Peripety Lord of the flies

The peripety

The most significant turning point in Lord of the flies is when Jack and Ralph decides to go separate ways. Jack wants nothing more than to have fun and hunt, and Ralph wants to be rescued and believes that in order to be rescued they need to have rules and follow them. This is the main reason that the boys choose to go separate ways. The separation leads to a feast thrown by Jack and his hunters, and during this feast the boys kill a boy named Simon, due to them thinking he was the beast that they had been afraid of for a long time. The murder changes a lot in the novel, and the incident makes the boys realise that they are not on a vacation where they can just mess around and have fun. This also makes the boys think more about the situation.

The ending

All the boys have left Ralph to be with Jack, and Simon and Piggy are dead. All the boys are hunting Ralph, and they are about to kill him when an officer finds them. All the boys stop doing what they where doing, and starts to cry from relief. They realise what they have done.

I think that the ending of the novel is really good. I am satisfied that Ralph isn´t killed, and that the officer rescues the boys. The ending also leaves you wondering what would of happened if the officer didn’t show up, or if he had shown up five minutes later. Maybe Ralph would have been killed, or maybe some of the other boys would have been killed?

The title

In the beginning of the novel I thought that the title of the book represented Ralph as the lord and al the other boys as the flies since Ralph was named the leader by the other boys. After reading the whole novel I am pretty sure that Jack is the lord, and that the other boys are the flies. Although another reason for the name could be what Simon sees during his hallucinations. While hallucinating Simon sees flies eat from a severed pig head that Jack and his hunters has left behind.

The message

I believe that the message of the novel is that in order for a society to be able to function there has to be an appropriate amount of ground rules. I also think that the message of the novel is that no one is perfect, and that anything can happen to a person’s behaviour in extreme circumstances. You do not know how you will react in some circumstances, until you have experienced them yourself.

The Color Purple – The peripeteia

As most novels and movies made today, Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” contains a peripeteia, a sudden change, which differences the storyline remarkably. In the story of “The Color Purple” the most unexpected change occurs when Celie decides to leave Mr._____ whom she has been married to since leaving her father and her family home.

Already from the beginning of the novel, Celie feels miserable and she keeps praying and blaming God for all of the bad things that has happened in her life. By reading the first three sentences once again, I now understand that they are words spoken from her father, warning her about what would happen if she ever told anybody about the abuse he has been putting her through. Therefore, Celie addresses all of her letters to God since she cannot tell any human being what she has endured. However, one day when the main narrator no longer finds any faith in God, she complains to Shug who gives her advice and makes her realize that God is everywhere and that he sees every fight that she puts up. It made Celie understand how her view of God really should be and she finally found faith once again. Along with her faith, she also gained confidence and decided to leave what had hurt her, in this case Mr._____,  

From this moment on, Celie was portrayed as a stronger woman, whom everything depended on. Even if she now lived with Shug Avery, the rest of the characters saw her as a motherly figure and they asked for her advice and help as soon as they had the chance to. The drastic change also led to Celie, finally taking care of herself instead of constantly running after everybody else in her life. She begins providing herself by making pants that are mostly made for and worn by women, showing power and position in a time era when only men wore pants. This is another indication of Celie’s personal growth and determination on creating a new, empowered life where no men are allowed to control her or let her down.

Moreover, another turning point in the novel is presented even before Celie’s resolution to leave Mr. _____ as an underlying reason to why she decided to leave him. The change occurred when Celie and Shug found Nettie’s letters hidden in Albert’s trunk. Celie realized that her sister had been alive all along and she felt like it was the last straw when it came to her life with Mr.____.

The main change happens quite suddenly, however, in the back of my mind, I always hoped for Celie to leave Albert due to the fact that he constantly mistreated her and never paid attention to all of her good qualities. With the help of Shug, Celie had gained confidence and she did not want to be treated like a punching bag for the people around her to take out their personal aggressions on. When Celie finally left him, the story found a new direction in which it developed just as the main character did.

Additionally, I believe that the ending was very good but it was somehow expected, particularly the reunion Celie finally got with her beloved sister Nettie, whom she had not seen for approximately thirty years. The relationship between the two women showed a remarkable difference concerning the connections all of the other women had between one and other. No matter how different their lives were, they never envied their other half, nor did they ever wish the other sister anything harmful. The rest of the women were very envious of one and other and a lot of comparisons were made, especially about the women’s wealth and families.

Moreover, at the same time some parts of the ending were very surreal. I am specifically thinking about the friendship Celie initiated with her ex-husband Albert. Firstly, I found it strange that she now bonded emotionally with the man she had earlier left for his abusive and unfair behaviour towards her, however, at the time, they only had each other left and their common love for Shug, before Nettie finally arrived.

Moving on, the title of the book confused me throughout the novel, however, I did try to find small details that could explain why the book is called “The Color Purple”. Firstly, I noticed that colours overall, play an important role in the story. The writer described for instance Mr. ___ renovation of his house when he painted the interior “fresh and white, indicating his new beginning. Furthermore, the colour purple was mentioned a couple of times, for example when the narrator talked about Sofia’s bruises in the colour of an eggplant as well as the purple flowers in the fields that Shug reminded her would anger God if they did not notice and appreciate them.

To conclude, the final message of the book mainly discusses the gaps between white people and people of colour as well as between women and men. The importance of always standing up for yourself and the people you love, even if you are seen as a insignificant minority in the society, is indirectly explained throughout the novel. This is demonstrated in the role of Celie, a black woman who gets treated very badly for the sake of her ethnicity and gender. However, Celie finally understands the importance of defending and standing up for herself, which develops the story and her character remarkably.

Pride and Prejudice 1

''Pride and Prejudice'' takes place in England around the 19th century and the novel begins with introducing the Bennet family, the main characters. Everything starts with Mrs Bennet telling Mr Bennet that a wealthy young man, named Charles Bingley, is moving into Netherfield Park in their neighborhood. Mrs Bennet sees this as an opportunity for marrying away one of her five daughters which is basically her only occupation (getting her daughters married). She pleads with Mr Bennet to call on Mr Bingley so that she can introduce her daughters to him. This leads the Bennet family to become invited to a ball where Mr Bingley instantly become well-liked due to him being personable and polite to the local folk. On the other hand, his friend Mr Darcy who is handsome and noble looking makes a less favorable impression by acting proud and condescending.

The eldest daughter of the Bennet family, Jane, instantly gets drawn by Mr Bingley who also seemed equally attracted to her and they form an attachment to each other at the ball. By contrast, the main characters in the novel, Elizabeth and Mr.Darcy, begin their resentment for each other. This is started by Mr. Darcy who says ''she is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who slighted by other men.'' about Elizabeth to Mr Bingley who suggests Mr Darcy to dance with her. Elizabeth overhears this and jokes about it dispute feeling a budding resentment.

Alot of characters are introduced in the beginning, such as the Bennet daughters; Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Catherine, Lydia. Mr. Bennet and Mrs Bennet who are their parents and also Mr Bingley, Mr Darcy. These are the characters which the story circles around but there are also some minor characters.

The novel's protagonists are Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. The novel plot and the other characters are mostly seen from Elizabeths viewpoint, she is the second daughter of the Bennet daughters. She is described as intelligent, lively, attractive and witty like her father. She, of all the Bennet daughters, has the closest relationship with Mr Bennet on the contrary to her mother which she is her mothers least favorite of all daughters. She is very outgoing, and independent, which you can tell by the way she says whatever is on her mind and she is also quite different from all her sisters.

Mr Darcy is a wealthy bachelor who is considered very handsome by most of the people in the novel. He is described as tall, intelligent and from what I have read it seems as if he is rather unsocial, given that he detests dancing and is not much for light conversations. This is also the reason why people didnt care for him very much during and after the ball. However, Mr Bingley doesn't seem to be bothered by it since they are very close friends.

''It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possesion of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feeling or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this thruth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters''

This quote represents the very first lines in the novel, they actually caught my interest (which isn't an easy task since i don't like to read) beacause they were very intriguing and I believe that the entire plot will centre around these sentences. They breifly tell us about Mr Bingley but also that, as i just said(wrote), the novel will be about women (or more likley their mothers) pursuit of ''single men in possesion of good fortune'' for themselves/ their daughters.I believe that Jane Austen chose this title due to Elizabeth represents ''Prejudice'' and Mr Darcy ''Pride''. Futhermore, the title ''Pride and prejudice'' is very fitting for many reasons, one of which is that it refers to the ways that Elizabeth and Mr Darcy view each other from their first meeting where Elizabeth forms a prejudice against him because he hurt her pride by saying  ''she is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me...''. 

The Peripeteia - Pride and Prejudice

The sudden change

Every great novel has a turning point. In Pride and Prejudice the turning point starts when Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy have one of their huge fights. Mr Darcy will end up proposing to Elizabeth which she clearly could not comprehend. How could he have the guts to ask her to marry him after all that he have done to her and her family? How ever, after the fight Elizabeth will receive a letter from Mr Darcy where he explains everything. The letter shows us that behind all that pride Mr Darcy actually is a great person. This made Elizabeth confused. She started to question her feelings towards him and finally understands that she does not hate Mr Darcy, she loves him.

The end

The end of the story was not particular shocking. Like I predicted it ended as most of the love stories I have read, the boy gets the girl and they live happily ever after. In this case, Elizabeth and Mr Darcy finally faced their true feelings and got each other. So did Jane and Mr Bingley too. Even though I could predict the ending I have to say that I liked it. Personally I think that it is not a good love story if it doesn't have a happy ending.

The title

I believe that ''Pride and Prejudice'' is a suitable title. It seems that the author, Jane Austen, has put a lot of thought into it. The title is very meaningful because pride and prejudice are exactly what the enitre plot is about. The main character Elizabeth Bennet is a prejudiced person who has a bad habit of quickly judging people. Meanwhile, Mr Darcy is a person with alot of pride and therefore the fantastic title - Pride and Prejudice.

The message

It is noticeable that the author had a clear message when she wrote this story. In fact, I believe that she had a several messages she wanted to point out in her writing. One of the primary messages in this novel is kind of a hidden message through the character Elizabeth. In fact it is Austen critizing the unequal society she lived in by the main character. She is a fantastic author since she does this in an ironic way. How ever, the message is clear, the women during 18th century did not have the same rights as men. Therefore, they should stand up for themselves. They shouldn't have to feel that they have to marry someone for their great fortune instead of love. Another clear message in this novel is that you should never let your prejudices or pride get in the way of what you truly feel.

The peripeteia- the color purple

Every person goes through some kind of change in his or her lifetime, sometimes for the better but other times for the worse, nevertheless it is important for people to always believe in themselves and to know that all change happens for a reason, but it is the reaction towards that transformation that will decide the outcome of the individuals future.

Firstly the change in this novel is very sudden and it happens when Celie chooses to move away with her new beloved friend Shug, who is the only person Celie loves besides her sister Nettie. It was in this precise moment that Celie stopped being the withdrawn women who does not know how to defend herself, she was know ready to stand up for herself in front of her abusive husband and show him that she will not tolerate to live under the circumstances she has lived so far, abused and mistreated. This was the moment that I was waiting for throughout the novel and I knew that Celie had the strength and courage within herself to do something that she wanted to do for once in her life.

Secondly she was not the quiet and stupid little woman that people in her life had told her she was. This was the moment when she realized that she was worthy of something and someone better and based on that she decided to change the outcome of her future. Celie took control of her destiny and no one could stand in her way. This particular situation left everyone surprised and amazed and no one could believe that Celie was taking destiny into her own hands.

Moreover even though the change came suddenly I personally believe that it had been building up in her for a while, but that she waited for the right moment to show everyone that she was not just a doormat they could step over and also to show her “husband” that he did not control her anymore and that she was the boss of herself.

Furthermore when it came to the ending I was very surprised that Celie and her ex husband actually became friends and shared long conversations with each other. I thought that they would not talk or spend any time together after she left him, but he became very nice towards her and they had one big thing in common, they both loved Shug very much and that was one of the factors that brought them closer. In the very ending Celie finally reunited with her sister and I was so glad that the reunion happened and that they finally got to meet each other after all these years, it was wonderful.

For a while Celie did not know if Nettie was alive or dead and I feared that she would never get the chance to meet her beloved sister again, however not only did she reunite with her sister but she also got to meet her children for the first time. The novel ended with a huge barbeque and the whole family was gathered, furthermore I was very content with the ending because Celie became a stronger person and finally had all of her loved ones at her side. 

To conclude I believe that the message of the title is, that it is important for people to always stand up for themselves in various situations. In the novel it is mostly woman that are mistreated by men and they are also very powerless and are supposed to obey their husband and not have any opinions of their own, however there is also a mistreatment towards the black population. In that way the novel does not only show the mistreatment of women but also  racism that existed in society.  The novel shows the injustices that occurred among people with different gender, ethnicity and so on, these problems still exist in some countries sadly enough. To continue the book wants to convey the message that people should always fight for their own rights and stand up for themselves even though there are many injustices, just like Celie did.  

Finally the color purple was mentioned a couple of times in the novel but I still do not know why the author chose this particular title for the novel, it was not revealed in the book as I thought it would be.

The peripeteia- The Color Purple

In every novel the characters go through some form of transformation, not least, in this novel.

In the beginning the protagonist was portrayed as an ugly, unintelligent and withdrawn person who was afraid to express her opinion; in her world, her job was to obey and do as she is told. However this all change in this sudden scene when she decided to move away with Shug, one of the few persons Celie love. She decides that she will not tolerate to be mistreated nor abused by her husband and she chooses to take destiny in her own hands. She learns to respect herself, and that she is worthy a life of happiness and love. This shocked everyone because were not used to see her this empowering and see her take a stand for herself.

Additionally, I think this was a change that did go on throughout the novel and reached its peak where she realized that if she did not take control over her life, no one would. I believe Shug was a source of inspiration and that she had a huge impact on her revolutionary realization. Shug was described as strong, independent woman who did not let anybody mistreat her and she was a big role model in Celie’s life.

Moreover, in the ending of the novel, Celie became friends with her husband and they actually shared a heart-to-heart conversation. This really surprised me because of how he treated her while she was living under his command. But they both had one thing in common that brought them closer to one another; they both shared the same love towards Shug.

Furthermore, one of my favorite scenes, and one of the most toughing scenes, in the novel was in the ending when Celie was reunited with her dear sister Nettie that she hadn’t seen for over thirty years. That particular scene left an emotional impact on me because it depicted the love that subsisted between them. 

To summarize, I believe this novel wants to show the injustice and racism that existed, and still exist, in some parts of the world towards black people and women. I think the book wants to portray the importance of standing up for oneself and always fight for one’s rights, just like Celie did. For many years, men have always been dominant and women have fought to gain recognition as individuals who deserve equal treatment, and Celie managed to do that. In the end, she was not seen as the weak link, but rather as an equal.

The title “The Color Purple” was mentioned several times in the novel. Shug said that God gets pissed off if a person walks past the color purple and does not marvel at it. However that statement does not help me understand why the author chose that particular title for the novel. Maybe she meant that we all have a piece of the color purple within us, that we all are beautiful in our own way and that we should take a step back once in a while and marvel its beauty.

The Color Purple – The Peripeteia

The biggest change in the novel occurred when Celie was struggling with her inner conflicts. For instance she blamed God for all the bad things in her life. When Shug listened to her complains she told her about her thoughts of how God is according to her. Consequently, it opened up Celie’s mind and made her realise that the God she believed in was everywhere and that she does not have to be afraid. Afterwards she suddenly confronted Albert and left with Shug and her new boyfriend Grady and Squeak for Memphis. On the other hand, Sofia had become free from being a maid and moved into Harpo’s place.

This action Celie did was a huge shock for Albert. Never had he thought that Celie would ever do something like that. As a result he became very depressed for a while, but his son Harpo came to his rescue and helped him. Thanks to Harpo’s encouragement, Albert decided to send all the rest of the letters he had hid to Celie. Because he finally understood how selfdestructive evil was. On the other hand, Sofia saw Harpo’s love and care towards his father. Slowly but surely she started to have feelings for him again.

In comparison, Celie’s stepfather might have changed to the better as well. One example of this is that Celie’s mother bequeathed the house he lived in to Celie and Nettie. He could probably have changed it but he had not. In addition, he had the house  renovated. When he died, Celie became the rightfull owner of the house and her stepfather’s new wife and children had to leave. Hopefully, this was the least atone he could do for them. Unfortunatly this is just some teories I thought of, with no evidence in the book.

However, this leads us to Ceclie and her new life. While she lived with Shug, she started to believe that she enjoyed her life, knowing that she had love, friends, money and time. In addition she found a labour she loved. Later on when she inherited the house, she decided to go back. While she tried to make the house beautiful Shug deserted her. Even though she loved Celie, she had met a new young boy she was interested in. When Shug told her she felt rueful. Because most of the happiness she felt was connected with Shug.

Although Shug only wanted to play with the boy’s feelings and have fun, the boy actually encouraged her to contact her children. Eventually she found one of them who were willing to see her. Even though the young man left for an education later, Shug felt all right. Meanwhile Celie tried to continue with her life. She saw that Albert had changed to a better man and for the very first time they gradually start to have decent conversations. During her time waiting for her sister to come back, another turning point happened. Finally, she started to be content with her life, even though she did not know about her sister’s life or death.

In the last three pages of the book, Celie and Nettie were finally reunited. In the end they introduced each other to their new families. I believe the ending was realistic because of the war that kept them away from each other for at least 30 years. I am glad that it was a happy ending.

The word purple showed up three times in the novel; in the begging when Celie saw the woman who carried her daughter in a clothing shop, the second time when Celie was making trousers for her sister, and the third time when Celie had her room painted in purple. After some research I found out that purple signified different things. Other than royalty and wealth, it is also associated with piety, strength, female homosexuality, patience, sadness and trust. In fact all of these things had occurred in the story, which might be why the book is entitled The Color Purple.

The main message of this novel is about how African American were oppressed in the southern United States during the interwar period. Being a woman of colour at that time and place, you were at the bottom of the American society. Alice Walker also challenges the gender roles, racism and sexism in her novel.  Embedded in her message is also that evil does not come out of nowhere, only love that lasts through hard times is true and that faith is when you know that the only thing that remains unchanging is God. Her novel is a mix of the diversity of African, American and European cultures and their perspectives and values.