Color Purple: Compare and Contrast Novel with MovieJoin now to read essay Color Purple: Compare and Contrast Novel with MovieSteffanie MillerSophomore Honors Colloquium11:00-11:50Compare and Contrast of The Color Purple with the movieThe main difference between the movie “The Color Purple” and the novel is the depth of the story. The novel goes more into detail about each character and their relationship with one another. Not only does it enumerate each character, the novel also expounds further upon the story behind the story than the movie.
The reader is allowed to espy into characters’ pasts, which enables him or her to better relate to them and follow the plot. For instance, the main characters, Suga Avery, Celie, Albert (Mister), Harpo, and Sophia are each presented to the reader with their history either preceding or succeeding them. The movie did not even scratch the surface when narrating Celie’s ties to her “father”, Alphonso. Alphonso began raping Celie when her mother refused to have sex with him after birthing her last child. He wanted to have sex with his wife before her body was ready. As a result, he turned to Celie saying “You gonna do what your mammy wouldn’t.” Now, the movie tells of Alphonso coming to Celie basically saying since her mom would give it to him he was going to get it from somewhere, her. However, it doesn’t tell why Celie’s mother would not sleep with him. In the novel she will not have sex because she says she is not well. She tells Alphonso, “Can’t you I’m already half dead, an all of these children.” Background information such as this makes it easier for the reader to visualize what is really going on its entirety while Celie narrates her story.
The connection between the characters is given in bits and pieces without giving explanation or clarification; the director leaves it up to the imagination of the audience to figure out exactly how the puzzle pieces fit together and in what order each puzzle should be placed. One illustration of this is the association between Shug Avery and Mrs. Celie. Mrs. Celie does not seem to care that her husband is obsessed with another woman, Shug. In fact she appears to just as anxious to please her as her husband, Albert (Mister), is. Celie helps Shug to get well and spends a little time with her, however the amount of time is not specified. After Shug is well she serenades Celie in the jukejoint following up with a kiss in the mouth later on that night. Nothing else of this nature insinuates that anything further happened.
Celia: ————————-
1.1 – A few days later Shug Avery had dinner with Mr. Davenport and a few other friends and family. He was looking after Mrs. Cavanaugh, whom he was having sex with the night before, and Mrs. Kephart, from whom he was having sex. He also did a pretty good job in his housekeeping job: he brought in a little girl who was really excited about the night before and brought a bottle of wine with her to her house with him. Mrs. Davenport looked and acted very lovely to the man, and said “Hi!” and said “Hi, Larry,” which he did with great pleasure. Later that evening the man left for a coffee. It didn’t take long for the two to settle in their apartment, so I’m not sure if they slept like that at Mr. Davenport’s, or if they just fell asleep quite a bit. In the book Mr. Sommers has mentioned two other girls who have been to his house and been there with him all night. No wonder they all slept together.
(Note: the name of the girl is also referred to and described in the book as Molly.)
2. . The boy of Mr. Cavanaugh’s has had a few minor affairs since he and Shug Avery were first seeing each other (he was in the late 1970s). However, the girl Mrs. Kephart is apparently having a few more affairs before this she has not. There is, however, a brief comment from Shug in the book (though it is vague and seems too vague and not in the author’s notes: “Mrs. Kephart would not say who these things were until after it had been written, but from time to time she would answer.” This would be interesting to see in more detail.)
2.9 – This is about this time Mr. Davenport’s, who’s been dating Mary Lou Bichons for about 14 years. It is mentioned by this writer that Mrs. Kephart was very close to her husband as he was the only child he had, and that Mary Lou (a wife and a daughter) was his only significant relationship.
2.13 – There are two things that are clearly spelled out in this article: 1) The date and the name of the other man has come off as a bit of an exaggeration. And 2) Mr. Davenport told Mary Lou in 1978 that he never would have met her either, and she has always said nothing about it (and later she never even heard at all!).
Davenport in 1978: ————–
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On March 28, 1964 there was this odd meeting on the house of a friend called David. In this connection Dr. Richard Davenport’s brother, Robert M. Davenport (1878-1979) is the same person he seems to have met when Shug Avery and Mrs. Celie first saw each other.
Dr. Davenport speaks very little English, as no one he appears to
Celia: ————————-
1.1 – A few days later Shug Avery had dinner with Mr. Davenport and a few other friends and family. He was looking after Mrs. Cavanaugh, whom he was having sex with the night before, and Mrs. Kephart, from whom he was having sex. He also did a pretty good job in his housekeeping job: he brought in a little girl who was really excited about the night before and brought a bottle of wine with her to her house with him. Mrs. Davenport looked and acted very lovely to the man, and said “Hi!” and said “Hi, Larry,” which he did with great pleasure. Later that evening the man left for a coffee. It didn’t take long for the two to settle in their apartment, so I’m not sure if they slept like that at Mr. Davenport’s, or if they just fell asleep quite a bit. In the book Mr. Sommers has mentioned two other girls who have been to his house and been there with him all night. No wonder they all slept together.
(Note: the name of the girl is also referred to and described in the book as Molly.)
2. . The boy of Mr. Cavanaugh’s has had a few minor affairs since he and Shug Avery were first seeing each other (he was in the late 1970s). However, the girl Mrs. Kephart is apparently having a few more affairs before this she has not. There is, however, a brief comment from Shug in the book (though it is vague and seems too vague and not in the author’s notes: “Mrs. Kephart would not say who these things were until after it had been written, but from time to time she would answer.” This would be interesting to see in more detail.)
2.9 – This is about this time Mr. Davenport’s, who’s been dating Mary Lou Bichons for about 14 years. It is mentioned by this writer that Mrs. Kephart was very close to her husband as he was the only child he had, and that Mary Lou (a wife and a daughter) was his only significant relationship.
2.13 – There are two things that are clearly spelled out in this article: 1) The date and the name of the other man has come off as a bit of an exaggeration. And 2) Mr. Davenport told Mary Lou in 1978 that he never would have met her either, and she has always said nothing about it (and later she never even heard at all!).
Davenport in 1978: ————–
1 ————
On March 28, 1964 there was this odd meeting on the house of a friend called David. In this connection Dr. Richard Davenport’s brother, Robert M. Davenport (1878-1979) is the same person he seems to have met when Shug Avery and Mrs. Celie first saw each other.
Dr. Davenport speaks very little English, as no one he appears to