Jubilation!

Or not.

I'm enjoying 'The Color Purple' quite a bit, and I'm finding it much more difficult not to read ahead than I initially thought I would. It kind of kills me to know that I could find out what happens next at any moment, but I can't because I have to be at (basically) the same part as everyone else in my literature circle group. They're a nice bunch.

ANYWAY, as for themes I've noticed thus far...

- Sexism: The men in this novel are married and running around with other girls like that's their right, and nobody really seems to have a problem with it even though the characters seem to be Christians and as far as I know very few branches of Christianity do not find adultery to be sinful. It also feels strange that in those times your father pretty much selected a wife for you like an animal, based on their looks and family history. (Note: I'm not disregarding that Sofia also cheated on her husband, but quite frankly, Harpo was being an ass. :D)

-Abuse: Celie and many others in this book are frequently treated like material possessions. I was shocked at the reasons behind it all, too. "Oh, well, your mother is on her death bed, so I'll rape you instead. :D" "I'm really upset that I couldn't marry Shug Avery, so I'm going to hit you to relieve some stress. :D" I may joke about it, but it's honestly disgusting.

-Self-worth: I consider this a theme because one of the things that bothers me the most in the story is how Celie pretty much let's herself become a doormat so that she doesn't get hurt, and I really want to see her overcome her inferiority complex.

Etc.

I don't think I have any literal questions except "When does this take place?"
From what I've looked up it seems to be written about the late 1800s, but I'm not sure if my source is trustworthy. I really doubt that it's going to be revealed in the book if it hasn't by this point, so I hope to find out for certain some other way. I do so love the internet.

I'm really curious as to how this is going to end - so far, while it's really well done, it's basically just been snippets of Celie's life. I'd normally have an idea of what was going to happen, but most of the plot of 'The Color Purple' has proven to be pretty unpredictable. For me, anyway.

I'm a little iffy about what to do for the quotation analysis; while to me the story as a whole is really poignant, no particular quote has jumped out at me during this section. If I think of one later I'll edit the entry, though I'm not sure what good it'll do.

Er, instead I'll talk about the essay a very little bit. I think that I'll be writing about while most consider the issues presented in 'The Color Purple' to be uncommon now, the message is still really relevant to a modern audience. :D

And now I'm quite done.