The Color Purple Pt. 1

In high school, we did not write book reports. We had to write book reflections. That required us to have to dig a little deeper. I will be honest and say that it was easy to get credit for bullshit when you're reflecting on something as opposed to discussing what it's about. I never did that, though. I have always been a fan of reading and thoroughly enjoy summarizing and reflecting on them. Even if it's only a few new words, there is always something to learn from reading. And I'm not just saying that because I'm a teacher!!

Recently, I had some friends over, one of whom had never seen The Color Purple. How you grow up black and your mom, grandma, or great aunt never made you watch this movie is beyond me!!! Anyway, I decided to turn it on. The girl in question (cough Jalisa cough) just knew she was going to fall asleep, but she stayed up and watched that whole 2 and half hour movie. She even enjoyed it! Jalisa is the kind of person who asks questions throughout a movie or tv show she's never seen. There's nothing wrong with being inquisitive! If it wasn't for her questioning so many things, I wouldn't have realized how much about the movie I didn't understand. 

I had the book sitting on my shelf in my room for months, been in possession of the book for years. Never read it. A couple of months ago, I attempted to read it but I couldn't get into it. I wasn't ready for what I was about to experience.