Monday, April 20, 2009

The Color Purple By Alice Walker Journal Entry #2

Five Comments
1. Sofia does not let anybody put their hands on her, and if they do she defends herself
2. Harpo wants Sofia to be a more obedient wife like Celie
3. Sofia packs things, gathers the kids and leaves Harpo 
4. Harpo turns the house into a Jukejoint
Four Questions
1. What is going on with Harpo?
2. Why is Harpo crying? Did Sofia kick him out of the house?
3. why did Sofia leave? Where is she going?
4. Was the prizefighter Sofia's boyfriend?
Three Words
1. gluttons: a person who eats and drinks excessively 
2. rummage: to search thoroughly or actively through
3. shingles: a thin piece of wood, metal, slate
Two Literary Terms
1. Simile "Sound echo across the yard like gunshots" (p.61).
2. Metaphor "And she just about the color of an eggplant" (80).
One Sentence Summary
1. Sofia leaves Harpo, he turns the house into a jukejoint, and Sofia gets arrested for sassing the mayors wife.

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