Abstract

Summary



“The Color Purple” is a literary example of the cultural diversity of the United States of America and a picture of social and ancestral history.

In the novel we accompany Celia during about 30 years of her life. She is an African American woman living in the beginning of the 19th century in a rural area in the southern United States.

14-years old, in consequence of repeatedly being raped by her "father" already mother of two children, Celie starts to write letters to God to explain to herself her feelings of shame and frustration about her life and especially how men treat her.


Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Hey there!

We are four teacher training students, who have worked with the novel: "A Color Purple" last year in November.
We would be grateful for some feedback on this site.
Tell us how you liked it. Is it useful for the understanding of the novel?

Kind regards

Ilona