Ntozake Shange

tendency of making people act in ways other than their usual self. As one begins to act the way others want them to they begin to lose distinctiveness and individuality. For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange is about a specific set of women, who aim to please a certain man or different men. Each woman is hurt in some way by a man and as they progress throughout the series of “choreopoems”, they alter themselves in different ways to cause an effect

The Red Tent - An Unforgettable Testimony to Women’s Strength and Power The Red Tent by Anita Diamant illuminates one of the greatest testimonies to women’s strength: childbirth. On a creative level, Diamant did something extraordinary. She took a small passage from the Bible about the character Dinah, and made her story into an unforgettable testimony to women’s strength and power. Overlooking women’s role in Biblical life is easy because there is practically nothing written by or about women

For Colored Girls directed by Tyler Perry in 2010, is an adaption of Ntozake Shange’s 1975 choreopoem, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.” A choreopoem is a combination of poetry, dance, and music intended to perform on a stage, that was originally written as a poem. Shange’s choreopoem was considered a Broadway sensation that won an Obie and Tony Award. The purpose of her choreopoem was to show how women of color of the twentieth century were oppressed and maintained

Bildungsroman is a German term coined by Philologist Karl Morgenstern and later popularized in 1905. It has many variations and subgenres such as Entwicklungsroman (“development of novel”), Erziehungsroman (“education novel”), Kunstlerroman (“artist novel”). Twentieth Century is much known for its marvelous developments and it spread to Germany, France, and Britain. Sometimes the term coming of age is used compatibly with Bildungsroman. This term is used to describe the protagonist’s psychological

Janelle Monáes “Tightrope” is an empowering piece that is directed towards all groups and ages. The “hip” beat, electric sounds, and encouraging lyrics lifts spirits, and can inspire anyone that is discouraged from life. Her music is mainly comprised of uplifting songs that are relatable for most, and aids in restoring confidence. This song communicates with the listener that we should be confident in ourselves as a person (as we ALL have something unique and special about us), and to stay “balanced”

For colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf express feelings from seven different women and the pain that they go through. These women with each other formed a bond through their different suffering taking them from strangers to associate.Women experience a lot of animosity throughout their lives. From being lied to, raped, beaten, let down just hurt just because. This movie gave a vigorous slight of family life and they were many families illustrates in this movie.

Gray, Khalil Kain, Richard Lawson, Ozzie Areu, Joseph P. Genier, Nzingha Stewart, Michael Paseornek, Roger M. Bobb, Paul Hall, Tyler Perry, Alexander Gruszynski, Maysie Hoy, Aaron Zigman, and Ntozake Shange. For Colored Girls. Santa Monica, Calif: Lionsgate, 2011. Tyler Perry’s movie adaptation of Ntozake Shange poem, for colored girls… a group of black women, most of whom live in the same Harlem apartment building, faces personal crises, heartbreak and other challenges. Crystal faces an unhappy existence

poetic monologues accompanied with dance movements and music. Shange called her work a “choreopoem.” The original work by Shange and Perry’s adaption deal with black feminism and what it means to be a black women living in America. The poems deal with love, abandonment, domestic violence, rape, and abortion, embodied by each woman's story. The end of the play brings together all of the women for "a laying on of hands," in which Shange evokes the power of womanhood.

written in and informative to the women who read them now. Ntozake Shange, Mary Austin and Willa Cather allowed me to analyze how society viewed women and the unfair expectations put on them. Shange After taking many classes at College of Saint Mary that are focused on women, it is always interesting

and bein colored is a metaphysical dilemma I have not conquered yet” (Shange 59). This quote expresses the reality of the majority of the population share in these struggles. While the lady in yellow in who said this quote is a woman of color and certainly carries her own challenges and burdens, there are basic struggles of being a human that she is also trying to comprehend. Although, I want to highlight specifically on how Shange addresses the struggles of the black woman. For Colored Girls Who Have