Alice Walker is an incredible woman who uses her writings to portray the hardships and struggles of black people, especially women, throughout history. ... "There have been points brought up that Walker's visibility as a major American talent has been obscured by a familiar bias that white writers literature is considered normal and black women to be at a double remove." ... Also because throughout most of the book he abuses Celie even though she has sex with him, cares for his three children, cleans his house, and works his fields (Lewis 1). ... Alice Walker wrote this book so that m...

• Word Count: 2261
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School