Negro idiom is used within the text because it creates an effect of realism and makes the reader believe the setting and the characters in the text are real. An example of Negro idiom throughout this text is the characters habitual use of shortened forms of expression like "you is" instead of "you are". Celie's odd grammar when she remembers "how much I was surprised" by the rape, shows how ... her dialect helps to make her real in our imagination. The effect Alice Walker creates using first person narrative is one of seeing the story through Celie's eyes. This style of writing helps create ...

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• Grade Level: High School