English Essay
In the The Color Purple' the extract on page 37, shows the idea of domestic violence between man and wife because Harpo and Sofia are having a huge argument in the house while the children are playing outside. This idea of domestic violence is presented in two ways in the extract. Firstly, it is presented in a comic way because it says, "both hands lock right under his privates." This quotation presents the argument as comic because with the lexis "privates" gives a comic euphemism, which adds innocence to the whole situation, creating a comic atmosphere, without using a more crude or unpleasant expression instead. The lexis "lock" in the quotation is a very physical and powerful lexis, which helps to create the feeling of a very brutal and painful attack, it helps to emphasise the intensity and comic scenario. Also the lexis "both hands" and "right under" within the quotation give a very detailed and physical description of what is happening, they make the attack very graphic and help to present a lot of comic imagery. Secondly, the idea of domestic violence is also presented in a serious way because in the quotation, "He fall bam against the stove." It has a much more serious focus on the violence. This quotation helps to present the more serious side to domestic violence, through the lexis "bam" as it is presented in the extract as graphology italic, which emphasizes it's importance and the onomatopoeia associated with the lexis because using the lexis "bam" the idea of violence is presented as something very serious because you hear the physical pain as you read it, due to the sound effect it has.
Another idea which is explored in the extract is female emancipation because instead of being like Celie, Sofia is put across in the extract as a very strong woman, which is presented by, "Harpo, Sofia, the two babies be going off for the weekend, to visit Sofia sister." This quotation presents the idea of female emancipation because just before then...
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