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The Color Purple Response Essay

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I have recently been reading “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker and I think that it is a very interesting book so far. The book is written in the form of letters, which the main character sends to her sister and vice versa. I think that this is a very interesting way to write a novel because it gives a few different perspectives and it is very different from most other novels. This book was written in 1982 and depicts the struggles of being a black female American and the issues that arise due to both sexism and racism. The main character, Celie is a woman who has gone through many struggles in her life, such as marrying a man in order to protect her sister and constantly being tortured by her husband. Furthermore, the people of that time were very racist and believed that white people were …show more content…

For example, another character in the book Sofia is seen as a strong independent black woman who wants to fight back against racism, thus she represents the author because she firmly believes in equality and that black women, or any women should be treated with the respect that they deserve. I strongly support the author’s opinion because there should be no division between white people and people of color and I think that everyone should be treated equally and have the rights that they deserve. I believe that the author is trying to appeal to the reader’s emotions throughout the book, by showcasing what happens to black women and she wants to get the reader to help her cause and to support black women. In addition, I think that the author’s implied reader is a reader that wants to learn more about the struggles of black women and black people in general in that time period, as well as someone that is interested in history. This book is definitely more for a mature reader, as there are many gruelling parts in the

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