Summer Journal Entries- The Color Purple/ The Kite Runner

The Color Purple : Journal Entry 1

Nothing perhaps is more intimate and personal than a letter . Either written to oneself or another , a letter is a collection of pure thoughts , distilled and given greater substance and necessity of certain actions . Letters give people a glimpse into the inner workings of their minds as well as into their deepest and most urgent feelings

Why do we write letters , or more importantly , why do I write letters Reflecting on the reasons , I have realized that I write letters primarily to express my thoughts and

feelings to another person . But the mere act of being consciously aware of how we feel is already a cathartic and cleansing experience . When we see our thoughts in print we are forced to face them and take action for the realities of our own lives . In this regard , I have realized that I have never been really fond of writing letters not so much because I do not like to do so , but perhaps because there are many emotions and thoughts that I do not want to face up to

Reading the novel The Color Purple has given me a renewed insight on the power of letters in our lives . The Color Purple 's story was presented in the context of the main character 's letters which captured the events and the changes taking place in her life . Reading the story through Celie 's letters , I am inspired to think about my own life and how would I write the events in my life in a letter form if I was given the chance or asked to do so . I guess in the end , whatever our reasons may be for writing a letter , all of us write them in the hopes that our silent voices be heard and understood

The Color Purple : Journal Entry 2

The Color Purple takes place in the cotton farms of Southern United States , during the 1820 's to the 1850 's . The story revolves around the story of Celie , an African-American girl , who by the tender age of fourteen has already conceived two children . Celie was impregnated by the man she believed was his father , a man who has been raping her at a very young age . Celie 's babies were taken away from her and she was forced to marry a man , Albert , who had no love for Celie . Celie stays in the loveless and abusive marriage , passively accepting her wretched lot

Thinking about Celie and the kind of life that she has had , I wonder what I would have done differently if I were in her situation . Would I have allowed those people to continue to abuse me ? By continuing to be passive , was Celie actually encouraging those people to keep doing what they are doing to her ? Reading on I have also realized that Celie 's life was also to some extent a direct result of the day and age where she lived . As such , it is not for...