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I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.” (Walker, 1982). One of the most recognized quotes from Alice Walker winning Pulitzer Prize of her novel “The Color Purple.” Alice Walker known for her short stories, novels, and poems. Big on her treatments for the culture of African American all over the world. Her focus was to write about essays and poetry about the racial civil rights, peace around the world, and women’s equality. As she introduces

Alice Walker: An Annotated Bibliography Martin, Jennifer. "The Quilt Threads Together Sisterhood, Empowerment and Nature in Alice Walker's purple and "Everyday Use." Journal of Intercultural Disciplines, vol. 14, Winter2014, pp. 27-44. EBSCOhost, proxygsu-dekt.galileo.usg.edu/login? url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=101320325&site=ehost-live. In this article the writer shows a literary feedback of the novel "The Color Purple " and short story "Everyday Use" by Alice

Color Purple   Of Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Alice Walker says "it speaks to me as no novel, past or present, has ever done."  Though 45 years separate Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Color Purple, the two novels embody many similar concerns and methods. Hurston and Walker write of the experience of uneducated rural southern black women. They find a wisdom that can transform our communal relations and our spiritual lives. As Celie in The Color Purple says,

The Color Purple by Alice Walker is an epistolary novel criticized for its immoral and sensitive issues, such as incest, rape, and physical abuse. The story takes place in the early 1900's in the South, and symbolizes the unmerciful social, emotional, and economic hardships that African American women faced. The protagonist of the story is Celie, a woman who has been abused since her youth and documents her struggles through letters written to God and eventually to her sister Nettie, who is a missionary

In The Color Purple, written by Alice Walker, uses a female heroine named Celie in the Southeastern corner of the United States. Through Celie, Alice Walker portrays the thematic subject of sin and deceit by explaining her life through a series of letters. Although her life was very difficult, she was able to find a way to get through it and become stronger. She figures out through her journey of trials and tribulations that sin can be the downfall and destruction of a person as an individual, and

used. The background colors are a range of a very light blue to a darker sky blue, a range of purple is also used, a magenta pink is used in the Aussie logo, and white lettering thru out. The various shades of blue in the background and the splashing water may evoke feelings of happiness from past memories, like being at the beach or lake. It is commonly said that blue is a calming color. While, purple is a color that is commonly associated with many terms which include royalty, and can give an impression

The Color Purple by Alice Walker is a novel about the struggle of Celie, a poor uneducated black woman who finds herself with the help of a blues singer named Shug Avery. Each character plays a major role in the strengthening of each other. From the beginning of the novel the characters of Celie, Nettie and Sofia either became stronger or lost strength through tough times. Nettie who is Celie's sister was very intellectual and recognized the importance of an education from a young age. Sofia is an

“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker is a series a letters by and to the main character, Celie. The book begins with fourteen year old Celie writing to God about her father raping her and taking away her children. After Celie's mother dies, Celie focuses on protecting her sister, Nettie, from her father's sexual advances and encourages her to run away. A widower called “Mr. __” wants to marry Nettie, but their father rejects him. Eventually Celie marries Mr. __, who later is called Albert, and her

December, 2015 Just A Single Purple Wildflower In A Field Of Weeds Alice walker once said, “No person is your friend (or kin) who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow and be perceived as fully blossomed as you were intended. Or who belittles in any fashion the gifts you labor so to bring into the world.” The color purple has timelessly been used to convey pictures of power and ambition, it is also associated with the feeling of independence. The Color Purple is the story of the constant

The Color Purple main character is a fourteen-year-old black girl, who talks to God through letting him know everything that is going on with her. Celie was a very bright young person. She grew up very quickly, because she had to help her father with the other children around the house. Celie was never treated equally to the others. Her father made her the woman of the house and even the mother. Celie’s dad was raping her, and he told her not to tell her mother. Celie's texts are born when she is