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The Color Purple by Alice Walker (Book Analysis)

The Color Purple by Alice Walker (Book Analysis)

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978280801220146EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including sexuality, racism and religion. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 46-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Alice Walker Presentation of The Color Purple Summary of The Color Purple Character study Celie Shug Nettie Mr Sofia Analysis of The Color Purple Form and style Historical context Major themes About The Color Purple The Color Purple is an epistolary novel which tells the story of Celie, a poor black woman living in rural Georgia, and the myriad hardships she faces as a result of her gender, race and economic position. The novel garnered praise for its exploration of the challenges facing black women in the Deep South of the USA and its sensitive, evocative use of African-American vernacular in the letters of the main character. A film adaptation of the novel, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, was released in 1985. Although the film was described as “the year’s best film” by the critic Roger Ebert and was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, it failed to win any of them. About Alice Walker Alice Walker is an American novelist and activist, and has published numerous novels, short story collections, poetry collections and non-fiction books in a career spanning several decades. Her best-known work is her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 novel The Color Purple. Walker was active in the American civil rights movement and is credited with coining the term “womanism” to refer to a form of feminism that focuses specifically on issues affecting women of colour.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including sexuality, racism and religion. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 46-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Alice Walker Presentation of The Color Purple Summary of The Color Purple Character study Celie Shug Nettie Mr Sofia Analysis of The Color Purple Form and style Historical context Major themes About The Color Purple The Color Purple is an epistolary novel which tells the story of Celie, a poor black woman living in rural Georgia, and the myriad hardships she faces as a result of her gender, race and economic position. The novel garnered praise for its exploration of the challenges facing black women in the Deep South of the USA and its sensitive, evocative use of African-American vernacular in the letters of the main character. A film adaptation of the novel, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, was released in 1985. Although the film was described as “the year’s best film” by the critic Roger Ebert and was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, it failed to win any of them. About Alice Walker Alice Walker is an American novelist and activist, and has published numerous novels, short story collections, poetry collections and non-fiction books in a career spanning several decades. Her best-known work is her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 novel The Color Purple. Walker was active in the American civil rights movement and is credited with coining the term “womanism” to refer to a form of feminism that focuses specifically on issues affecting women of colour.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including sexuality, racism and religion. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 46-page reading guide is structured as follows:...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including sexuality, racism and religion. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 46-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Alice Walker
  • Presentation of The Color Purple
  • Summary of The Color Purple
  • Character study
    • Celie
    • Shug
    • Nettie
    • Mr
    • Sofia
  • Analysis of The Color Purple
    • Form and style
    • Historical context
    • Major themes

About The Color Purple

The Color Purple is an epistolary novel which tells the story of Celie, a poor black woman living in rural Georgia, and the myriad hardships she faces as a result of her gender, race and economic position. The novel garnered praise for its exploration of the challenges facing black women in the Deep South of the USA and its sensitive, evocative use of African-American vernacular in the letters of the main character.

A film adaptation of the novel, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, was released in 1985. Although the film was described as “the year’s best film” by the critic Roger Ebert and was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, it failed to win any of them.

About Alice Walker

Alice Walker is an American novelist and activist, and has published numerous novels, short story collections, poetry collections and non-fiction books in a career spanning several decades. Her best-known work is her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 novel The Color Purple. Walker was active in the American civil rights movement and is credited with coining the term “womanism” to refer to a form of feminism that focuses specifically on issues affecting women of colour.

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