Blog topic #4: Text Connection- text to text
The character Celie in The Color Purple is extremely similar to Janie in Their Eyes were Watching God. Both women are held down by controlling men who seem to squeezing the life out of them. Janie is controlled by her husband Joe, who considers her more of an object than an actual human being. Instead of marrying her for her thoughts and intellect, he marries her for her beauty. He forces her to be totally compliant, unable to share her opinion or engage with other townspeople. She finds it easier to remain silent than to fight with him, and it is not until after his death that she can act like herself again. Celie is in the same situation. First she is under the control of her abusive father, who cares so little for her that he continuously rapes her. Then she is pawned off to Albert, who she will be forced to marry. Her sole duty is to do whatever Albert wants: take care of the kids, tend to the fields, cook, and clean. Celie has learned throughout her life that it is easier to be silent, so she sits quietly as Albert abuses her and sleeps with another woman. The parallel between these women is that neither lady is able to break free from the bonds that their husbands have placed on them.
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This blog inspired me to write my text to world connection on slavery. The inspiration came from the use of the topic of the woman having such little power in the scheme of the world. This blog was also effective because it relates to a topic to which each reader of the blog is familiar with. Things that I felt could have been different were the transitions. I feel that the transitions are to straight forward, and do not fully flow well with the blog. Otherwise, the blog is very strong because of its use of specific examples that parallel the two characters.
ReplyDeleteI thought your text to text connection was very string. The relation between Celie and Janie in Their Eyes were Watching God were a perfect match. Both, black women struggling for their own independance. It was smart to choose a novel that everyone in the class knows because it becomes more of an underatanding connection. I like how u portryaed both the characters as trying to break out of their contorlling lives and husbands. Over all this was a very strong blog that paralleled young black womens struggles.
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