The Color Purple

p The color purple The Color purple is a book written by Alice Walker in 1985 The title derives from a discussion between Celie and Shug about faith Describing what God does to people , Shug says "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don 't notice it " After Celie asks what God does in response to this obliviousness , Shug replies that he creates something else people will see , because God just wants to be loved . The discussion leads the rekindling of Celie

's faith , despite years of abuse and neglect (wikipedia

The story is about a youn black Georgian girl Celie who was abused by her father and killed both her babies . The novel tries to examine all her struggles to find love , gain self esteem and continue to have courage despite harsh setbacks . Hate and violence have almost killed her

One line cited in the book is You better not tell anybody but God id Kill your Mammy (Walker 1982 , p1 ) telling the readers about male dominance and hence made outcome for Celie to prove her love for her mother because she remains silent of her stepfather 's abusiveness

It also shows how she trusted God so much that she really did not tell anybody and instead treated God as her best friend telling all the details that had happened in her life . Hate and violence had almost killed her until she met Shug a woman who is able to kindle feelings of sexual love an self love within Celie for the first time She teaches her what courage is

The Color Purple is a story about ones growth , endurance loyalty , solidarity and true happiness nurtured by the strength of love The author portrays female friendship as a means for women to summon the courage to tell stories . And through these stories , it allows women to resist oppression and dominance in the society . Celie 's personality has her to attain a sense of self

Works Cited Dieke , Ikenna , ed . Critical Essays on Alice Walker . Greenwood Press Westport , Connecticut , 1999 Walker , Alice (1985 . HYPERLINK "http /www .amazon .com /exec /obidos /ASIN /luminariumA " The Color Purple . New York : Pocket Books ,p1 HYPERLINK "http /www .amazon .com /gp /product /ref dp_proddesc_1 ?ie UTF8 n 283155 http /www .amazon .com /gp /product /ref dp_proddesc_1 ?ie UTF8 n 283155 HYPERLINK "http /www .cliffsnotes .com /WileyCDA /LitNote /The-Color-Purple .id-56 ,page Num-3 .html http /www .cliffsnotes .com /WileyCDA /LitNote /The-Color-Purple .id-56 ,pageN um-3 .html http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /The_Color_Purple...