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Hassan Alruwaythi
Dr. Campbell
ENG-102-001
11/9/2015
Abstract
In the color purple, Walker brings to the light the important of the oneness in the
sisterhood. In this novel there is a great portrayal of what a sister who people have a good
relationship can help in different aspect. Walker highlights the establishment and the
achievement made by this relationship by bring to the light the relationship between Celie, who
is repeatedly raped by her father, and Nettie, Celie’s younger sister. It is these relationship that
helped Celie to endure the hardships right shown from the first pages of the novel. The other
relationships shown the love with characters like Arrey as well as Sofia, the type of assertive
woman that Celie is not, where the novel shows helped the main character make difference
advancement in life. Sisterhood in this case is the source of happiness as well as tool that leads to
freedom. Violence, love, and cyclical nature of racism and sexism are the major points of this
novel.
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Hassan Alruwaythi
Dr. Derwin Campbell
ENG102-001
11-18-2015
Annotated Bibliography
Tahir, Ary Syamanad. "Gender violence in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Alice
Walker's The Color Purple." Journal of Language and Literature Education 11
(2014): Literature Resource Center. Web. 17 Nov. 2015.
Tahir gives important insight into the issue of gender in The Color Purple, and the
physical, sexual, and psychological violence that arises in the novel. This deeply analytic
work also goes into detail about the trauma that arises from the various forms of violence
that take place within the story, as well as the gender issues that bring about domestic
problems.
Cutter, Martha J. "Philomela Speaks: Alice Walker's Revisioning Of Rape Archetypes In
The Color Purple." Melus 25.3/4 (2000): 161. Academic Search Complete. Web.
17 Nov. 2015.
Cutter gives extensive insight into the violence present within the novel, particularly
focusing on instances of rape. There is great detail centered around the build up of sexual
violence, and what happens to the characters psychologically in the aftermath of
rape. Cutter also makes the interesting argument that rape is in novels is used as a
literary tool to convey to the readers the deepest, darkest form of violence within
relationships, particularly when it is told in a woman's point of view. In this article, there
are also helpful comparisons of fictional and real-life instances of domestic violence.
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George, Courtney. "My Man Treats Me Like A Slave": The Triumph Of Womanist Blues
Over Blues Violence In Alice Walker's The Color Purple." Dialogue
(15749630) 5.(2009): 119-147. Literary Reference Center Plus. Web. 17 Nov.
2015. George gives an interesting interpretation of the theme of domestic violence in the
novel. She goes into great detail and delivers evidence that the violence can be blamed on
oppression and influence by the violent ways of white people at the time. Her main claim
within her article is that the domestic violence inflicted on women in the novel is an
extension of the oppression the male characters face in every day life.
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The Elements of the Novel
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Plot:
Before you even write a book, you should have a good idea of what it is going to be
about. You have everything well thought out, and you are bursting with ideas that you
can’t wait to put on paper. In your mind, you can visualize the events, and you very well
know the way your story should flow. You want it to end in a certain way and you desire
the reader to be affected in a certain manner.
Yes, you have a rough idea of how the events should flow from the very beginning down
to the very end. Your story will not simply be a combination of unrelated and haphazard
events. Rather, these events will be arranged in a certain pattern, with discernable logical
transitions between them. Indeed these events are bridged, so that your reader will
‘journey’ on without encountering confusing gaps.
This in essence, is what a plot is: a flow of events in a story. The plot has five parts to
it, and these are:
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climax
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falling action
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Let us discuss each of these in detail.
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This is where you introduce the characters, the setting, and the conflict. This is
where you set the stage, so to speak—that proverbial stage where your
characters are going to act and where all the action is going to take place.
The exposition is the part of the novel of least action, but that does not mean it is
not important. It is in fact the most important part of your plot. This is because it is
where you set the ground work; the foundation of your whole book. A poor
foundation will render your whole weak useless. Is it not true that most of us put
books away because the first few pages are down right boring?
So pay particular attention to the exposition.
7. Rising Action
Ah! This is where the novel starts getting interesting. The characters start acting.
They get caught up in problems and/ or move to solve these problems. The
reader is gripped by the action. The transition from exposition to rising action
should happy early on so as to engage the reader and keep her reading. If this
transition does not happen early enough, your reader will get bored and won’t
see the point of reading on.
8. Climax
This is where the action reaches its peak. The conflict is highest. At this point, the
reader cannot simply put the book down.
Falling Action
9. After the graph of activity reaches its maximum, it rapidly starts dropping. During
this period, the truth is brought out, and all the mysteries are solved.
10. Resolution
The conflict is resolved, and the story comes to its end. The reader responds with
a sigh, a chuckle, a sniffle, a frown—whatever response you intended.
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Setting
The setting refers to the place and time in which you set your story. Settings in novels
must be realistic to life. The sounds and the sights should be those that the reader is
conversant with, those in real life, those that she can easily imagine.
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characterization
The characters in a novel are realistic and have full human attributes. They feel the sting
of failure, the twinge of conscience due to wrong doing, the joy of friendship, and a vast
number of human emotions. They have hopes, dreams and ambitions.
The character is one of the most important of the elements of a novel, because it is
through them that the author tells the story.
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Simply put, there is no story without the characters.
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Theme
This is the major idea, or motif, that permeates the whole work. This motif recurs
throughout from the beginning to the end. It is the writer’s very reason for writing.
Some writers want to mock the brutish realities of life, the corrupt practices of people in
power, or they simply want to bring out a certain point about life.
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Conflict
The conflict, tension or problem is what makes the story move.Of the elements of a
novel, this one is one of the most important. The characters move to solve this conflict,
and their endeavours to solve these problems are what make the story worth reading.
Without conflict, there is no story.
Here is the blue print of a normal story:
A problem arises----character(s) move to solve problem---Problem solved.
You will find this sequence in all stories. It is all about problems…
Hassan Alruwaythi
ENG 102-001
10-28-2015
Annotated bibliography on “The Color Purple”
Baldassarro, Wolf. Banned Book Awareness: “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker. Banned
Book Awareness. 20 Mar. 2011. Web. 24 Mar. 2013
Williams, Andreá N. "Color Purple, The." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2012.
Web. 3 Mar. 2012.
Coffey, Jesse. Banned Book Week--'The Color Purple'. Examiner.com 24 Sept. 2010. Web.
23 Mar. 2013.
Research Paper /Format
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After you have chosen which theme or themes you want to apply to your research
paper and have completed your sentence outline ( an outline of the theme from the
article or essay you chose), you are to start looking for that theme in the novel or
selection and how it is presented or represented..
Since your research paper is a literary analysis paper, you will be looking for how
your particular theme works in the novel/selection once you begin your paper. I
suggest that you do not attempt to work on the paper until you have a clear and
concise understanding of your theme and have read the entire novel/selection.
Make sure you mark significant passages in your novel/selection that will help to
strengthen your argument.
Always introduce your direct quotation, paraphrase and summary. Also make sure
you comment afterwards. By doing this introduction and commentary, your voice
will be sure to be heard in the paper.
Make sure you remain as objective as possible. Note using the first person “I” in a
paper makes it subjective. The second person “you” is not an indefinite pronoun. A
useful pronoun to use is “one” then follow it with “s/he.” Or make the subject plural
and follow it with “they.”
The length of your paper should be 6-8 full pages for ENGL 102 and 8-10 for
Humanities with the Works Cited page not counting as one of those pages.
All pages should be numbered beginning with the first and ending with the Works
Cited page. Papers are to be submitted in Word 97-2003.
For a paper this length you should have at least 6 sources. Three of these sources
must be critical, from a collection of essays or an article in a refereed journal. A
refereed journal is a journal that specializes in the topic where the paper has been sent
to at least three of the author’s peers and then published. Do not use Wikipedia as a
source. You may use it as a means to obtain a clear and precise idea of you topic.
Sometimes Wikipedia will give you a link to a credible source that you may be able
to use.
If you do a cover page, MLA dictates that an outline of the paper should follow. You
will be turning all materials into me in a portfolio on the due date. Do not bold,
underline or italicize your titles, and please try to be creative with them.
JSTOR, MLA Bibliography, ABELL are just a few of the databases where you can
obtain a refereed article. They are under Literature and Languages via of research
port. They are online databases that you can retrieve from the University Library
homepage.
Before you submit your paper make sure you make an appointment with The MSU
Writing Center
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The Introductory Paragraph
The paragraph that begins an essay causes students the most trouble, yet carries the most
importance. Although its precise construction varies from genre to genre (and from essay to
essay), good introductory paragraphs generally accomplish the same tasks and follow a few basic
patterns. I have listed some of them below, but keep in mind that what follows are guidelines, not
immutable templates.
Tasks: The introductory paragraph to a short essay usually attempts to do three things:
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Introduce the topic with some indication of its inherent interest or importance, and a clear
definition of the boundaries of the subject area
Indicate the structure and/or methodology of the essay, often with the major sections of
the essay or its structural principle clearly stated
State the thesis of the essay, preferably in a single, arguable statement with a clear main
clause
Not every essay does all three in the first paragraph, and the degree to which an essay declares its
structure or methodology may vary widely, depending on how necessary that information will be
to the readers. Sometimes, the entire first paragraph will serve no other purpose than to generate
interest in the subject or raise a question, leaving the other tasks for the second paragraph.
However, this kind of opening requires a lot of skill, and you can lose your readers in the second
and third paragraphs if do not make your purpose clear.
Patterns: The standard pattern for an introductory paragraph follows the order of the tasks
outlined above. Below is an outline of that pattern, written as if it were the first section of a
formal outline of the entire essay:
I: Introduction
A. The topic
1. Its boundaries
2. Why it is interesting
B. Structure and/or Methodology
1. The essay’s main sections (structure)
2. Why they come in that order (structural principle)
3. How the author plans to draw the necessary conclusions from the
information available (methodology)
C. The Thesis Statement (usually a single sentence)
1. Its premise (the general claim about the information available)
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2. Its conclusion (the consequences of the first claim)
Not every essay contains every element in precisely this order, but most good essays cover all of
them, either explicitly or implicitly. In longer and more scholarly essays, the
structure/methodology section should be longer, or can even be its own paragraph. It should also
include some mention of the essay’s position within the field as a whole.
Your last name
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Professor’s name
ENGL 101. section number
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All essays must contain a title, are written in ink , and should always be double
spaced. Be creative with your title. Make sure that you do not bold, underline,
italicize or put the titles of your papers in quotation marks.
Do not use “you” as an indefinite pronoun when you are writing in first of second
person. When talking about an individual “one” is a good choice. Ex: One must
always be careful to use standard English when writing, not You must always be
careful to use standard English when writing.
Avoid direct address. This method places your essay in second person.
Abb=Do not abbreviate the first time you use something e.g. VMA = Video Music
Awards. After you write the word out the first time then you can use abbreviations.
C/S= comma splice= Two independent sentences joined by a comma. Ex. We went
to the fair, we ate funnel cakes and fried turkey legs.
PR or Referent= pronoun referent= There is no clear noun in which the pronoun can
refer. Ex. Tony showed John his dog. To whom does the dog belong, Tony or John?
PA= Pronoun Agreement= You cannot have a singular subject and a plural pronoun.
Ex: Every child must turn in their homework. Child is singular and their is plural.
Correct answer is, every child must turn in his/her homework.
SV Agr= Subject Verb Agreement. If your subject is plural, your verb should be also.
Plural verbs do not end in “s.” Ex. Every one of the girls take the bus every day.
“One” is singular and “take” is plural.
Awk=awkward phrasing: you need to restate more clearly
Trans= Transition needed
Never use “This or that” alone. A noun should always follow; look at the second
sentence in number three above.
When something is circled with a line going up, it means you need to take that
particular item out.
There should be no less than six sentences in a paragraph. Make sure your sentences
are related and provide supporting evidence.
Coll=colloquial. This is a language that is okay in an informal setting or speaking but
not okay in formal writing or standard writing.
Avoid passive writing. Make sure your subject is completing the action e.g. condom
commercials are shown on television, as opposed to The television shows condom
commercials.
PV = passive voice= The subject is not completing the action. Ex: The project was
created by the Martians. “Active voice: The Martians created the project.
Place terms that are slang in quotation marks e.g. “twerkin.”
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WC= word choice= you have chosen the wrong word.
Avoid starting paragraphs with a pronoun.
There is no (s) on toward. Avoid writing “towards.”
Do not use profanity in your writing.
Essays should be written in ink (blue or black are legal ones).
SP=spelling
Do not use characters such as b/c (because) or & (why) @ (at except with email
addresses.
Always write numbers under one hundred out (22 should be twenty two).
When referring to people always use “who” and not that. Example: “People who do
this” and not “people that do this.”
Your font sizes and types should match throughout the paper. For example you
cannot have your paper in 12pt font, Times New Roman and your heading in Arial
11pt. According to MLA all papers should be done in 12pt.
Frag. =Fragment. A fragment most often has a subject but no verb.
WM=a word or some words are missing.
IT= incomplete thought.
Parallelism, your verbs should always parallel in form, e.g. if a verb is present tense,
the following should be present tense or if your first verb ends in “ing” the remainder
of you verbs should also.
Try not to use the same verb or word twice in the same sentence.
Essay Format, it is not an essay if your paragraphs are not indented. If it does not
have a title then it is not an essay.
Person shift. If you begin in first person, you should not shift to second person. See
item number two on this sheet.
Always introduce characters or people in your essays. Never assume that the reader
knows anything about your essay. If it is a character in your essay, show the
relationship to the essay. For example, Troy Maxson, the protagonist, or Cory
Maxson, Troy’s son etc.
Choose the correct homophone. “There” is an adverb. “Their” is the possessive case
for “They.” “They’re”= They are. To be on the safe side, avoid using contractions
altogether.
An apostrophe is always need to show possession if the noun is singular then it is
“’s,” for example, student’s. If the noun is plural then it “s,’” for example, students’.
When writing about literature, keep it in the present tense.
The titles of books, novels, movies, albums, newspapers, and magazines should
always be italicized when typing and underlined when handwriting.
The titles of essays, articles, songs, and chapters in books should be placed in
quotation marks.
Avoid beginning a paragraph with a pronoun. When a pronoun is used it must always
have a referent. Ex. She is a good woman and she loves her family. The reader does
not know who she is. Correction: Jane is a good woman and she loves her family; she
refers to Jane. See #6
When comparing things do not use more with the “er” form of the adjective. For
example Jerry is more taller than Scott. The correct usage is Jerry is taller than Scott
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or more tall than Scott. Also do not use most with the “est” from of the adjective. For
example, Hallelujah is the most highest praise! The correct usage is Hallelujah is the
highest praise or the most high praise. The “er” is called the comparative and “est” is
called the superlative.
MM=Misplaced or dangling modifier. A misplaced modifier is when there is a
gerund phase but no subject reference. Ex. Mating on the beach, I saw two crabs.
Who is mating on the beach, the crabs or the person?
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