Color Purple Critique
The Color Purple is specially written for both men and women. ... Women from around the world read The Color Purple and they relate. ... On the other hand, men from around the world read The Color Purple and they learn, they understand, they sympathize. ... The Color Purple, is Alice Walker’s most magnificent literary achievement. ... In The Color Purple readers are shown the life of a young black woman named Celie, as she is uprooted from her family and forced into a marriage and life without love, hope, or happiness. ... Within The Color Purple strength derived from, and within women rises to confront the harsh realities they must face daily. ... The Color Purple affirms the idea that the survival and liberation of the black woman can only come through learning from our past misfortunes and manipulating them to meet beneficial ends. ... The Color Purple is a prime example of the combination of several very visible movements that are as relevant today as they were when the novel was published. ... To conclude, Alice Walker’s The Color Purple exemplifies emerging movements of literary work, which reflects the struggles of African-Americans, women, and oppressed minorities in general as they fight for what others consider to be basic human rights.