The Color Purple: Real Outcome of Economic Achievement and Alternative.
The main theme this essay will be focusing on is the distinction between.
the "real" outcome of economic achievement as described in The Color Purple.
by the lynching of Celie's father, and its "alternative" economic view.
presented at the end of the novel depicting Celie's happiness and.
entrepreneurial success. We will attempt the task at hand by relating the.
novel to two Models (Historical and Empirical Data, Manners and Customs) of.
representation in the "real" and "alternative" worlds of The Color Purple.
By focusing on the letters describing the lynching of Celie's father, and.
the letter describing Celie's economic stability and happiness (found in.
last letter), we will have established a clear distinction between the real.
and alternative worlds in relation to the economic situations presented.
throughout the novel.
Manners and customs in the "real" generally work to maintain order, decorum,.
and stability. Within the novel the reality was that blacks had to work.
for whites on whatever terms were available. When using manners and.
customs to depict the real world of the novel, it is evident we are.
examining an external world based in a society where the white oppressor.
governs the oppressed black populace. The economic realities of white land.
ownership, near-monopoly of technical and business skills and control of.
financial institutions was in fact the accepted norm (Sowell 48).
When presenting the term fact - we must account for the introduction of a.
second model, "historical and empirical data" in representing the real.
world of The Color Purple.
As illustrated in the pages of American history books, it is evident that.
American Negro slavery had a peculiar combination of features. The key.
features of American slavery were that it followed racial or color lines.
and that it was slavery in a democratic country (Sowell 4). The fact that.