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the color purple: context
receival of novel
many men attacked the book on political grounds, arguing that the stress of violence in the portrayal of the central black male characters threatened the unity of the African-American community + its struggle for Civil Rights
novel set
between 1910-1940- the beginning of the modern civil rights movement
america in the 1900s
only 1/3 African American household heads owned their own homes
civil rights movement
the characters in the novel did not benefit from the movement
Rustin resistance of bus segregation in 1942
taken place during latter part of the novel
lynching
: hanging an African-American
Celie + Nettie's biological father lynched because many felt threatened by his success
the south
90% African Americans still lived in Southern US in 1900
many African Americans moved to the North post-slavery for a better life but ironically the South began to thrive for African Americans (as it does for Celie with her business) + so the South quickly saw a deterioration + then an improvement of its occupants who were African American
alice walker
eighth child of sharecroppers in Georgia amidst racial segregation
wrote TCP in 1982
blinded in one eye- shot by BB gun and didn't have access to hospital as no car
earned a scholarship for disabled students for Spelman College in Atlanta, where she became an avid member of the African-American modern civil rights movement
Walker discovered she was pregnant and became suicidal out of fear her parents would find out, but a friend of hers was able to obtain an illegal but safe abortion for Walker
Was one half of the first legally married interracial couples in the history of Mississippi
inspiration
Celie + Mr__ based on Walker's grandparents
quilting
UC more likely to quilt during Colonial Period as most women couldn't afford the fabrics, yet as times moved on + Industrial Revolution grew, more and more women were able to quilt
women quilting helped raise money for the Abolitionist Movement (abolition of slavery)
became a pastime in the 1950's
Celie teaching Shug to quilt is a metaphor- the pair take broken + damaged parts of their lives to create something beautiful together
blues
blues often linked to slavery as an outlet for many to sing their misery away
novel set in golden age of blues + jazz music
scarification
associated with identity in many African cultures as many different scars can mean a range of things from a social, political or religious role in the community
if unwilling to be part of the scarification you were often perceived to be weak by the tribe + the community
Tashi likely to have gone through scarification for her identity + her want to feel closer to the Olinka tribe + to belong
female genital mutilation is a common practice despite many attempting to oppose that practice today
Walker's 1992 novel 'Possessing the Secret of Joy', which follows Adam + Tashi's marriage, explores the implication their scarification has