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Essay / Free Essays on The Color Purple: Recognition and Equality in...
Recognition and Equality in the Color PurpleThe book, The Color Purple, by Alice Walker is a good example of how, over the years, Women have made remarkable progress toward achieving success, recognition and equality. Since the day they started to get closer, bringing a unity in which they never really used to progress towards their quality goal. Their particular aim was to oppose the greater freedom of human rights. It was difficult to maintain because they could not speak out against inequality because they were treated like slaves. However, it was easy to achieve victory. In the book, there seems to be a moment where Celie opened her eyes and started her own business. She owns a pants manufacturing business that she started while living in Shug's house. She makes custom pants for her family and everyone wanted a pair. Thanks to work, she has money and she dresses well. His business is booming and everyone orders pants from him. This also shows this element of the pants. Her company's pants give Célie her own identity; now people see her as a master in something and not a housewife. This also shows Celie that she has an identity and that she doesn't have to live with men and do what they tell her. It also gives him financial freedom. The business brought her to success in which she inherits the house she grew up in and feels even better because now she lives alone and Nettie, her sister who lives in Africa, can come with Celie's children and her husband and stay with Celie. At this time, happiness is about to disappear as a message arrives from the Ministry of Defense announcing that Nettie's ship has sunk. This has made Celie lose all hope and she feels like there is no longer anything to live for when she says, “Being alive is beginning to feel like a terrible strain. » (Page 262). However, Cellie receives further letters from Nettie stating: "But one of these days I hope to see your face." In conclusion, this shows that major successes are being made and things are improving. Nettie ends up coming to America and living with Cellie and so it's a major success. A key role in the book seems to be a sense of