Briefly paraphrase the maxims you’ve chosen and explain why they are important values.
Introduction:

· Briefly paraphrase the maxims you’ve chosen and explain why they are important values.

· Identify the film and give a brief description of the characters you are analyzing.

· Remember to avoid the first-person point of view (I, me, my, our, ours) and the second-person point of view (you, your, yours) in formal writing.

 

 

 In the United States, there is a widely held expectation that if one works extremely hard, financial success would eventually be theirs. Hard labor is the only path to financial success. The film “The Color Purple” offers a window into the soul of the American ideal, representing such virtues as knowledge and fortitude. Celie, is one of the main characters in “The Color Purple.” She is an oppressed woman who is held captive by a man she was forced to marry and who is not fond of her or her appearance. Celie is also a woman who never wears pants because in her society pants were considered manly. Once Celie becomes free from her husband, she finally becomes the person she never thought she would be, unrepressed.
Thesis Statement (fill in the blanks on the right). This will be the last sentence of your introduction Three maxims from Franklin’s “The Way to Wealth” that the characters embody in The Color Purple are” There are no gains”, “He that lives upon hope will die fasting”, and “If you will not hear reason, she’ll surely rap your knuckles”.