Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What literary structure does Alice Walker use in The Color Purple?
What literary structure does Alice Walker use in The Color Purple?
Epistolary structure
What does Pa's command 'You better not never tell nobody but God' establish in the novel?
What does Pa's command 'You better not never tell nobody but God' establish in the novel?
The central silence vs. voice conflict
What literary technique does Sofia use in 'I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers'?
What literary technique does Sofia use in 'I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers'?
Anaphoric rhythm
How does Shug describe God to challenge patriarchal religion?
How does Shug describe God to challenge patriarchal religion?
As 'It' rather than gendered
What type of claim does Celie make when she says 'But I'm here'?
What type of claim does Celie make when she says 'But I'm here'?
Ontological assertion
What concept does Celie express in 'Everything want to be loved'?
What concept does Celie express in 'Everything want to be loved'?
Universal interconnection & animism
What does the nickname 'gold teeth' represent in the novel?
What does the nickname 'gold teeth' represent in the novel?
A dehumanising nickname
What transformation occurs when Celie says 'Until you do right by me, everything you think about...crumble'?
What transformation occurs when Celie says 'Until you do right by me, everything you think about...crumble'?
Victim to prophetess
In which letter does Sofia declare 'A girl child ain't safe in a family of men'?
In which letter does Sofia declare 'A girl child ain't safe in a family of men'?
Letter 30
What does Celie's comparison of trees to humans ('except walk') erase?
What does Celie's comparison of trees to humans ('except walk') erase?
Human exceptionalism