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A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares ideas about love in Jeanette Winterson's novel Written on the Body and the film The Color Purple, which was adapted from the novel by Alice Walker. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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good, be modest, be seen and not heard, no" (Winterson 9). This sentiment fits perfectly with the character of Celie in the film adaptation of Alice Walkers novel The Color
Purple, which was directed by Steven Spielberg. Celie is brutally raped in early adolescence by the man whom she believes to be her father. She is also separated from her
beloved sister, Nettie. Yet, her love for her sister is ever present in Celies life. As this suggests, the enduring nature of love is a theme prevalent in both these
works. Also, in both novels, there is the idea that sexual love has more to do with the person who is the object of the emotion than it does on
whether or not that person is male or female. In The Color Purple, Celies supposed father marries her off to a neighbor, whom Celie refers to subserviently as "Mister,"
(his name is Albert) and he continues to abuse the young African American girl. The relationship between Mister and Celie is more analogous to slave owner and slave than
husband and wife. This is emphasized by the fact that he brings his mistress, Shug Avery, to his home. Shug offers Celie love and tenderness and they become lovers. After
being suppressed both physically and emotionally for years by brutal treatment, Celie blossoms under the sunshine of Shugs love. As this suggests, in The Color Purple, love is consistently presented
as a force that bring growth and encourages personal fulfillment. This is not always the case in Wintersons provocative postmodern narrative. Like The Color Purple, the narrative encompasses a passionate
love affair, which occurs between the narrator and a beautiful, red-headed Australian woman named Louise. The first-person narration never mentions the narrators name or gender, which suggests that love is
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