Novas english

  Reading the first five letters of The Color Purple made me feel sad for Celie because she goes through so much pain at a young age. It was hard to see how people treated her like she didn’t matter. Even though she didn’t have much support, I could tell she was strong in her own quiet way. Her voice felt real and honest, and it made me want to keep reading to see her grow.

 My favorite word right now is “blown.” I say it all the time because people really do blow me. When I say “you blow me,” it basically means you made me mad or irritated me. I use it every day, probably more than I should, but it just fits how I be feeling sometimes. It’s my go to word when somebody’s doing too much or just getting on my nerves.

  Practices that denied women equal wages, voting rights, and other opportunities were once accepted in many parts of the world.  Discriminatory practices included denying women the right to own property, enter into contracts, or control their own earnings without a husband or male relative's consent. Wage gaps were due to the relegation of women to lower paying jobs and the legal right of employers to pay women less for the same work .

Blake uses the chimney sweepers to expose how society ignores suffering, a message that still resonates today . I once saw a new, quieter kid in school constantly get his ideas overlooked in a group project while a louder, more popular student took all the credit. This experience connects to the emotions of silent misery and the idea of societal complicity, showing how people "think they have done me no injury" as long as they can ignore the suffering and maintain their comfortable lives, just like the churchgoers in the poem who praise God while the children suffer outside.