Weaving Characters’ Images and Black Women’s Oppressions in the Cinematic Adaptation of The Color Purple

Syifa, Zahra Salsabila (2022) Weaving Characters’ Images and Black Women’s Oppressions in the Cinematic Adaptation of The Color Purple. Diploma thesis, Universitas Andalas.

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Abstract

This research compares two works with different media; a book entitled The Color Purple was written by Alice Walker in 1982 and its film adaptation of the same title was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1985. This research aims to find out how Steven Spielberg changed the images of the characters and the oppression in The Color Purple novel to a movie adaptation. This research is conducted using the theory of fidelity proposed by James M. Welsh and Paisley Livingston, the adaptation theory proposed by Linda Hutcheon, and Francesco Casetti’s Four conceptual frameworks in understanding the relationship between literature and movie. In order to analyze oppression, the author uses the theory of five kinds of oppression proposed by Iris Marion Young. This research uses a qualitative method. The results showed that there are significant alterations in the characters. Also, the oppression that occurs in the movie can make the audience feel sympathy for the characters who are being oppressed. Keywords: adaptation, characters’ images, oppression

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