V6 - The Color Purple p1-50
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Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
Do you have a question about the book? Things you don't understand or you want to be explained?
Slide 2 - Open question
Slide 3 - Open question
Reread the first letter of the book. What does the writer describe here? What do we get to know about the writer, her personal life, and her living circumstances? Be as complete as you can
Slide 4 - Open question
"You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy."
Who says this to whom and when?
Who says this to whom and when?
Slide 5 - Open question
Who does Mr. initially want to marry?
Slide 6 - Open question
Why does Mr. "need" a wife?
Slide 7 - Open question
What kind of man is Mr.?
Slide 8 - Open question
In what way do Mr. and Harpo, his son, differ from each other?
Slide 9 - Open question
What does Mr. think about Harpo's girlfriend, Sophia?
Slide 10 - Open question
Harpo tells Celie Sophia doesn't listen to her. What advise does Celie give him?
Slide 11 - Open question
In letter 21 Sofia says to Celie:
“All my life I had to fight.
I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to
fight my cousins and my uncles. A girl ain’t safe in a family
of men.”
What does Sofia mean by the last sentence? What does the quotation tell us about her?
“All my life I had to fight.
I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to
fight my cousins and my uncles. A girl ain’t safe in a family
of men.”
What does Sofia mean by the last sentence? What does the quotation tell us about her?
Slide 12 - Open question
In Letter 14, when it is announced that Shug is coming to town, why are both Mr. _______ and Celie so happy?
Slide 13 - Open question
What does Shug Avery call Celie when she first sees her?
Slide 14 - Open question
Who is Albert?
Slide 15 - Open question
Compare the characters of Celie and Sofia and describe the differences. Illustrate your answer by using 2 examples from the book.
Slide 16 - Open question
Alice Walker (writer of the novel) is considered by some critics to have a sexist attitude towards men in this novel. Explain how this assumption can be derived from the novel.
