The color purple by Alice Walter summary

 

THE COLOR PURPLE

By Alice Walker Summary

The color purple is a novel about a little black American woman named Celie, setting in the early 1990s which describes some issues that afro- American people (especially women) lived in the south of Unites State in this period; these issues were poverty, racism, sexual abuse and ignorance, this story focused in Celie and all the bad things that she suffered by her father, husband, step-son and all the society. This story show a critical period where black American were threaten very bad, they were oppressive by the white men who used to feel superior than Black people, in this condition the black American women were more abused  even by black men, they believed that women were born to supply men. This novel describes America as a racism culture which the white men feel more important that others people.

 

In addition, in this story we can be seen that Celia used to the abuse by men, this was a very male dominated society in which women were seen as inferior and destined to serve man, but through story Celie was emancipating with the help of Sofia she was opening his mind and creating an emotional and personal connection with her ​​new friend which helped her vent and to understand that his freedom in her power and not the decisions of others. 

 

The first part of this work focuses on the abuses suffered by young black women who were virtually enslaved by men, due to ignorance, lack of education and self-esteem of these women. Also the reality of Southern of North America was quite rue for African Americans, which were treated as less American and they had many shortcomings and fewer opportunities for advancement, it was a ignorant  and racist reality that unfortunately at present remains.

 

In conclusion, this work allows us to reflect on the importance of education as a means to abolish ignorance and abuse, if Celie had been educated at school and at home about respect for the human condition, self-esteem and if she had initiated affective relationships when she was a child Celie would have been more able to prevent abuses suffered all her life.