The Color Purple

discrimination--when one race or sex has more power than the other has made a significant amount of impact on our society, ethics, and law. Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple, and Zora Hurston’s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, both contribute to raising awareness and influencing the movement for black feminists. The Color Purple is about an African American woman named Celie, who survives the vigorous abuse from her father and husband, hoping that one day she will reunite with her…

Are purple eyes just legends? Research show that eye color is determined by the amount of melanin in the iris and the scattering light in someone's eyes. Research also shows that there are different counts of people developing purple eyes after birth. A study on Alexandria's Genesis shows that it is a very rare color in the eye's of almost all women only. So is it true? Many people do not believe that it is real because of all the outrageous effects that it has on some people who have…

million copies” (“Alice”). “The Color Purple was published in 1982 and brought Walker overnight success and recognition as an important…

In the 1980’s Walker cleverly publicized a new component of racism, one which many are eager to deny and overlook. As an esteemed, award-winning author Walker has published many books and essays dedicated to the topic of race and colorism; The Color Purple, an award winning book written by Walker which was also produced into a film, has many examples of colorism. Celie, the main character of the novel is brutally abused by both her father, and her husband. In the 1985 film directed by Steven…

The Color Purple is a novel by Alice Walker that explores the troublesome life of the protagonist Celie. Throughout the story, Celie is constantly subject to abuse from men and suffers from a lack of love. Although she experiences horrific events and hardships, Celie Harris Jones displays integrity and proves to be an exceptionally resilient, dynamic character in The Color Purple. Celie seemingly does not have any control over her life, as she is coerced by her cold, disheartening husband to…

over the world, many different races have experience persecution and discrimination, but the racism felt by African-American throughout the history of the United States has been a topic of close discussion, debate, and study. In the novel, The Color Purple, Alice Walker discusses the connection between religion and the African-American experience in the 1930s, also the topic of the poem “Yet Do I Marvel” by Countee Cullen. While Cullen seems to put aside the questions his experiences raised,…

significance of color is mentioned here in the novel the color purple. It is the color of the judgment, and of people who seeks for spiritual fulfillment. It is being said, if you surround yourself with the purple color, you will feel the peace of mind. The color purple is the novel written by Alice walker in 1982, an award winning American writer for fiction. She won two famous awards for her fiction work, such as the Pulitzer prize and the national book award. Her novel color purple is adopted…

expectations of readers due to the vast differences and artistic interpretation that is incorporated into the cinematic piece. Fortunately, the Steven Spielberg film The Color Purple is not an example of this Hollywood disappointment. This film adaptation - based off of Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize winner, The Color Purple - is beautifully produced and was awarded the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture. The film stays true to the novel almost word for word throughout the…

In The Color Purple, Alice Walker tells the story of a black family living in the South during the early twentieth century. Written from the point of view of Celie, and uneducated and abused black woman. Walker explores the idea of gender roles by writing about how all the characters, both men and women, have suffered at the hands of gender stereotypes. Through her portrayal of the characters in The Color Purple, Walker demonstrates that gender roles can unfairly categorize people, they force…

One of the main reasons that many books are banned, is because they are about horrible events and despicable history. This includes things such as slavery, segregation, and anything else that people deem wrong. A commonly banned book is The Color Purple by Alice Walker. This book is challenged because it contains offensive topics and language such as rape, racial slurs, and a fair share of violence. What many people don’t see or realize, is that this book is a Pulitzer Prize winning book.…