components of a Novel by Alice Walker. All of these views are illustrated proficiently in

Alice Walkers third novel, The Color Purple. Each one of these aspects had a lasting

impression upon the ideals and notions of the time. Walker's writing's helped to break

the racial barrier that existed in some people's minds.

One way that the barrier was destroyed was through Walker's depiction of an imperfect

black person. If a white person wrote about a less than perfect black person than it

was considered racist. Now that a black person is writing about other blacks that are

foretaking in acts that are, in their eye's, immoral and corrupt, the subject is brought

into a new light. These actions are discussed out in the open, and the idea that all

people have their own "flaws", is thought to be more fisable. Walker combines all of

these issues in her story in a deceptive way.

They all are linked together by way of a semi-believable story line with one major

overlaying theme. Prescott sums it up nicely, "Love redeems, meanness kills"(p74). This

is illustrated in many ways in Walker's novel. One perfect exa

a reason to be. She single handedly turned Celie's life around for the better. Shug knew

among the Olinka tribe. All the time that she was in Africa she wrote letters to Celie.

of all of the opportunities that existed out in the world, she had seen a lot of it

Celie as a real person should be treated. She offered her love and warmth and gave her

hugged and emersed themselves in the love that they felt for each other.

up gainst my hip and sort of wiggle it around. Then he grab hold my titties. Then he

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