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White Plains, Greene County, Georgia. The Methodist church

This image gives us an idea of what churches in Georgia were like during the time of The Color Purple. However, the image seems to include a white…

Forest Hills Cemetery

The article is an opinion piece written to a newspaper by Dr. Putnam. It is his frustrations regarding the burial practice done by Christians in a…

The Decoration of Houses

This book is significant for The House of Mirth because it stresses how important architecture was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this…

Ludgate Hill, From Fleet Street

The engraving illustrates the day-to-day lifestyle of people in the 18th century. The image is intended to be of Ludgate Hill, which is situated in…

Map of the Gold Regions of California

This is a map of the main gold regions in California during the gold rush. In the novel, Gertrude's dad speaks about the gold rush in a letter,…

A Ship of War, of the third Rate, With Rigging & at Anchor

This is a detailed drawing of a British Naval ship of war common in the year of 1728. Ships like this were likely to have been used in fighting the…

Main street. Macon, Georgia

This image is a picture of what Main Street in Macon Georgia would’ve looked like around the time of Color Purple. One of the places in the book…

Suburban Scenery Around Boston

In the Lamplighter, Graham’s country house contained old-fashioned entrances on both sides with a sloped and shady lawn. From the novel, we know that…

Living in a Hovel

The passage I picked reminds me of the hovel in Charlotte Temple. In the beginning, the author uses imagery to help the reader understand what the run…

Mabira Forest Rubber

In the novel, The Color Purple, rubber plantations are a main concern for those living in Africa. The rubber plantations were a way for big businesses…