Walker, Cisneros, Wright, Chan
Characters Overcoming Obstacles in Literature "What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger." This old saying can be applied to the characters in many popular works of literature. In studying the literary works of Alice Walker, Richard Wright, Jeffery Paul Chan, and Sandra Cisneros, many observations can be made about culture and the harsh prejudices against these cultures. In their respective works: The Color Purple, "The Man Who Was Almost a Man", "The Chinese in Haifa", and "Woman Hollering Creek", each author presents a protagonist with much to overcome. Whether these obstacles come about because of gender, cultural differences, or both, they each serve to assist the protagonist with realizing his or her own identity. By facing the adversities that life has dealt out, the characters develop a better sense of who they are and what they want to become. Alice Walker presents Celie as a battered woman without much to live for. Between being raped by her stepfather and beaten by her husband, Albert, Celie's attitude about her self-worth is extremely depressed. Both her stepfather and husband also abuse her verbally. They make her feel worthless. When h
Additionally, Dave thinks that he should own a gun. When people find out that he shot a mule, he becomes the laughingstock of the community. He realizes that he does not get any respect working in the fields. His misfortune prompts him to seek out a new life where he can find himself. This ensures that she will not receive many opportunities for an escape to safety and freedom. " The boy protagonist has to deal with the hardships of growing into adulthood. It does not help matters that she a black woman. Perhaps he realized that he handled the mule situation badly and learned from this incident. Her reality turns out to be much more depressing than she ever could have imagined. She wants her life to be like the soap operas that she watches on television, where love is the important thing in the world. This creates an environment in which Celie can finally find her true self and happiness. Her husband takes her over the border into America where she lives near Woman Hollering Creek. This behavior helps Bill to deal with his depression and the anger that he feels towards Herb's family because of the racial comments about Japanese and the Chinese. Once she is there, a kind doctor plans an escape for Cleofilas.
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