How Can Marxist Criticism Open Up Different Interpretations of Celie’s Change of Status in the Colour Purple?

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How can Marxist criticism open up different interpretations of Celie’s change of status in The Colour Purple? The Colour Purple could be associated with many different Marxist ideas, for example, through the idea of freewill. Through the idea of setting in the novel we are able to see how low class Celie and her family are and how little freewill they have. Many people within her society are treated as slaves to white people and not worthy of an education of a job. This could be linked to the Marxist idea that would believe that Celie’s circumstances with her father and lack of education is a result of the class she is in, Marxists would believe that her oppression is down to the class she was born into. The oppression between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie could also be linked in with the relationships between men and women within the novel The Colour Purple was made into a film in 1985 with many famous actors and actresses playing the characters, this is an interesting adaptation of the 1982 novel though some critics felt that the director choice of Steven Spielberg was poor for such a complex drama and that the film left out important aspects of the novel, such as the theme of lesbianism. "Well, next time you come you can look at her. She ugly. Don't even look like she kin to Nettie. But she'll make the better wife. She aint smart either and I'll just be fair, you have to watch her or she'll give away everything you own. But she can work like a man." Pg. 18.This quote, by Alphonso, could help show the difference between men and women, this quote helps to show how differently women were treated in the 1930’s, no matter their class. Women were seen as objects for men to own and give away as they pleased, this quote helps to show how little control of her life Celie had at the start of the novel. This next quote is said by Celie and helps to show that
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