AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN’S STRUGGLE

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AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN’S

STRUGGLE TO GAININDEPENDENCE REFLECTED INCELIE, THE MAIN CHARACTER 

OF ALICE WALKER’S THE 

COLOR PURPLE 

 By: Nur Lailatin Azizah

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INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Afro-Americans’ difficult life Slavery and discrimination

as a Black 

Afro-American women

as a woman

1. Discrimination from

Whites

2. Domestic oppression

from Afro American

men’s patriarchal mind

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Research Problems

1. How does Celie reflectthe condition of AfroAmerican women in

American society?2. How does Celie as an

Afro American womanstruggle to gain her 

independence?

1. To describe how Celiereflects the conditionof Afro American

women in Americansociety.

2. To describe thestruggle of Celie as an

Afro American womanto gain her independence.

Objectives of the Study

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REVIEW OF RELATEDLITERATURE

Feminism

Afro-American women’s life

The Background of the Novel The historical background of The Color Purple

Author’s literary career 

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RESEARCH METHODS

Type of Research

Qualitative research by textual analysis

Data SourceThe Novel written by Alice Walker, The Color Purple,

 published in 1982 by Washington Square Press, USA.

Data Collection

As Endraswara stated, that the data collection in literary

research could be done by close reading (2003, p. 162)

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Credibility and Dependability

Credibility : - Evidence Based on Consensus

- Evidence Based on Theoretical Adequacy

Dependability : Audit Trail and Code Recoding Strategy

Data AnalysisOrganizing, summarizing, interpreting the data

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ANALYSIS

Condition of Afro-American women’s Society

Reflected in Walker’s The Color Purple

CelieThe condition of Afro-American

women in American society

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Childhood Incest

Physical Abuse

Loneliness Forced to marry

with widowedfarmer with threechildren

Her family is one of the victim of Lynching

Her step daughterin law’simprisonment

Celie in Patriarchal family

Celie faces discrimination from Whites

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Identity is the individualcharacteristic by which athing or person is

recognized or known. Black women’s work,

family experiences, andcommunity will lead themto search an identity

Celie finds her identity as awoman and as usefullmember of her community

Success

The Importance of Identity

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CONCLUSION

As a woman, Celie suffers a lot from male

characters’ oppression and underestimation. She

experiences a very dreadful life

As a Black, Celie is discriminated by Whites. It is

showed how her family as a victim of Lynching

Her success of being independent is influenced by

her good relationship among women in her society.

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