... journal entries. In the novel she also uses color. The color purple is the color of royalty, which exemplifies the endless possibilities available to Celie and other black women if they stand up for their own rights. The Color Purple is a historical novel; it never refers to any factual events. There are no dates, little sense of the passage of time, and very few mentions of characters' ages. This ... book deals with the harsh reality that the black community especially the ... women had to endure. They where thought to be second-class citizens in the community and also ... ...

• Word Count: 441
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... of the book; state the title of the book. The Color Purple is a story told in a series of diary entries and then in a series of letters. The main charachters are Celie, who is a slave in the south, and her sister Nettie, who is missionary in Africa. Nettie has also taken Celie's kids along to get them out of the plantation. ... her. They leave and live in Tennessee, until Celie finds out that her step-father died, and she now owns a large house down the road from the plantation. So she moves into that house and tells Nettie all about it. She keeps telling her to come home soon with her ki...

• Word Count: 1071
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... sand, and for extracting a widely admired purple dye called "Tyrian Purple" from a tiny sea snail. This color became their trademark, and eventually became the favorite color of royalty. Phoenicians also used papyrus from Egypt to make scrolls, or rolls of paper, for books. The words Bible and bibliography come from the Phoenician city of Byblos. The Phoenicians traded with people all around the Mediterranean Sea. To promote trade, they ... voyage was forgotten for centuries. In the late 1400's, the Europeans claimed to be the first to make it around the southern tip of Africa. Probably...

• Word Count: 535
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School