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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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