Harpo's Advice To Celie: Character Analysis

“I just really don’t like being the center of attention that much. It’s kind of ironic.” Whether it means giving a speech in front of an audience or dancing on a stage, no one likes it. However, in the novel, The Flamingo Rising, Larry Baker introduces Louise, a different type of person that will do anything to be the center of attention. In Larry Baker’s novel, Louise and her brother, Abraham Isaac, start their first day at school at the age of twelve. Louise’s limp becomes obvious because she is nervous. As the class stares at her, she overcomes this nervousness and takes control of the situation. In the novel, The Flamingo Rising, Larry Baker clearly shows that Louise’s identity is created more by the environment than

Chayo wanted nothing to do with her. She had explained that her anger was never towards Richard (Marta's son), but towards her sister. During those couple of years that had passed Marta has been regretting the decision she made before Richard was born. Marta said, "'Listen to me. It's been four years. I've paid for what I did. I pay for it everyday'" (Benítez 150). She wanted the love her sister once had for her. Marta knew that there was nothing she could've have done or have said to make her sister forgive her. Marta constantly tried until she finally gave in. On the night of their friend's wedding Tonito (Chayo's son) and Richard had asked Chayo if Richard could stay the night. Chayo agreed with hesitation. In the night a monumental storm had thrashed through. In the morning when Chayo and Cande had woken they searched outside damages. Later on they relieved that they sound they had been hearing was not a storm but the arroyo. They boys woke up soon after them and walked outside. When Chayo was mostly focused on the

Professor Crawford is a assertive human. He does not like to be corrected. The first time Jamal turned in an essay Professor Crawford doubted that he wrote it by himself. Crawford doubted Jamal because he was African American. Jamal is an extremely talented writer and Crawford knows, but he refuses to accept the fact and continues to bring Jamal down. Crawford wanted to see if Jamal can come up with his own words so he made Jamal write an essay with his supervision.

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor, the protagonist, is a farmer in his middle thirties. The author gives little to no detailed physical description of him, but from Proctor’s speech, we can still picture him as a strong and powerful man who is able to keep every situation under the control, the kind of personality which earns him deep respect and even fear from the people in town. On the other hand, Abigail Williams, the antagonist, plays an inferior role as an orphan who has no social status in a place like Salem. Over the course of the play, John Proctor is absolutely awakened and transformed by Abigail Williams. In the end, he overcomes the crucible by releasing himself from his guilt of

Events in history have influenced writers’ style, and the importance in their stories. Alice Walker wrote a novel which was very much subjective by the time period of the 1940’s. There was a great deal of bigotry and tyranny during that time, particularly for Women of color. Women were mentally and physically abused and belittled by man purely because of their race and femininity. Women were considered as ignorant individuals that simply knew how to handle housework and care for the children.

There is a time when she gazes at her children, hugging each other while sleeping, which reminds her of Given. She states, “I think Given must have held me like that once… But another part of me wants to shake Jojo and Michaela (Kayla) awake, to lean down and yell so they startle and sit up so I don’t have to see the way they turn to each other like plants following the sun across the sky” (151). We usually expect a mother to be glad to see her children getting along with each other harmoniously. However, Leonie is indeed jealous of her children because they are doing it so well. Jojo and Kayla share their happiness and worries with one another, and their intimacy is building a wall against the outside world that no one can invade. Originally, Leonie also had a caring brother, but Given was killed by Michael’s white cousin at her early age. Therefore, young Leonie had to cope with the family grief over the death of Given, and she suddenly lost a role model that she trusted or learned from. Later, when she is asked to prepare the death of Mam, Leonie looks at the old pictures of Given, and she says “And I want him back so bad then, because I want to ask him: What should I do?” (217). The quote pinpoints that although Leonie is a parent herself, she is not definite enough to make a decision for the family. She is hopeless as there is no one giving her decisive advice and instructing her

"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react"(unknown). What happens to you in life is mainly your fault, sure there are conditions you can't control. For decades women have sat back and accepted life as it is until something didn't go their way.Very few women actually fought for what they wanted in life. Abby exhibits positive ethics in the play “ The Crucible” written by A. Miller, because she empowers females , utilizes emotion, and upholds her personal beliefs.

The novel Crossed by Ally Condie is the second of the trilogy. In this novel, there were various engaging characters incorporated into the plot. However, there was a character that I additionally favored compared to the others. This character is Indie. She was introduced in the commencement of the novel, specifically in chapter 2. Indie worked along with Cassia in the fields to plant crops so, the Enemy would believe there was civilization in that location. Usually, only Aberrations were transported to do that variation of labor, not Citizens like Cassia. Indie, from the beginning, was intrigued by Cassia and began observing her. For instance, she would watch and attempt to figure her out. When Cassia and Indie were about to be searched, Indie

Because she wanted to make up with her father, Sofia brought the baby to see him for a birthday visit. Sofia and her father gradually forgave each other, but she hoped the birthday party would be their big reconciliation.

    Celie is not a typical protagonist. In Alice Walker's The Color Purple, the main character Celie is an ugly, poor girl who is severely lacking in self-confidence. However, Celie transforms throughout the course of the novel and manages to realize herself as a colorful, beautiful, and proud human being. Celie becomes a powerful individual.

Throughout the novel, Patria’s faith is emotionally challenged by God, the government, and her family. Foremost, God tests Patria when her baby is stillborn. Her recovery and gain of courage is evident when after burying her baby, Patria says: “I began slowly coming back from the dead” (53). Patria’s coming to terms with her loss is exemplified by this. Slowly she begins to gain control over her emotions, which is one of the many transformative properties of courage. Subsequently, the SIM imprisons Maria Teresa and Minerva taking a psychological toll on Patria’s health, but with her spiritual bravery, she is able to stand tall despite the pain. Ultimately, Patria’s son, Nelson, and her husband, Pedrito, are fighting with the resistance against Trujillo in the mountains; she fears they will not return alive, however her courageousness keeps her hopeful. This newfound courage will help Patria stay strong during the moments leading up to her and her sisters death. In addition to Patria’s possession of emotional courage, there are other types possessed by her

He feels that it is because of his sexual preference and romantic relationship with their cousin Alvaro that his sister Ceci is in a vegetative state. It all occurred when Ceci, who also loved Alvaro, caught the two having sex in a car. Enraged, she began beating Rene, causing him to hit a pole and injuring Ceci. While Alvaro left to serve the army soon after, attempting to forget the incident, Rene took it hard. Not only did he feel that it was it his fault, but he believed it could have been avoided if he were heterosexual and not sexually involved with their cousin. But he did not tell anyone. He kept it to himself, allowing it to eat at him inside. As a result of his inner conflict and shame, we begin to understand why Rene acts so violently. Research also supports and explains Rene’s actions, as all violence has some form of bypassed shame at its core (Scheff). Shame results in the emergence of anger and aggression, which is used in a destructive motive to cover up their shame (Dearing). If the feelings persist over time, it can potentially lead to depression, self-harm, and frequent anger reactions (Scheff). Through this, we can accept and understand Rene’s actions, as he targets his aggression towards other gay individuals, ashamed and unwilling to accept

Being a black female in the south during the early 1900’s, at a time when white and blacks were socially segregated and women were absolutely inferior to men, was one of the many challenges Celie would be faced with in her lifetime. Born in 1895, Celie was raised on a farm in a small town in Georgia where formal education took a back seat to physical labor and household maintenance, and the Church was the main focal point of socialization among local town members.

Celie also values her sister Nettie greatly and protects her when it comes to their step-father, Alphonso raping the girls. Celie says “I ast him to take me instead of Nettie while our new mammy was sick.” the casual tone of the preceding line adds to Celie's lack of self-worth; she is so used to being raped by Alphonso that it no longer makes any difference to her. As Celie transitions to the Mister’s household, she is still treated with disrespect by the Mister himself and even one of his sons. In a letter to God, she writes “I spent most of my wedding day running from the oldest boy… He picks up a rock and laid my head open.” Celie grows older in this household and submits to more abuse from her new husband.

It is through the physical pain that the reader understands the emotional strain and turmoil of the protagonist’s plight. The juxtaposition of survival and living are never more evident here. Her children are kidnapped; killed or sold. She has a body still recovering from the birth of a child, and she is forced to take her mother’s place, as a victim of domestic violence and sexual assault. Walker cleverly crafts this sense of desperation with Celie’s soul baring letters to god, the reader realizes she is has no one else to turn to; her writing only re-enforces her father's control over her. Her persevering spirit is what makes her survival so unique in the sense that she does not become embittered through any of it. “I look at woman, tho, cause I am not scared of them.” Telling god that she has not been traumatized at all by her mother’s passing, in fact, she goes further on “Mabey cause my mamma cuss me you think I kept mad at her. But I ain’t I feel sorry for her. (Walker, 5)” This for the reader is the most heart-breaking stance that she takes, as the reader is aware of the fact that her mother hated Celie’s guts with writing agony because her husband choose to rape her when she could not have sex with him. The reader singularly carries this sense of desperation for the protagonist as she continues to power through the intensity that surrounds her.