Alice Walker does not like to be called a feminist. ... So why would I choose the book, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, to illustrate my views on the "feminist approach" to literary theory? I believe The Color Purple to be the most complex, real and truthful novel I have ever read. ... Walker paints colourful characters in The Color Purple, each of them undergoing a series of changes. ... I am interested to read more works by Walker, as I am sure she shall tackle the issues as she has done so effectively in The Color Purple. ...

• Word Count: 949
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The Color Purple Essay One of the most widely known and false stereotypes is that women belong in the kitchen, and men are suppose to make the money. In The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, there are some main characters that prove this stereotype wrong. ... "I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it. " I believe a woman being inferior to a man is our society's color purple. ...

• Word Count: 461
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Alice Walker takes on a feminist tone in The Color Purple, a novel about the struggles between salvation and independence in which she discusses the oppression of black women. Through the relationship between black men and black women, Walker portrays the prejudice that black women have to face. ... One of the themes of The Color Purple is love redeems, hate kills and for Walker, redemptive love requires female bonding. ... Alice Walker contrasts the ugliness of men with the healthy bondage of women to discuss the frustration of black women's struggle for independence. ...

• Word Count: 1257
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Schmidt Honors English II 17 September 2002 The Color Purple, by Alice Walker is a historical novel showing how an uneducated, fourteen-year-old black girl living in rural Georgia between 1910 through 1940 can overcome years of abuse and betrayal, and become an independent, confident woman. ... The Color Purple is set in Rural Georgia during 1910 through 1940. ... Miz Millie says to Sofia, "Have you ever seen a white person and a colored sitting side by side in car, when one of "em wasn't showing the other one how to drive it or clean it" (Walker 109). ... She enjoys and appreciate...

• Word Count: 1740
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Despite the odds, women can overcome all obstacles. In the past, women have desperately struggled because men belittled them. They were thought of as ignorant beings that only knew how to manage housework. In The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, several women were extremely mistreated by men....

• Word Count: 585
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School