Male Domination and Female Resistance

The Oppression of Women in Alice Walker’s "The Color Purple"


Bachelor Thesis, 2007

44 Pages, Grade: 2,0


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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Male Domination: The Oppression of Women and their Response
2.1. Celie and Alphonso
2.2. Celie and Albert
2.3. Sofia and Harpo
2.4. Mary Agnes and Harpo
2.5. Conclusion

3. Making a Quilt - Creating a Network: Female Resistance
3.1. Celie and Shug
3.2. Celie and Sofia
3.3. Sofia and Mary Agnes
3.4. Conclusion

4. The Cycle of violence: Origins of Male Aggression
4.1. Albert and his father
4.2. Albert and Harpo
4.3. Conclusion

5. Conclusion

6. References and Further Reading

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Title
Male Domination and Female Resistance
Subtitle
The Oppression of Women in Alice Walker’s "The Color Purple"
College
Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald  (Department of English and North American Studies)
Course
Anglistik/ Amerikanistik
Grade
2,0
Author
Year
2007
Pages
44
Catalog Number
V182494
ISBN (eBook)
9783656063575
ISBN (Book)
9783656063247
File size
621 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Alice Walker, oppression, women, Celie, men, restistance, domination, color, purple
Quote paper
Antje Bernstein (Author), 2007, Male Domination and Female Resistance, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/182494

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