Topics for Discussion
1. What are the symbolic differences between the High Place where James Jarvis lives and the valley? 2. St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was […]
Month: October 2008
Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Trace the biblical names in the novel-Absalom, Stephen, Peter and John-to their original stories and show how Paton’s characters resemble the biblical ones. 2. […]
Related Titles/Adaptations
Paton’s fictional works focus on South Africa and the injustice of apartheid. Paton exposes the social and economic evils of apartheid and urges that the […]
Introduction
The Color Purple, Alice Walker’s third novel, was published in 1982. The novel brought fame and financial success to its author. It also won her […]
Alice Walker
Alice Walker was born in the rural community of Eatonton, Georgia, in 1944. Most of Eatonton’s residents were tenant farmers. When she was eight years […]
Plot Summary
A First Period In The Color Purple, the story is told through letters. The only sentences outside the letters are the first two: “You better […]
Characters
A Adam Adam is Celie’s son who was adopted by the missionary Reverend Samuel and his wife, Corrine. When the Reverend and his family return […]
Construction
A Point of View The Color Purple is written in the first person, and the voice is predominately Celie’s, but some of the letters that […]
Historical Perspective
A Black-White Relations in the Rural South After slavery, the social and economic relations for African Americans remained much the same. While no longer slaves, […]