For example, from Alice Walker's book, The Color Purple, Alice writes about the pain and experiences that she has faced or has witnessed. Alice writes, "Your daddy didn't know how to git along, he say. ... Both Alice and Quincy relate to literacy from there own lives and experiences. ... When reading from the book The Color Purple, what one gains from the text can be different then what many others may gain from this kind of text. Alice Walker uses exclusionary language. ...

• Word Count: 1724
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Comparatively, the death of her mother for Celie in 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker is void of any sort of emotional attachment. Walker employs short sentences and avoids any extensive displays of adjective language to convey death as normality for Celie – something she is desensitized to, even in regard of her own mother. ...

• Word Count: 1639
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate