miserable life and became an independent woman. The factors for her dramatic change can be categorized into two parts, that is, oppression from Alphonso, Mr. or Albert, and Sisterhood with Nettie, friendship with Shug Avery, and Strength from Sofia Oppression from Alphonso and Mr. or Albert

Alphonso is Celie’s stepfather who marries Celie’s mother even though there is

no love and craves for the fortune of Celie’s father left by Celie’s poor father. He does many evil things to Celie and her sister, Nettie. Alphonso orders Celie to do housework and deprive her right on education. Alphonso turns to Celie for his sex desire When Celie’s mother gets ill. Thus being hopeless, Celie starts writing to God. Gradually, under the abuse and oppression of her father, Celie loses her-self value and. Alphonso refuses to let Celie marry minister instead of Nettie. Mr. eventually accepts the offer; this marriage proves to be a kind of business, in which money is every thing while Celie’s thought is never taken into count because Mr takes Celie into a difficult and joyless married life. And our Celie’s world is worse than worse. Constant abuse pesters her for many years.

Albert was married previously, whose wife was murdered. Albert mistreats Celie just as her father had, and she tolerates it, never has she understand that she doesn't have to. In Albert’s eyes Celie is not a person, just a machine. Celie has to help raise Albert’s children, not being their real mother, she lives a hard time. Mr. holds absolutely control over Celie, In this house,. When he is in bad temper, when Celie does not satisfy him, he just beats her violently. And he does not allow any rebellion to him. When he needs her, he pays heeds to her, but when not, Celie is an invisible man. In his mind, he has never shown respect for Celie. And he even brings his mistress, Shug Avery into family and all day runs around her regardless his responsibility to Celie as a husband.

Sisterhood with Nettie

Celie’s and her sister Nettie’ correspondences make up their priceless Sisterhood to each other. The have love for one another, which is sisterly and sexual, Young as Nettie is, she influence Celie a lot.

Firstly, Nettie is Celie's younger sister, by marrying Mr, Celie saves Nettie from living the tragic life that she should have endured. When Nettie’s life at home is unbearable, she runs away to Celie. When Mr. forces Nettie to leave, she promises to write to Celie and that only God can keep them apart. Nettie travels to Africa with Samuel and Corrine, a missionary couple as a missionary. She undergoes many adventures in Africa. These experiences turn Nettie from a girl to an independent