The Power of Language in Literature

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The writer of this paper explores and compares the use of language and its effect on women's lives in both "The Color Purple" and "Our Country's Good." This paper probes both works of literature and the authors' argument that the empowerment of women is possible through the establishment of one's voice which in turn alters the characters' perception of themselves and makes them aware of the choices available to them.

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"Nettie however provides a balance as a woman who finds her identity and asserts herself without becoming like a man. She represents what Celie could have become with education. Nettie rediscovers her African roots and the culture and traditions of Africa. She describes a village ceremony of delivering the roof is part of the villagers' welcome when Samuel, Corrine, Nettie and the children arrive at their African mission station."

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