THE COLOR PURPLE ALICE Walker Discuss the presentation of Celie up to letter 21 and the way her growing confidence is reflected in her style. Alice Walker has very cleverly developed Celie over the first 21 letters - the way she writes, talks, acts, and so on. In letter 1, Celie is very uneducated as well as being very nave and at first we are shocked at the language she uses as it is very ... direct and crude, but this crudity is dispelled immediately as soon as we sense the limits of ... a slave, and lives a good life, away from the male dominated world. Celie is influenced by her even bef...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The color Purple, My alice walker shows how a uneducated, fourteen-year-old black girl living in rural Georgia between 1910 through 1940, can overcome years of abuse, and betrayal and become an independent, confident woman. Celie faces racism and sexism, female relationships and the disruption of traditional gender roles. Racism and Sexism is a major issue today as it was before. The Color Purple is a historical novel, that's set in Rural ... Georgia during 1910 through 1940. Slavery was in full effect. At one point in the novel, Sofia is out with the children and just then the mayor and his ...

• Word Count: 1237
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School