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The Color Purple (1982) Alice Walker • Walker’s novel ‘The Color Purple’, is written in an epistolary form; in a series of letters. In this it continues the tradition of Samuel Richardson’s ‘Clarissa Harlowe’(1748) and William H. Brown’s ‘Power of Sympathy(1789). • Walker made history as the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature as well as the National Book Award in 1983 for her novel “The Color Purple”. • The novel is it attack on Black men and the abuse of Black women by them. • The novels covers more than thirty years between the two world wars. • There are 94 letters in total. These letters are from Celie to God; from Nettie to Celie; and from Celie to Nettie. In a sense the novel is postmodern in its use of many genres such as autobiography, slave narrative, oral tradition all of which are incorporate into the letter form. • The Color Purple Characters:- The main characters in The Color Purple are Celie, Nettie, Albert, and Shug Avery. • Celie is the novel’s protagonist, who begins the narrative by writing letters to God as a young girl abused by her stepfather. • Nettie is Celie’s younger sister, who goes to live in Africa with a missionary couple and writes letters to Celie. • Albert is Celie’s much older, abusive husband, known for much of the novel simply as Mr.--. • Shug Avery is a blues singer who is Albert’s mistress and becomes Celie’s lover. • • Short Summary:- ‘The Color Purple’ deals with the story of Celie, a fourteen year old Black girl who has been raped by a man she considers to be her father. His name is Alfonso but she calls him Pa. Later in the novel she comes to know that he is her step and not her biological father. She has had two children through this man. Both the children are given away by him. Celie and her younger sister, 12-year-old Nettie, learn that a man identified only as "Mister" wants to marry Nettie. Alphonso refuses to let Nettie marry, instead arranging for Mister to marry Celie. Mister, a widower, needing someone to care for his own two children and keep his own house clean, eventually accepts the offer. Mister physically, sexually, and verbally abuses Celie, and his two children mistreat her as well. • Main message of The Color Purple:- ‘The Color Purple’ movingly depicts the growing up and self-realization of Celie, who overcomes oppression and abuse to find fulfillment and independence. • “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker has been banned in schools all over the country since 1984, due to its graphic sexual content and situations of violence and abuse. While “The Color Purple” contains a lot of controversial content, it's necessary to the story and is what makes the book so real and unique. • The novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1985. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, Danny Glover as Albert, and Oprah Winfrey as Sofia.

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"The colour purple" by "American author Alice Walker" Originally published: 1982 Author: Alice Walker Genres: Novel, Epistolary novel, Domestic Fiction Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Theme - The Color Purple movingly depicts the growing up and self-realization of Celie, who overcomes oppression and abuse to find fulfillment and independence. Characters of the novels 1. Cellie 2. Nettie 3 . Samuel 4 . Corrine 5. Olivia 6. Adam 7 pa ( father's of cellie and Nettie) 8.Harpo 9. Sofia 10 . Mr ._____ 11. Shug Summary of Novel - Celie is a young poor, uneducated 14-year-old African-American teenager girl living in the Southern United States in the early 1900s. She writes letters to God because her father, Alphonso, beats and rapes her. Alphonso has already impregnated Celie once, which resulted in the birth of a girl, Olivia, whom Alphonso abducted. Celie believes that Alphonso killed Olivia. Celie then has a second child, and Celie's ailing mother dies after cursing Celie on her deathbed. The second child is a boy named Adam, whom Alphonso takes from Celie shortly after his birth.Celie and her younger sister, 12-year-old Nettie, learn that a man identified only as "Mister" wants to marry Nettie. Alphonso refuses to let Nettie marry, instead arranging for Mister to marry Celie. Shortly thereafter, Nettie runs away from Alphonso and takes refuge at Celie's house, where Mister makes sexual advances toward her.Samuel and Corrine having unwittingly adopted both Adam and Olivia. Corrine, noticing her adopted children resemble Nettie, wonders if Samuel fathered the children with Nettie. Nettie confesses to Samuel and Corrine she is the children's biological aunt. Alphonso dies, Celie inherits his land, and moves back into her childhood home.

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The Color Purple Alice Walker: Alice walker was born in a rural community of Eatonton, Georgia, in 1944. When she was eight years old, Walker was blinded in one eye when her brother accidentally shot her with a BB gun. After graduating in 1965, she went to Mississippi as a civil rights activist. There she married Melvyn Leventhal, a white civil rights attorney. They were the first interracial couple to live in Jackson, Mississippi. However, they separated in 1976. Her first novel was published in 1970 and The color purple was in 1982. Walker has had published in magazines like, Harper's, Negro Digest, Black World, Essence and the Denver Quarterly. She was a teacher of black studies, a writer in residence and professor of literature. She has received awards like National Endowment for the arts Grant, a Guggenheim award, an O. Henry award, an American Booker award and The Pulitzer prize. The Color Purple is epistolary novel primarily focussed on the theme of double repression of black women in American experience. But walker projects a positive outcome in life, even under the hardest conditions. Her central character triumphs over adversity and forgives those who oppressed her. She portrays the picture of "sisterhood" through the relationships of Celie, Sofia Nittie, and Shug. The women work as a catalyst for one another especially for our protagonist Celie. With the help of Nittie who teaches her confidence while Shug teaches her to believe in herself which gives her the psychological freedom from the colonization of her husband of her mind and body. Hence, the helping hand of each other and the courage help them to lead their life on their own terms.

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The color purple is a 1982 epistolary nevel is written by Alice Malsenior Tallulah Kate Walker. She became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer prize for fiction "The Color Purple" in 1983 and also National Book Award in 1983. Theme of the Novel- Growing up and self realisation of Celei, who overcomes oppression and abuse to find fulfillment and independence. The novel also addresses gender equality.

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The colour purple is a novel by Alice walker. Alice walker is American author The colour purple was published in 1982.And language used in inglish.Celia is main character of novel and Natti Harris is small sister of Celia And outher character are florenso,shug Away, Albert ,Horpo ,sophiya ,miss millii ,adam Oliviya,smual,coreen ,its a shocking novel, ,,,the purpal colour main theme The power of narrative And voice.The power of strong femal relationship, God and sprictuality,the role of men women race and Racism.,Voilenc,realigion,,,,,,andThe colour purple is main purpose of independence of female every time and every sector it is a very interested novel ,Alice walker was born in 9February1944 Eatonton Georgia in United, Kingdom Aged 78years her awards Pulitzer prize .its my home work completed .and thnk youso much mam please check my home work.

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Author's Introduction:- "The Color Purple'', written in 1981-1982 and published in 1982, is a epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. It was written in 1st person narrative technique. It was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1985. The setting of the novel is Georgia, Africa. The novel has been the frequent target of censors and appears on the 'American Library Association' list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000-2010 at number seventeen. In 2003, the book was listed on the BBC's 'The Big Read' poll of the UK's "best-loved novels". "The Color Purple" was praised for its eloquent use of Black English Vernacular. In her preface to the Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Color Purple, Walker explains: “This book is the book in which I was able to express a new spiritual awareness, a rebirth into strong feelings of Oneness I realized I had experienced and taken for granted as a child; a chance for me as well as the main character, Celie, to encounter that is beyond understanding but not beyond loving and to say: I see and hear you clearly, Great Mystery, now that I expect to see and hear you everywhere I am, which is the right place.” Other notable authors who have written in this tradition include Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Maya Angelou. Summary:- The Color Purple documents the sufferings of Celie, an African American teenager raised in rural isolation in Georgia. She narrates her life through painfully honest letters to God. These are prompted when her abusive father, Alphonso, warns her not to tell anybody but God after he rapes her and she becomes pregnant for a second time at the age of 14. After she gives birth, Alphonso takes the child away, as he did with her first baby, leaving Celie to believe that both have been killed. When the widower Mister, also called Albert, proposes marriage to Celie’s younger sister, Nettie, Alphonso pushes him to take Celie instead, forcing her into an abusive marriage. Soon thereafter Nettie flees Alphonso and Celie. However, Albert’s interest in Nettie continued. Later in the novel, Sofia, became pregnant, after marrying Albert’s son Harpo. Unable to control her in the fight, Harpo seeks advice, and Celie suggests Harpo to beat Sofia. However, when Harpo strikes her, Sofia fights back. Later in the novel, Celie accepted her mistake and befriended Sofia. However, Celie’s relationship with Shug, an independent singer who is also Albert’s sometime mistress, developed. Two women grow close, eventually becoming lovers. During this time Celie discovers that Albert has been hiding letters that Nettie has sent her. Celie begins reading them and learns that Nettie has befriended a minister, Samuel, and his wife, Corrine, and that the couple’s adopted children, Adam and Olivia, are actually Celie’s. Nettie joins the family on a mission in Liberia, where Corrine later dies. The letters also reveal that Alphonso is actually Celie and Nettie’s stepfather and that her biological father was lynched. Questioning her faith, Celie begins addressing her letters to Nettie. However, Shug later encourages Celie to change her beliefs about God. An emboldened Celie then decides to leave Albert and go to Memphis with Shug. Once there, Celie comes into her own and creates a successful business selling tailored pants. Her happiness, however, is tempered somewhat by Shug’s affairs, though Celie continues to love her. During this time she develops a friendship with Albert, who is apologetic about his earlier treatment of her. After some 30 years apart, Celie is then reunited with Nettie, who has married Samuel. Celie also meets her long-lost children. "The Color Purple" Character List :- Celie The novel consists of Celie’s diary entries, which begin when she is fourteen years old and end when she is forty-four. She starts to write after she is raped by her father, who tells her that the only person she is allowed to tell is God. Years later, when she receives her first letter from sister Nettie, she starts writing letters to Nettie. By the end of the novel, thirty years after her first entry, Celie has modified her address from "Dear God" to "Dear God. Dear stars, dear trees, dear sky, dear peoples. Dear Everything. Dear God." Initally a very timid, vulnerable young girl, she is not only raped by her father but also, later, beaten by her husband. But Celie gains confidence and succeeds through the opportunities she takes advantage of, and she learns to love and be loved. Nettie Nettie is Celie’s younger sister. Nettie is intelligent, resilient, and completely loyal to Celie. As a young girl, she escapes a lot of the difficulties almost like Celie. Nettie takes full advantage of her education and works very hard. She shares her wealth of knowledge with Celie when they are together. Nettie is grateful for meeting Samuel and his family, who treat her as part of their family and take her to Africa with them. She spends most of her life caring for Samuel’s adopted children, who are really Celie’s children, and brings them home safely to Celie after thirty years of separation. Nettie’s letters are among the diary entries in the novel so that we have access to Nettie’s experiences and thoughts in the same way that we experience Celie’s. Alfonso (Pa) The man whom Celie and Nettie call Pa. He rapes Celie when she is fourteen years old because his wife, who is ill, will not sleep with him. He instigates Celie's letter-writing by telling Celie that she must be silent about the rape . He is a controlling, selfish, and weak man without a conscience. He pushes the marriage between Celie and Mister by refusing to allow Nettie to marry him. At the end of the novel, Nettie finds out that Pa is not actually their father. Their real father was killed by a white businessman who felt threatened by their father's entrepreneurial success. Alfonso married their mother after their father died. He dies at the end of the novel. Corrine Happily married to Samuel, the only thing missing in her life is children. When she and her husband, Samuel, adopts Adam and Olivia, Celie’s children. She dies content that Nettie is not their mother--but has spent many anxious years thinking that Nettie was. Samuel Samuel is dedicated to his missionary duties and hard work. Gentle and sensitive, he takes Nettie into his home thinking she has come in search of Adam and Olivia. Happy in his first marriage but hurt by Corrine’s accusations, he marries Nettie after years of friendship once Corrine dies. Olivia and Adam Olivia and Adam are the children of Celie and Pa. Olivia is an Intelligent and independent. She does not find love during the course of the novel. Adam, a passionate young boy who loves Tashi but finds the culture she comes from difficult to accept. Shug Avery Our first impression of Shug is negative. She has some sort of “nasty woman disease", and is spurned by her own parents. When Celie looks at Shug’s photograph, not only does Shug’s glamorous appearance amaze her, but Shug reminds Celie of her mother. Shug is actually warm and compassionate at heart. Shug remains Celie’s most constant friend and companion throughout the novel. Mr.___ Although Mr.___’s development is not the subject of the novel. Mr.___ initially treats Celie as no more than an object. He beats her like an animal and shows no human connection, even during sex. He also hides Nettie’s letters from Celie for years. At the end of the novel, Mr.___ finally listens to Celie, and Mr.___ eventually expresses his wish to have an equal and mutually respectful marriage with Celie, but she declines.

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About author -: Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple.[2][3] Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry. Main character -: Celie -: A young black Georgia girl who faces adulthood believing that she has been raped by her father and that he killed both of their babies. The novel examines her struggle to find love, self-esteem, and continuing courage despite harsh setbacks. Nettie -: Celie's sister. Celie loves Nettie more than anyone else in the world. Fonso -: Celie and Nettie's stepfather; shortly after their father is killed, he marries their widowed mother. Mr. ________ Albert-: The moody, vicious man whom Fonso chooses as Celie's husband. Celie's Mother -: She loses her mind after her husband is lynched, mutilated, and burned. After she marries Fonso, she is constantly pregnant and ill. Shug (Lilly) -: A blues singing, no-nonsense woman who teaches Celie about love and self-esteem. Harpo-: Albert's misguided, immature son; Sofia's husband. Sofia-: The outspoken and independent wife of Harpo. Samuel -:A missionary who takes Nettie with him and his family to Africa; after his wife, Corrine, dies, he marries Nettie. Corrine-: Reverend Samuel's wife. She and her husband buy Celie's babies from Fonso. Olivia -: Celie's daughter; she is reared in Africa by Samuel and Corrine. Adam -: Celie's son; he is also reared in Africa by the missionaries. He marries Tashi. Etc. NovelTheme -: The Color Purple movingly depicts the growing up and self-realization of Celie, who overcomes oppression and abuse to find fulfillment and independence. The novel also addresses gender equality.

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The Colour Purple ⭐️Introduction The Color Purple, novel by Alice Walker, published in 1982. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1983. A feminist work about an abused and uneducated African American woman’s struggle for empowerment, The Color Purple was praised for the depth of its female characters and for its eloquent use of Black English Vernacular. ⭐️Summary of the novel At fourteen, Celie begins writing to God about her life after Alphonso, the man she believes to be her father, threatens her if she tells anyone that he is raping her. Celie has two children with Alphonso, and he takes each child away after birth. Celie’s only love is Nettie, her clever little sister. Celie eventually marries an older man, Albert, after her father declines to let the man marry Nettie. As a twenty-year-old mother to Albert’s many children from previous relationships, Celie is as downtrodden as ever. Albert beats her, verbally abuses her, and is infatuated with the blues singer Shug Avery, a woman he has loved his entire life but cannot marry. Albert’s eldest son, Harpo, treats her with just as much disrespect as his father. Nettie comes to stay with Celie when Alphonso turns his attention to her, but Albert throws her out when she rejects his advances as well. When Nettie leaves, she promises to write, but Celie never receives any letters. Nettie goes to stay in town with Samuel, a minister, and Corrine, Samuel’s wife, on the advice of Celie, who met the couple in town one day and believes they have adopted her two children, now named Olivia and Adam. Nettie follows the family to Africa as a missionary among the Olinka tribe. Celie’s household is thrown into upheaval when Albert brings an ailing Shug home for Celie to nurse to health. Celie manages to heal Shug with good food and leisure, and the two women strike up an unlikely friendship that puzzles and scandalizes their family and acquaintances. Several years later, Harpo marries a bold young woman named Sofia. Their marriage ends when Harpo tries to abuse Sofia, and Harpo reinvents himself as a juke joint owner and partner to another woman, Mary Agnes (called “Squeak”). When the white mayor and his wife suggest Sofia work for them as their maid, Sofia curses at them and slaps the mayor. She is imprisoned and, in a tragic turn, does later become their domestic worker. Celie stands by as Shug heals and resumes her affair with Albert. Celie learns to love Shug, who teaches Celie about her own pleasure and uncovers that Albert has been intercepting and hiding letters from Nettie for years. Celie reads years and years of letters from her sister. In her letters, Nettie recounts how the village of the Olinka was destroyed when an English rubber company took over the land. Corrine becomes ill and-suspecting that Samuel and Nettie are having an affair-rejects the children because she assumes Nettie is their mother. Corrine finally dies knowing the truth. Samuel and Nettie marry, and their mission among the Olinka winds down as the Olinka die out. Adam marries an Olinka girl, and the family head back to America. Celie’s life changes dramatically over the years as well. She lives with Shug in Memphis for a time after Albert’s betrayal in hiding the letters becomes too much to bear. She starts her own company and becomes Shug’s lover and companion. Shug goes on the road again and is not home so much, but Celie thrives as she asserts control over her life. She returns to Georgia for visits and watches as Albert mellows out and becomes something like a friend to her. Celie discovers in one of the letters from Nettie that Alphonso is not actually her biological father. Nettie discovers the truth from Samuel, who tells the story of how he came to have the children. When Alphonso dies, Celie and Nettie inherit a store, a fine house, and land. Celie experiences heartbreak, however, when Shug leaves Celie for a younger man. Celie also receives word that the ship carrying Nettie and the children sank after hitting a German land mine. This news turns out to be false, however, since Celie still receives letters from her sister. Shug eventually turns up, ready to take up life with Celie again. Nettie, Olivia, and Adam at last make it to Georgia. The family reunites, and Celie is content. ⭐️Theme The main theme of The Color Purple is Gender. The novel exposes gender subjugation and preaches gender solidarity among women. It also tries to break certain gender stereotypes about masculinity and femininity. Some other themes in the novel are race, religion, and imperialism. ⭐️All characters ➡️Celie The protagonist and narrator of The Color Purple. Celie is a poor, uneducated black woman with a sad personal history. ➡️Nettie Celie’s younger sister ➡️Alphonso Celie and Nettie’s stepfather, who the sisters think is their real father until Nettie learns the truth years later. ➡️Mr. ______ Celie’s husband, who abuses her for years. ➡️Shug Avery A sultry blues singer who first appears as Mr. ______’s mistress. Avery ➡️Harpo Mr. ______’s eldest son. Many of Harpo’s actions overturn stereotypical gender roles. ➡️Sofia A large, fiercely independent woman who befriends Celie and marries Harpo. ➡️Squeak Harpo’s lover after Sofia leaves him. ➡️Olivia Celie and Alphonso’s biological daughter, who is adopted by Samuel and Corrine. ➡️Adam Celie and Alphonso’s biological son, who, like Olivia, is adopted by Samuel and Corrine. ➡️Samuel A minister who, along with his wife, Corrine, adopts Celie’s biological children, Olivia and Adam. ➡️Corrine Samuel’s wife. After moving to Africa, Corrine grows increasingly suspicious and jealous of Nettie’s role in her family, convinced that Nettie and Samuel have had an affair. ➡️Tashi An Olinka village girl who befriends Olivia and marries Adam. ➡️Miss Millie The wife of the mayor of the town where Celie lives. ➡️Eleanor Jane The mayor’s daughter. Eleanor Jane develops a strong attachment to Sofia and turns to her for emotional support. ➡️Grady Shug’s husband. Grady is a loving and sweet man, but also a womanizer. ➡️Kate One of Mr. ______’s sisters. Kate urges Celie to stand up for herself and defy Mr. ______’s abuses.

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Introduction :- * Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. * 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Writing Career : - * In 1973, before becoming editor of Ms. Magazine, Walker and literary scholar Charlotte D. Hunt discovered an unmarked grave they believed to be that of Zora Neale Hurston in Ft. Pierce, Florida. * In 1976, Walker's second novel, Meridian, was published. Meridian is a novel about activist workers in the South, during the civil rights movement, with events that closely parallel some of Walker's own experiences. * In 1982, she published what has become her best-known work, The Color Purple. *. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totalling 910 performances. * In 2013, Alice Walker published two new books, one of them entitled The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way. The other was a book of poems entitled The World Will Follow Joy Turning Madness into Flowers (New Poems). The Color Purple * 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. * It was later adapted into a film and musical of the same name. * In 2003, the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novels." Plot :- * Celie is a young poor, uneducated 14-year-old African-American teenager girl living in the Southern United States in the early 1900s. She writes letters to God because her father, Alphonso, beats and rapes her. * Celie and her younger sister, 12-year-old Nettie, learn that a man identified only as "Mister" wants to marry Nettie. Alphonso refuses to let Nettie marry, instead arranging for Mister to marry Celie. Mister, a widower, needing someone to care for his own two children and keep his own house clean, eventually accepts the offer. Mister physically, sexually, and verbally abuses Celie, and his two children mistreat her as well. Critical reception:- * The Color Purple won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983, making Walker the first black woman to win the prize. Walker also won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1983. * The book received greater scrutiny amidst controversy surrounding the release of the film adaptation in 1985. * Commonly cited justifications for banning the book include sexual explicitness, explicit language, violence, and homosexuality. Adaptation:- * The novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1985. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, Danny Glover as Albert, and Oprah Winfrey as Sofia. Though nominated for eleven Academy Awards, it won none. This perceived snubbing ignited controversy because many critics considered it the best picture that year, including Roger Ebert. * In 2008, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a radio adaptation of the novel in ten 15-minute episodes as a Woman's Hour serial with Nadine Marshall as Celie, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Nina Sosanya and Eamonn Walker. Originally published: 1982 Author: Alice Walker Genres: Novel, Epistolary novel, Domestic Fiction Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, more Original language: English Nominations: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Audie Award for Literary Fiction & Classics, more Character:- - Celie - Nettie - Mr. ______ - Shug Avery - Harpo - Sofia - Squeak - Alphonso - Samuel - Corrine

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The colour purple written in 1981-1981and published in 1982,is a epistolary novel by American author Alice wolker .she was born in 9 feb 1944 Eatonton georgia in United Kingdom. She won the 1983 Pulitzer prize and the National book award .it was later adopted in to a film of the same name in 1985. The novel has been the frequently target of censors and appears on the American library association. The novel purple colour main theme "the power of narrative and voice ,the power of strong femal relationship,God and spirituality,the role of men women race and racism, violence and religion. The main character of the novel- Celie- She is a main character of the novel and nettie's elder sister.the novel consists of celie's diary entire, which begin when she is fourteen years old and end when she is forty- four.she start to write after she raped by her father,who tell her that the only person she is allowed yo tell is God. Nettie- Nettie is celie's younger sister.Nettie is intelligent,resilient and completely loyal to celie. Corrine- Corrine was wife of samual .they were a happy couple,the only thing missing her life is children.when she and her husband adopt Adam and Olivia, celie's children. Samuel - Samuel was corrine's husband.he is gentle and sensitive man. He takes Nettie in to his home. Olivia and Adam- These are children of celie and Pa. Shug - She is a ex girlfriend of celie's husband.shug avery seems little more than a flashy blues singer who is not only selfish but also arrogant.the shug character is the element of surprise. Mr._ Mr._ was celie's husband.he initially treats celie as no more than an object.he beats her like an animal and shows no human connection even during sex. -: Summary The Color Purple documents the traumas and gradual triumph of Celie, an African American teenager raised in rural isolation in Georgia, as she comes to resist the paralyzing self-concept forced on her by others. Celie narrates her life through painfully honest letters to God. These are prompted when her abusive father, Alphonso, warns her not to tell anybody but God after he rapes her and she becomes pregnant for a second time at the age of 14. After she gives birth, Alphonso takes the child away, as he did with her first baby, leaving Celie to believe that both have been killed. When the widowed Mr.__ (also called Albert) proposes marriage to Celie’s younger sister, Nettie, Alphonso pushes him to take Celie instead, forcing her into an abusive marriage. Soon thereafter Nettie flees Alphonso and briefly lives with Celie. However, Albert’s continued interest in Nettie results in her leaving. Celie subsequently begins to build relationships with other black women, especially those engaging forcefully with oppression. Of note is the defiant Sofia, who marries Albert’s son Harpo after becoming pregnant. Unable to control her, Harpo seeks advice, and Celie suggests that he beat Sofia. However, when Harpo strikes her, Sofia fights back. Upon learning that Celie encouraged Harpo’s abuse, she confronts a guilty Celie, who admits to being jealous of Sofia’s refusal to back down, and the two women become friends. More significant, however, is Celie’s relationship with Shug Avery, a glamorous and independent singer who is also Albert’s sometime mistress. Celie tends to an ailing Shug, and the two women grow close, eventually becoming lovers. During this time Celie discovers that Albert has been hiding letters that Nettie has sent her. Celie begins reading them and learns that Nettie has befriended a minister, Samuel, and his wife, Corrine, and that the couple’s adopted children, Adam and Olivia, are actually Celie’s. Nettie joins the family on a mission in Liberia, where Corrine later dies. The letters also reveal that Alphonso is actually Celie’s stepfather and that her biological father was lynched. Questioning her faith, Celie begins addressing her letters to Nettie. However, Shug later encourages Celie to change her beliefs about God. An emboldened Celie then decides to leave Albert and go to Memphis with Shug. Once there, Celie comes into her own and creates a successful business selling tailored pants. Her happiness, however, is tempered somewhat by Shug’s affairs, though Celie continues to love her. Following Alphonso’s death, Celie inherits his house, where she eventually settles. During this time she develops a friendship with Albert, who is apologetic about his earlier treatment of her. After some 30 years apart, Celie is then reunited with Nettie, who has married Samuel. Celie also meets her long-lost children.

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The Colour purple by American author alic Walker which won the 1983pulitzer prize for fiction and the national book award for fiction .... Awards... Pulitzer prize for fiction national board of review awards for best actress national board of review awards for best flim... Theme ... The colour purple moviegly depicts the growing of and self realisation of cellia who overeomes oppression and abouse to find fuilfillment and independent... Maint point.... The colour purple god and spritulity the frist words written by celie the novel protogonist are dear God and the novel ends with a latter the solution of which reads dear God .. Race and racism ... Men woman and gender roles .. Violence and suffering.. Self discovery... Character... Celie the protogonist and narrotor to the coor purple... Nittie celie younger sister mhom mr .... Shug Avery a sultry blues singer who frist appear as Mr... Harpo mr .. Safia a large fiercely independent woman who be friend celie and marries harpo... Squeak Alphonso.....

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The Color Purple, novel by Alice Walker, published in 1982. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1983. A feminist work about an abused and uneducated African American woman’s struggle for empowerment, The Color Purple was praised for the depth of its female characters and for its eloquent use of Black English Vernacular. The Color Purple movingly depicts the growing up and self-realization of Celie, who overcomes oppression and abuse to find fulfillment and independence. The novel also addresses gender equality. Walker’s best-known work, The Color Purple received widespread critical acclaim, though it was not without critics, many of whom objected to its explicit language and sexual content. To this day, we think of purple as the color of royalty and luxury. Consequently, it brings up a feeling of trust and reliability. Purple's rarity also gives it an air of mystery. It's associated with creativity and the realm of fantasy - think about how many times magic gets portrayed as purple in popular culture. Characters - Celie. The protagonist and narrator of The Color Purple . ... Nettie. Celie's younger sister, whom Mr. ... Mr. ______ ... Shug Avery. A sultry blues singer who first appears as Mr. ... Harpo. Mr. ... Sofia. A large, fiercely independent woman who befriends Celie and marries Harpo. ... Squeak. ... Alphonso.

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"The color purple" by American author Alice Walker, Originally published:1982 Author - Alice Walker Genres: novel, epistolary novel, domestic fiction. Award : Pulitzer prize for fiction, National board of review Award for best Actress. Theme- The color purple movingly depicts the growing up and self-realization of Celie, who overcome oppression and abuse to find fulfilment and independence. Characters of the novel.... 1. Cellie 2. Nettie 3. Samuel 4. Corrine 5. Olivia 6. Adam 7. Pa ( father of Cellie and Nettie ) 8. Harpo 9. Sofia 10. Mr._ 11. Shug Summary of the novel Celie is a young poor, uneducated 14 years-old African -American teenager girl living in the southern United States in the early 1900s. She writes letters to God because her father, Alphonso, beats and rap her. Alphonso has already impregnated Celie once, which resulted in the birth of a girl, Olivia, whom Alphonso educated. Celie believe that Alphonso killed Olivia Celie then has second child, and Celie's ailing mother dies after cursing Celie on her deathbed. The second child is a boy named Adam, whom Alphonso takes from Celie shortly after his birth. Celie and her younger sister, 12years-old Nettie, learn that a man identified only as "Mister" wants to marry Nettie. Alphonso refuses to let Nettie marry, instead arranging for mister to marry Celie. Shortly thereafter, Nettie runs away from Alphonso and takes refuge at Celie's house , where mister makes sexual advances toward her. Samuel and Corrine having unwittingly adopted Adam and Olivia. Corrine, noticing her adopted children resemble Nettie,wonders if Samuel fathered the children with Nettie. Nettie confesses to Samuel and Corrine she is the children's biological aunt. Alphonso dies, Celie inherits his land, and oves back into her childhood home.