Topic > "The Color Purple": A Story of Transformation - 1242

It is possible to say that women's conceptions of experiences do not speak to men's conceptions. Universal perspectives have been affirmed that explain the differences between men and women, through basing individual feelings about external impressions. From different points of view, there are no personal prejudices. Judgments about female phenomena are uninfluenced emotions that contain a higher thought of the physical manifestations of this social structure include the interactional expectations that each of us are encountered in every social encounter (Risman, 268).But can we meaningfully talk about female experiences as something fundamentally different from the male experience of social encounters? Is there an underlying female character structure that always and everywhere differs from the character structure of basis? of the male? This article seeks to analyze gender struggles within the film and how they are integrated into multiple dimensions of society. The Color Purple is a story of transformation, of a woman's will against all the men in her life, of the strength that faith and friends can give each other, and finally of the happiness that comes from being content with what you have. ha. Although there are stereotypical elements for both men and women, within the multi-dimensions of the main characters, traditional roles are replaced with more complex concepts. Living in the early 1900s, a young girl overcomes years of abuse and betrayal to become an independent, confident woman. Through strength and endurance, Celie is able to find truth through feminine bonds and friendships of unconditional love. Investigating the direction and strength of casual relationships between gender phenomena...... middle of paper......nance i.e. its strength and sensual visual differences in the film which not all can be overcome. Works Cited: Anderson, Lisa. “Representation and Resistance in an Anti-Black World.” Multicultural Film: An Anthology. vol. 15. Pearson. 173.André, Giuditta. “Stereotypes: Conceptual and Normative Considerations.” Multicultural Film: An Anthology. vol. 15. Pearson. 70-71.The color purple. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Perf. Whoppi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover. Movies. 1985.Hogeland, Lisa M. ""Fear of Feminism: Why Young Women Get the Willies. "Multicultural Film: An Anthology. Vol. 15. Pearson, 2011. 283-286.Place, Janey. "Women in Film Noir." Multicultural Film: An Anthology. Vol. 15. Pearson. 95-102.Risman, Barbara J. “Gender as Social Structure: Theory in Struggle with Activism” Multicultural Film: An Anthology 15. Pearson, 2011. 268-278.