The idea(s) developed in the The Color Purple (book) about how individuals maintain hope as a means of persevering through hardships
Different people devise various ways on how to maintain hope as a means of perseverance through hardship. The Color Purple by Alice Walker is no exception, with its central idea revolving around staying strong and keeping fighting. In The Color Purple, Alice Walker shows how Celie maintains hope through the belief in a higher power, Remaining silent and invisible, and being determined despite experiencing hard times at the hands of the men around her.
Remaining silent and invisible is one way of maintaining hope. Being silent may assist one as a way of taking time to figure out what seems troubling him or her. Alice Walker in The Color purple represents the idea of perseverance in many ways. Celie writes to God, believing that everything will be okay soon. In his book, Alice walker emphasizes that one’s ability to express thoughts and feelings is essential to develop a sense of self. Alice walker shows that Celie is initially unable to resist those who abuse her. For instance, the warning that “better not never tell nobody but God” about the abuses Celie is going through makes her come with a way to persevere the situation. Celie decides to remain silent and invisible; therefore, finding it appropriate in this case to write to God as she maintains his silence.
Relying on spiritual support is a good tool to navigate how to handle a particular issue. Alice Walker shows Celies’ story of rape, forced marriage, and loss as the cause of her to forget to who might be the recipient of his letters other than God. However, Celie devises a way of keeping silent, hoping that she will emerge his head high against such odds one day. Alice Walker shows that Celie finds it right to have spiritual support, which she always believes answers at the end. Walker presents the idea of unwavering hope that allows Celie to survive the disturbing persona failures by her lovers. Despite finding happiness at the end, the hope she had gained assisted her to go through the hard times she was experiencing.
Adopting determination as a way of having hope serves one well to persevere one might come across in his life. In this case, trying to solve an issue with a lot of determination may bore some success. Alice Walker portrays Celie determined that one day she will wake up a different person. For instance, Celie does not know the true definition of happiness but keeps reminding herself that she will be happy one day. Celie had a hard life and was feeling dead all the time. However, she remained strong and determined that one day she will find happiness in his life. Celie showed his determination when she got beaten by Mr___ (Albert). However, Celie stood by his side and kept being determined that her sister will return to her. Eventually, her sister gets in touch after receiving his letter making her happy as she hoped.
In conclusion, Alice Walker shows that different people devise various ways on how to maintain hope as a means of persevering through hardship. Remaining silent and invisible is one way of maintaining hope. Also, Alice Walker shows that relying on spiritual support is an excellent tool to navigate how to handle a particular issue. Adopting determination as a way of having hope serves one well to persevere hardship one might come across in his life.