... 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. She paints this inferior female image and only through the sisterhood of women can the inferior female characters find freedom. Celie, the voice of the novel, is continually oppressed ... them with her to Memphis. Here, Squeak is able to complete her dream to sing, and Celie for the first time is able to start her...

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

... as something dark and mysterious. "I want to have the smell of you in full - the smell of rotting leaves in the jungles of Africa..."(142) "How marvelous your black color is, the color of magic and mystery and obscenities".(145) The women he encounters are captivated by their own curiosities. They see in Mustafa Sa'eed the African of the legends and fantasies. He enchants them with his outrageous ... "These girls were not killed by Mustafa Sa'eed but by the germ of a deadly disease that assailed them a thousand years ago."(33) Are the encounters between the characters therefore unavoida...

• Word Count: 2060
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School