1. HCOM 324 Ivan Zamora Maria Orozco THE COLOR PURPLE

2. AUTHORS BIOGRAPHY Alice Walker (1944) African-American Novelist and Essay writer (fiction) “The Color Purple” (most famous book) First African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. “Over Coming Speechless”

3. THE COLOR PURPLE Novel (fiction) Divided into 90 letters directed to God. Characters Celie Nettie Alphonso Mr. ____ Shug Avery Harpe Shopia Sqeak

4. THEMES: Violence Denigration Lack of courage Abuse of power Gender roles Slavery (home, white, fear) Sexuality Female relationships Color

5. MEANING OF PURPLE

6. VIOLATION OF INNOCENCE

7. DENIGRATION OF WOMEN

8. LACK OF COURAGE

9. ABUSE OF POWER

10. GENDER ROLES

11. SEXUALITY

12. COLOR

13. FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS

14. What other types of slavery exists other than being own as a property? What is role of women in society? What is Walker’s message to society? Piecing the patchwork self: a reading of Walker’s the color purple.