1. Patriarchs and Oppression in The Color Purple
... upon them and would exploit them. Written in the backdrop of the 20th century American patriarchal society is the epistolary novel 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker. Alice Walker likes to call herself a 'womanist'3 writer, which as described by her is a 'feminist of color or a black feminist'. Walker's collection of composing is described by particular intermittent themes, of which the most clear is Walker's regard for the Black woman as a creator and how her endeavor ... to become whole relates with the community as a whole as can be ... ...
- Word Count: 3403
- Approx Pages: 14
- Grade Level: High School