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HCOM 324 Ivan Zamora Maria Orozco THE COLOR PURPLE

The Color Purple

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The Color Purple. HCOM 324 Ivan Zamora Maria Orozco. 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”. The color purple. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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HCOM 324

Ivan Zamora

Maria Orozco

THE COLOR PURPLE

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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”

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THE COLOR PURPLE

• Novel (fiction)

• Divided into 90 letters directed to God.

• Characters

• Celie

• Nettie

• Alphonso

• Mr. ____

• Shug Avery

• Harpe

• Shopia

• Sqeak

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THEMES:

• Violence

• Denigration

• Lack of courage

• Abuse of power

• Gender roles

• Slavery (home, white, fear)

• Sexuality

• Female relationships

• Color

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MEANING OF PURPLE

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VIOLATION OF INNOCENCE

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DENIGRATION OF WOMEN

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LACK OF COURAGE

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ABUSE OF POWER

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GENDER ROLES

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SEXUALITY

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COLOR

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FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS

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• 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.