English 1001 page 1 The Direct and Indirect Impact of Rhetoric                  In the world that we live in, rhetoric always affects and is a part of everything that happens. Rhetoric, in its broadest sense, is communication, and how people relate to each other. The movie The Color Purple is about relationships. Therefore rhetoric plays a very important role in this movie. Throughout The Color Purple the impact of rhetoric can be seen in two groups of people, …showed first 75 words of 720 total…

…showed last 75 words of 720 total…before he shows her some of the same respect. Shug Avery is also affected by the rhetoric of Celie before she is in turn impacted by Shug's friendship. Celie gives Sofia the assurance that she needs and then receives the same from Sofia when she is in need of support. In all of these relationships Celie is affected directly by the rhetoric of the other people and indirectly by the influence of her own rhetoric.