intense, I mean it is a book touching very difficult and hard aspects of life of

a poor, black oppressed woman in the early twentieth century. Walker does

social criticism in her novel, mostly criticizing the way black women were

treated in the early twentieth century. Walker uses the life experiences of

Celie to illustrate her social criticism.

The Color Purple is not written in the style of most novels. The author

does not tell us everything about the characters, the setting, and why the

characters behave the way they do. The novel is written in a series of letters,

not dated. There are large gaps between some letters, but this is not revealed

by the author; we have to figure it out ourselves. The letters are written in

was raped by her father and that he killed both of their children. She writes

was abused by the man she believed was her father. Celie feels used and abused,

folk language, which also reduces the easiness of the

esteem and confidence lost way back in the early adolescent years. The Color

to her is so terrible that she can only talk about it to someone she feels loves

to sign her name at the end of the letters.

Celie was born into a poor family; her mother was sick most of the time,

Celie to grow stronger. At the same time, Sofia, Celie's daughter in law, shows

a sickness, and Celie becomes her nurse. Shug is a strong woman, and encourages

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Approximate Word count = 587
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)