I struggle with how to place such a person in this my personal list of “worthy” novel. In short, her views are controversial, and some have claimed anti-Semitic. * A Note about Alice WalkerĪlice Walker has some…unusual…beliefs about society and history. Magazine, giving her ample opportunity to hone her writing philosophy. Walker later became an English professor and an editor for Ms. It was to Rukeyser that Walker showed her first poems. Walker also had mentors during her time at the historically black, Spelman College including writer and activist Howard Zinn and later, poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser at Sarah Lawrence College. How Did She Do it? MentorsĪlice Walker was a (figurative) student of Zora Neale Hurston-it was Walker who sought out the unmarked grave where Hurston had been buried and put a marker there proclaiming her-“Genius of the South.” It has been interesting to see a resurgence of this theme.
Platonic or familial love is often discredited in our romance-centric society. Throughout the story, we see how Celie puts herself in harm’s way to save her sister, Nettie-first at their home with their step-father, then later with when her husband. And the pain Celie overcame was worse than having a few ice powers. Nope, Frozen wasn’t the first story of sisterly love overcoming tragedy (not even the first musical). We see the limits of her education in her word choice -in short, it allows us to read Celie’s prayers. We see Celie’s thoughts, hopes, and fears. This device allows the reader to have an intimate relationship with the protagonist. The framing device is a series of letters to God. The Color Purple is an epistolary novela novel told in letter formin which Alice Walker traces the gradual liberation of Celie, a poor, Black woman who must overcome abuse and separation from her beloved sister Nettie.
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