banned or not
“Just say You gonna do what your mammy wouldn’t. First he put his thing up against my hip and sort of wiggle it around. Then he grab hold my titties. Then he push his thing inside my *censored*. When that hurt, I cry. He start to choke me, saying You better shut up and get used to it.” (Walker 1-2) If you as a parent took The Color Purple off the shelves and just opened the book you would begin by reading the quote above. As a parent who just opens the book and reads the first two pages, already, based on a snap judgment do not want their child to read this Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Alice Walker.The much talked about novel, The Color Purple, can be seen as controversial to many different groups of people. This book for some time now has been under evaluation as to when if at anytime this book should be introduced to students. This book contains many different topics that people may not comprehend and may just see the different scenes as offensive instead of exploring the scenes for the deeper meaning. One man in Tennessee declares. “I just read enough of the book to know I don’t want to read the book.” (Holt 15) Is this a fair judgment to be made?
Celie is used to having sex with her husband, whom she feels nothing for, and not enjoying it or having any feeling. It is a very important part of the novel. “Chattanooga, Tennessee” Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom. ” (Chattanooga 162) This women’s claim for the reasons why she doesn’t like this book are based on how she feels, she doesn’t not support her argument with any evidence. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, 1996. Without the graphic details, the novel could not be as strong and the reader could not se the difference in Celie as well. Some people say that this book should not be required to be read, but if a student should want to pick it up on their own and read it then that would be fine. She say, Here, take this mirror and go look at yourself down there, I bet you have never seen it, have you?” (Walker 81) If a parent of any child were to just open this book and read this section alone without any background you could see how it may upset them. Bibliography Works Cited1. Sexuality is a much talked about issue in this book, therefore no teacher would require this book if they did not feel the group they were teaching could handle it; if so a good portion of this book would have to remain un-talked about, making it pointless to read. Along with the sexual exploration in Celie the book also takes sexuality to another level. However, when this is explored within the context of the book it doesn’t seen as inappropriate. When taken in perspective it is about the two main characters, Shug showing Celie that with love a sexual relationship can actually mean something.
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