The Color Purple Research Paper

To begin with, the book ‘The Color Purple’ is composed by Alice Walker set between the 1960s or early 1970s, a confused time period when African Americans were coping with defining and grabbing control of their social, cultural, and political identity in American society. The book tells a story about a tangled of woman linked by their strong affection for each other, men with corruption, and the children they have responsibility for. In the beginning of the letters, Celie confessed to God about her being raped from her father and was also pregnant for the second time with his child. Celie’s mother is terminally ill, which past away , left Celie stranded in the their with the father. Celie’s main role in the house was to protect her sister, Nettie, from her father’s sexual desires. Celie in near future marries Albert (called Mr. _____) after her father made an agreement with the older widower, and Celie encounter herself in a rejected marriage, taking …show more content…
The views of how the female characters respond towards violence changes desperately. Celie becomes in pain frequently in the abuse cycle from her husband and father and responds to their actions by breaking down emotionally and being very obedient. However, the other female characters put their strength to the test. After carrying all the weight of abuse on their back, many women faced violence and still can’t be broken down. Later on in the letters, Celie soon realizes that the expansion of emotional and physical abuse she faced which she fought and conquered, made her find her strength and personal determination to be able to divorce her husband and start a new positive