The Civil Rights Movement of 1954-68 was one of the most defining time periods for African-Americans since the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in 1865 “officially” marking the end of slavery. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerged as one of the forefront leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.
During his life Martin Luther King, Jr focused on ending the abomination that is segregation and racism in the south. Although Martin Luther King, Jr. didn 't want this accomplished by violence or revenge he wanted it done by peaceful protests and legislation where in his I have a dream speech he preached to his followers to maintain peace so that they can successed in their goal of getting freedom and equality for all. Some members of the black community …show more content…
Mama and Celie both are timid and shy to the point where they allow others to walk over them without putting up a fight. Mama and Celie both go through life seemingly allowing someone to take advantage of them until both characters reached a point in their perspective story where something occurs that they will no longer put up with said person and finally stand up for themselves. For Celie being able to read the letters her sister sent her gave her the confidence to stand up to Albert while for Mama it was Dee asking for the old quilts and then seeing Maggie as someone who has never won anything allowed her to say no to Dee. The main characters of Everyday Use and the Color Purple go through similar experiences albeit the differences between the two stories is the length of each journey that we get to experience. In the Color purple we see most of Celie 's life while in Everyday Use we only see a glimpse in the life of Mama and that isn 't the only difference. The Color Purple has Celie dealing with rape and an abusive husband while in Everyday Use we are witnessing Mama dealing with a bratty child who is used to getting what they want showing their is a clear difference in the severity of each main characters situations in both …show more content…
Everyday Use captures the denial of heritage and taking advantage of her mother through the eldest daughter who renamed herself to a more African sounding name and then tries to take anything she pleases only to have a hissy fit when her mother finally gets the confidence to say no to her. Alice Walker takes two completely different people and shows how even though their situations may not be the same as one is dealing with her eldest daughter and the other an abusive husband both stories capture the journey that each character takes to get to the point of them standing up for themselves which makes the two stories correlate with each other even though the danger of each situation is not the same. Alice Walker beautifully captures the struggles that some individuals were facing in the African-American community in her
During his life Martin Luther King, Jr focused on ending the abomination that is segregation and racism in the south. Although Martin Luther King, Jr. didn 't want this accomplished by violence or revenge he wanted it done by peaceful protests and legislation where in his I have a dream speech he preached to his followers to maintain peace so that they can successed in their goal of getting freedom and equality for all. Some members of the black community …show more content…
Mama and Celie both are timid and shy to the point where they allow others to walk over them without putting up a fight. Mama and Celie both go through life seemingly allowing someone to take advantage of them until both characters reached a point in their perspective story where something occurs that they will no longer put up with said person and finally stand up for themselves. For Celie being able to read the letters her sister sent her gave her the confidence to stand up to Albert while for Mama it was Dee asking for the old quilts and then seeing Maggie as someone who has never won anything allowed her to say no to Dee. The main characters of Everyday Use and the Color Purple go through similar experiences albeit the differences between the two stories is the length of each journey that we get to experience. In the Color purple we see most of Celie 's life while in Everyday Use we only see a glimpse in the life of Mama and that isn 't the only difference. The Color Purple has Celie dealing with rape and an abusive husband while in Everyday Use we are witnessing Mama dealing with a bratty child who is used to getting what they want showing their is a clear difference in the severity of each main characters situations in both …show more content…
Everyday Use captures the denial of heritage and taking advantage of her mother through the eldest daughter who renamed herself to a more African sounding name and then tries to take anything she pleases only to have a hissy fit when her mother finally gets the confidence to say no to her. Alice Walker takes two completely different people and shows how even though their situations may not be the same as one is dealing with her eldest daughter and the other an abusive husband both stories capture the journey that each character takes to get to the point of them standing up for themselves which makes the two stories correlate with each other even though the danger of each situation is not the same. Alice Walker beautifully captures the struggles that some individuals were facing in the African-American community in her