Humaniora Scientia
Vol. 4 No. 01 (2018)

CELIE’S CHARACTERISTIC IN ALICE WALKER’S THE COLOR PURPLE

Sutriani Sutriani (Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Madiun)



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10 Mar 2018

Abstract

This study is related to the characteristics and character development of the main character in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, Celie. There are two objectives of the study namely, (1) to find out Celie’s characteristics, (2) to explain Ceie’scharacter development in the novel. It is a descriptive research with the novel The Color Purple as the main source of data. The data were collected through library study and internet browsing. This research made use of the theories of character, characterization, psychology, personality, and personality development. Moreover, sociological and psychological approaches were applied to analyze the data. The data analysis shows as follows: (1) Celie’s characteristics include weakness, patience, obedience, and lovability, (2) Celie’s character development causes Celie to be a cheerful, brave, and hard worker woman.

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humaniora

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The journal aims to provide a setting for scholars and researchers around the world to share their experiences and interact in an academic platform. It publishes reports of original empirical studies, theoretical articles, methodological articles, case studies, and book reviews in the view of ...