There are several consequences of 'The Color Purple' being written in epistolary style. The majority of the book is written by the protagonist, Celie, in the form of letters. She first begins writing to God while she is going through a very dark stage in her life where she is being abused by the man she believes is her father, and it is apparent that she uses letters to God as ... of 'The Color Purple' being written in epistolary form is that it opens up the potential for interaction. This is different to a novel written in the style of a diary, where the only intended reader is the...

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In Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "The Color Purple," by , the main character Celie, is raised in a home where there has been a cycle of abuse for many generations. At a young age Celie's mother dies and she is then raped and constantly abused by her father. She is then forced into a marriage by her father to Mr.__. Once Celie moves in with her husband and children she then is beaten ... repeatedly by her new ... something out of himself"" (Walker, 230), in this excerpt Celie is trying to explain to Nettie that Mr._ is a changed man and that maybe there is some good deep within...

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... her or yells at her, but then is nice to Shug. It is not until Shug and her find the letters from Celie's sister Nettie that Albert has been hiding from her that Celie really decides to change and finally take action by standing up for herself and cursing Albert for his years of abuse. As time goes on, Albert begins to ... them because he does not want Celie to know that Nettie is alive. Celie is very angry when she finds the letters, but Shug calms her and helps her to go through them. Shug also helps Celie's development of self-esteem by asking Celie to move to Tennessee with Grady an...

• Word Count: 945
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• Grade Level: High School