The Color Purple, a dramatic, edgy, educational, award winning novel written by Alice Malsenior Walker. The novel not only tells a story but opens many eyes to multiple problems African American families faced in this time period. It also focuses on the lives of several African American women who faced abuse and cruelty. Walker shared many views, a contradiction to her personal views but very similar to her personal life. The award winning novel, The Color Purple, is a novel that unfolds in a series of letters and diary entries that focus on racism, symbolism, sexism, and religion.
Alice Malsenior Walker, also known as Alice Walker, was born on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia. Out of eight children, she was the youngest and her parents were poor sharecroppers. Her mother work as maid but also made clothing and linen for her family .Walker was shot in her right eye by one of her brothers BB guns, it left her blind…show more content… The author often calls Walker a feminists. There are multiple of cases and examples of sexism in this novel, that the author points out. The author wrote, "Although most critics categorize her writings as feminists, Walker rebuffs the label, describing her work and herself as a "womanists." She defines this term as "a woman who loves another woman......". In this source, the author goes further into detail as to why she thinks of Walker as a feminists.
This source also shares Walker sense of writing and further view on sexism. The author commented on Walker's excessively negative portrayal of black men. Washington states, "[The Color Purple]" novel and film, Walker portrayed all black men as fools; while women are portrayed as noble and long-suffering." Washington also shares how she interviewed black men that read the book and took results. Most men shared the opinion of Washington, in that Walker portrayed black men horribly in her
