Hey Saie, I thought your presentation was really well put together, and I especially enjoyed that you gave us pragmatic goals to achieve, showing us exactly what learning about your author gave us in preparation for the AP Lit exam and beyond. After following your blog, I did have some commentary and a few questions, on this portion - AP open question 2.
First, I noticed that there seem to be many parallels with Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God". What do you think was experience that made Celie move from passively struggling through misery, finding hope in religion, to actively seizing control of her fate? In TEWWG, Janie snaps after being bullied by Joe constantly in public - do the parallels continue in "The Color Purple"?
Also, what symbolism do you believe there is with Celie's first husband's name not being given? Esentially, why do you think he is called only Mr. ___ ? My idea on this was that Walker is providing social commentary, and making a statement that such abuse was far too common place, not limited to just this one man. Perhaps this was her bold step to tackling the gender disparities and rampant inequality of the time.
Saie, I wanted to start off by saying that I thought you did a really good job of advertising your blog really well with the color purple included in all your different outlets. I agree with Harsha that there is a lot of parallels with Their Eyes Were Watching God because they are bildungsroman of African American women who are trying to find themselves and justice in their life. I think you did a really well job of showing how she strived to find justice in her life without summarizing the book too much. It was interesting how you explained how religion was her way of trying to get past the injustice she had to live through. This helps grab how important religion is for the author as well. I think it was really creative how you put spinach in the cookies because not only were they very noticeable but also very delicious!
Hey Saie,
ReplyDeleteI thought your presentation was really well put together, and I especially enjoyed that you gave us pragmatic goals to achieve, showing us exactly what learning about your author gave us in preparation for the AP Lit exam and beyond. After following your blog, I did have some commentary and a few questions, on this portion - AP open question 2.
First, I noticed that there seem to be many parallels with Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God". What do you think was experience that made Celie move from passively struggling through misery, finding hope in religion, to actively seizing control of her fate? In TEWWG, Janie snaps after being bullied by Joe constantly in public - do the parallels continue in "The Color Purple"?
Also, what symbolism do you believe there is with Celie's first husband's name not being given? Esentially, why do you think he is called only Mr. ___ ? My idea on this was that Walker is providing social commentary, and making a statement that such abuse was far too common place, not limited to just this one man. Perhaps this was her bold step to tackling the gender disparities and rampant inequality of the time.
Thanks,
Harsha
Saie, I wanted to start off by saying that I thought you did a really good job of advertising your blog really well with the color purple included in all your different outlets. I agree with Harsha that there is a lot of parallels with Their Eyes Were Watching God because they are bildungsroman of African American women who are trying to find themselves and justice in their life. I think you did a really well job of showing how she strived to find justice in her life without summarizing the book too much. It was interesting how you explained how religion was her way of trying to get past the injustice she had to live through. This helps grab how important religion is for the author as well. I think it was really creative how you put spinach in the cookies because not only were they very noticeable but also very delicious!
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