Pa

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  • Created by: Holly
  • Created on: 04-01-13 15:10

Personality

Role

  • Vulgar
  • Paedophilic
  • Mean
  • Shows a man who's horrific character does not change
  • He is the main antagonist of the novel
  • Highlights the sexist attitudes of 1930's
  • Demonstrates Walkers feministic attitudes

Development (Growth & change)

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  • The novel opens to 'pa's' domineering voice, we are put in the position of Celie "You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy." we see with the next line adressed to god 'Pa' has suceeded in silencing Celie completely. Celies naive and youthful voice is shown through multiple AAVE with highlights the vulger personality of him as his is a child molestor. Celie comments on her mother "She happy, cause he good to her now." showing how Alphonso merely sees women as objects for sex and housework and when his wife is no longer able to suffice for this, he moves on to the next thing. He starts looking for other aswell "i see him looking at my little sister" showing how he will abuse many people.
  • Alphonso finds a new wife who Celie thinks will be able to take away the direction of the abuse "He be on her all the time" However this hope is short lived with the following letter "he beat me today" Celie is determined not to let her sister get hurt, dressing up to try and deter pa's attention: the result is more beating and ****.
  • He speaks of Celie as though produce "She ain't fresh tho". This attitude shows Walker presenting the male attitudes towards women. He continues to take Celie out of school and therefore out of the only chance of sucess she has. He gives of Celie like seeling produce once more: "Pa rattle his newspaper" - has no care about the situation. "Turn round"
  • When we return to Alfonso we see he has not changed in anyway. His paedophilia is still present as he marries a girl of fourteen. He is vulgar again almost forgetting Celie and when she mentions the fact he isn't her father all he says is "now you know", with great irony when his new wife comments "what a old sweetie pie".
  • The last we hear of Alfonso is of his grave. The his gravestone contains great irony with the saying "Upright husband and father". We find out however, that through the vulagarity and greediness of Alfonso, Celie can start a future. After manipulating his way into becoming rich, Celie and her sister are left behind with the house that he has done up. Happiness comes from the sadness.

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