The Color Purple By Margaret Atwood - 1873 Words

The Color Purple is a 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg and focuses on the life of Celie, an African American girl brought up around vigorous abuse. At a young age she is married off to her Mister and from then serves him, doing anything to meet his needs and pleasure him. She lives this life of slavery and assault, to one day be reunited with her sister, Nettie, in Africa. A novel in which focuses on similar themes to that of The Color Purple is a 1985 dystopian novel written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. The book is written in first person and is a story about the way women are subjected to only be kept for reproductive purposes. The book is about a woman’s life, and the hardships and inequality she has to face on the daily†¦show more content†¦When Harpo (her Misters son) asked Celie ‘what should I do about Sophia’ Celie responded with ‘beat her’. This displayed that Celie thinks her identity is to answer to her Mister and if sh e doesn’t she will be beat; she doesn’t really know her true self and capabilities. Although Celie doesn’t really understand her identity she still has one. In contrast, in The Handmaids Tale most of the characters aren’t even given an identity, they are nameless. No character is represented by their own names, more part of groups such as Handmaid, Wife or Martha. This shows that in this novel the body of women and the functions are more important than their minds and identity. Most women were often described by their features, their ‘eyes’ and ‘hands’, this is to show the audience the lack of identity they hold and how their psychical features are deemed more important than their mental ability. When one Ofglen is replaced with another the Handmaid quotes ‘this woman has been my partner for two weeks. I don t know what happened to the one before’. This then shows how disconnected the women are and how the use of the word partner is used to hide the identity of the person. This also illustrates that the personality of the women is not essential for the job at hand, as they are just easily replaced with someone else. The Handmaids Tale and The Color Purple analyse the ways women are destined for one identity, the identity to serve men and continue toShow MoreRelatedThe Crucible And The Handmaids Tale Analysis1176 Words   |  5 PagesIn the books The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood truth is large concept. Throughout the books truth is used to define the perception and the reality through key symbols that go above and beyond an object. In The Crucible The Bible plays an immense part in shaping characters characteristics, also in The Handmaid’s Tale it shapes one of the main motifs of the story. Throughout the two books, flowers are a meaningful symbol which is compared to a real relationshipRead MoreHow Are the Two Female Protagonists Offred fro m â€Å"the Handmaids Tale† by Magaret Atwood and Celie from â€Å"the Color Purple† by Alice Walker Oppressed by Men, in What Ways Are Their Situations Similar and How Do They Deal4443 Words   |  18 PagesMagaret Atwood and Celie from â€Å"The Color Purple† by Alice Walker oppressed by men, in what ways are their situations similar and how do they deal with the pressure and abuse?† Abstract The purpose of this essay is to look at how the two protagonist women, Offred from â€Å"The Handmaid’s Tale† and Celie from â€Å"The Color Purple† are treated in literature. This essay aims to answer the question: â€Å"How are the two protagonist women Offred from â€Å"The handmaid’s tale† and Celie from â€Å"The Color Purple† oppressedRead MoreThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Essay2490 Words   |  10 Pagesâ€Å"There is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from,† (Atwood 24). The Handmaid’s Tale, written by Margaret Atwood, is a novel set in the near future where societal roles have severely changed. The most notable change is that concerning women. Whereas, in the past, women have been gaining rights and earning more â€Å"freedom to’s†, the women in the society of The Handmaidà ¢â‚¬â„¢s Tale have â€Å"freedomRead More Censorship in the Classroom Essay2774 Words   |  12 Pagestheir religious, political, or sexual content. RELIGION anti-Christian: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier More Scary Stories in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez    New Age religion and witches: Impressions Edited by Jack Booth et. al. The Witches by Roald Dahl Curses, Hexes, and Spells by Daniel Cohen A Wrinkle in Time