The Color Purple

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Summary: The Color Purple
Review: This is one of the most wonderful books that i've read this year. The book was exciting and trilling. TO me you couldnt tell what was going to happen. The way the whole thing was played out was good. I love this movie and if you havent seen this movie you dont know what your missing.

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Summary: Great Read!
Review: One of the best books I ever read. Books that inspire and make you want to live life are for keeps and this is one of them.

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Summary: The Color Purple
Review: The color purple is a unique book that is definitely worth reading. The book revolves around Celie and shows her character development from a sad, uneducated passive black woman, to a stronger happier intelligent individual. The book had it's parts where it was tough to read and it made me sad to think about it because, even though it was fiction I know things like rape and abuse always happen. The novel gets better though and Celie finds moments of hope for every disappointment that she faces.
As long as you are mature enough to handle the content I think the color purple is an excellent book to read. I liked the character development that the book showed because, it was interesting to read and the characters did not get boring. At first I didn't care for the style of the book being written in letters but as I read on it grew on me and it is part of the reason why the book is unique. The book is a mix of tragedy and triumph, there are twists in the book; when things start looking good they get bad, but if things get bad they eventually get better. I enjoyed the fact that the book continued to develop all the way until the last letter in the book. This book has received high marks and it lives up to them, the book is not for everyone but, for mature readers who can sit down and enjoy the book you won't be disappointed.

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Summary: The Color Purple
Review: This is a great book, which explores the struggle of one woman to overcome all of the obstacles in her life. This book had an intense emotional impact on me and I enjoyed it very much. This is one of Alice Walkers best novels. This book will inspire all who read it and it is a work that can stand beside literature of any time and place.
This is a story of a young woman named Celie who learned how to survive needing little to get by, but after having enough Celie gains the courage to ask for more-- to laugh, to play, and finally to love.
Once you start to read this book you will not be able to set it down. Celie is an admirable and inspiring young woman; who will have you filled with suspense. I recommend that everyone who has not read this book to run out immediately and pick it up. It is a novel to be treasured by all.

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Summary: A Review for The Color Purple- by Alice Walker
Review: At one point in time, the novel, "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker has been banned and challenged for many reasons by various schools. There are a couple of topics and themes that have been considered controversial from a religious, political, sexual, social, or moral standpoint. These topics, including oppression of poverty, racism, and sexism are in existence in the life of Celie, the protagonist in the novel. Throughout the novel, she maintains a sense of her dignity and at the end, Celie opens her heart for love. There are two major themes that I found that contributed to the reason why this book has been banned and/or challenged. The first theme is the harm and racist views towards the Black Community, especially in the South. Because they are constantly threatened and are treated violently, they form their own tight community, however violence not only exists in the socity towards them, but it also exists in their own houses. Men have forceful sex on their wives and constantly beat them, also. This is one reason the book was banned because it might have been a little bit too intense for some readers to take in and read enjoyably. African American women became second class citizens, not only in the socity, but also in their homes. Another theme in the novel was because of the constant harsh treatment, the women "allid" with each other. From this ally they come to realize in the end that they eserve a better life and can work together to maybe improve the rights of women around the globe. In the end of the novel, Celie is reunited with her sister, Nettie and her chldren, Olivia and Adam. Shug Avery, her ex- husband and he also become close friends after she moves into her childhood home. This tragic book ends up allowing people to feel happy for the protagonist and her family.
I believe that this book has positively contributed to the literary world because it gives people a sad, but heart- warming story through the eyes of an African American girl. It gave me a clear understanding of what African women went through and how people then and even people today are taken advantage of every day. It made me feel sympathetic towards people who cannot live their life without feeling security, love, hope and equality. It makes me always think never to take advantage of the treasures that I have in my life because there are people less ortunate than me in the world. Those are my thouhts to why it would be a positive contribution to the literary world. It had a great impact on myself and belive the story will impact every reader in some way, shape, or form.

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Summary: Colors
Review: The book The Color Purple is a "cant put down book". It is about the life of an young African-American her. At a young age she was sexually abused by her father due to the fact that her mother was too ill. During her sexual relations with her father she had two children which her father had taken from her. After her mothers death the abuse doesnt stop. She is forced to marry her sister love interest. In her unhappy marriage she is abused by her husband. This young girl meets her husband love interest and falls in love with this woman herself. Her and this woman are interested in each other. Their relationship doesnt work out though. The girl assumes that her dear sister is dead because she didnt recieve any letters from her. She finds out that her husband hid the letters. After reading the letter she find out that her sister is out in a mission with a family. It turns out that this family has her two children that were taken from her in the beginning of the novel. To Find out what happens at the end you have to read this book.
Due to the sexual factors in this book it may not be good for the younger audience. This book is written as a journal and at times may be a little hard to understand but it is very interesting. I, myself, couldnt put this book down.

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Summary: The Color Purple
Review: This book was very interesting. It was about a young African-American girl and her life. Very early in her life she was sexual abused by her father due to the fact that her mother was sick.She had given birth to two children, one boy and one girl. Her father had took them saying that he had killed the first one and sold the second. After her mothers death the abuse didnt stop.She was forced into an unhappy marriage where her husband was her sisters love interest.In her marriage she was abused by her own husband.She meets her husbands real love interest and falls in love with this woman herself.The main charater assumes that her sister is dead beacause she didnt recieve any letters. She finds out that her husband had hidden the letters. After reading her sisters letter she finds out that her sister is doing missions with some family in Africa. It turns out that this mission family has the two childern that her father had taken in the beginning. The book continues to talk about her life and the life of her sister.
This book is written as a journal and was a little hard to understand. Yet it was still intriguing. This book contains many sexual factors and may not be appropriate for childern. I gave this novel a four because as a teen I was not comfortable with all the sexual parts of the story. It was still interesting in the way that I wanted to continue to read because I wanted to see what was going to happen at the end. To find out what happens you must read this book.

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Summary: The Color Purple
Review: The color purple is a story about a black girl named Celie. She has trouble throughout all her life. When she was a young girl she was raped by her father and had two children who were sold to other people. Celie then married a man who made her life impossible. He would hit and mistreat her for no reason.
Celie eventually began to hate men. This story can point out the different ways how women get abused by men. After living with her husband she falls in love with Shug and thanks to Shug Avery her life began to change.
This story shows how a woman can suffer throughout their lives. Having no one who loved her brought her to write letters to god. This was her diary that she kept. This book is good to read because it shows how people can go through difficulties throughout their lives and yet they try their best to make thier lives better.

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Summary: When colors matter
Review: Life of a fourteen year old, black girl, never been loved, uneducated, and poor named Celie, has never been so harsh. The book The Color Purple shows life in the 1900's as difficult for women. Women were treated like property and sold off for marriage, as slave workers. Celie is the protagonist and the narrator of the book. She writes letters to God everyday due to her father raping and beating her. Twice her father, a boy and a girl, who was taken by her father and supposedly killed, impregnated Celie.
Celie and her sister Nettie learn of a man named Mr.____. Mr._____, wanted to marry Celie's sister, but their father Alphonso denied. Mr.____ has a lover named Shug Avery, a singer at the local lounge, of which Celie falls attracted with. Mr.____ and Celie become married, but Mr._____ treats her like a slave. Nettie eventually runs away from her father and moves in with Mr._____ and Celie. Mr._____ still desires Celie's sister, so when he meets up with her she flees for her safety. She tells Celie of the letters she will write everyday. Celie never receives any of these letters and believes her sister is dead.
Mr._____'s son, Harpo, wants to marry a large woman named Sofia. Sofia and Harpo become parents and both marry. Celie is amazed as a woman is powering over a man, but when Harpo attempts to beat Sofia, he continuously fails. After Shug Avery falls ill, Mr.____ takes her into his home. Shug and Celie, after Celie nurses her, become the best of friends. Celie becomes attracted to her sexually. Shug and Harpo open a juke joint, in which Shug sings nightly. Celie becomes confused over the feelings for Shug Avery. Shug Avery decides to stay with Celie and Mr._____, finding that Mr._____ beats Celie when she is away. Shug and Celie become intimate and start to ask questions of the topic sex.
Harpo's new girlfriend, Squeak got into a fight at the juke joint, after Sofia came back for a visit. Sofia is then sent to jail. Sofia is then sent to work twelve years as the mayor's maid. Shug and Celie become even more intimate after frequently sharing the same bed. One night Shug asked Celie questions about her sister. Celie responded with she thinks she is dead. Celie tells her of the letters Nettie is to be writing, when Shug remembers Mr._____ hiding mysterious letters in his trunk. Celie and Shug find dozens of letters from Celie's sister, and they read them in order.
The letters tell of Nettie's missionary accomplishments in Africa. She also writes of how she had adopted Celie's children Adam and Olivia. After Celie finding that Alphonso was just her step dad in order to inherit the house and property, Celie makes a visit to see him. Celie then looses out on her faith in God, but Shug tries to keep her image of God. Shug, Squeak, and Celie move to Tennessee, where they open a tailoring of pants shop, this was due to the outstanding, anger, of many years with Mr._____. One day Celie returns with a visit to rural Georgia, where she finds that Alphonso has died. She inherits the house and property. She moves back to Georgia, where Adam, his new wife Tashi, Olivia, and Nettie are heading out to America. The mayor releases Sofia six months early from her servitude. Celie and Mr._____ reconcile and enjoy one another's company. Nettie finally meets back up with Celie. Sofia remarries Harpo, working in Celie's clothing shop. Now, Celie and Nettie, even though they grew old will never be with out each other as long as they shall live.

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Summary: Nothing But Net: Walker Sinks The Winning Shot with Purple
Review: The sound of the crowd roaring, at the sound of the buzzer of the championship game- as the game-winning shot swishes- nothing can compare to that feeling. Coming in a close second, however, is witnessing the adaptations made by one young woman, despite persecution and dejection, causing a self-inspiring sentiment sparking interest and stimulating the spirit. The New York Times Book Review agrees as well, deeming this novel as giving ". . .intense emotional impact" on its readers. This 1983 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning novel does just that, showing the interest throughout readers everywhere. Also, In 1985, it became the Oscar-nominated Steven Spielberg film starring Whoopi Goldberg.
In order to connect in a personal manner, The Color Purple is written in diary form as a conversation between the main character, Celie, and God. Here she is able to express her most inner emotions which truly demonstrate the issues with which she is struggling. Between her cruel husband, her estranged sister Nettie, and the son and daughter she believed to be dead, Celie's leads a fairly hard life, but maintains a positive attitude about it.
Celie's struggle for empowerment, even as an abused and uneducated black woman, is magnificently portrayed and light is always shed on each situation. Two words in a short journal entry to God, "Us fight," is the simplest from of determination in the heart of Celie. No circumstance can overcome such fate. The fact that she is able to endure such circumstances allows the reader to feel a personal connection, relating him/herself to the novel.
Celie then meets her husband's lover - a flamboyant blues singer, Shug Avery, who cannot be ruled. Shug teaches Celie how to make herself happy and how to demand self-respect. Thanks to Shug, Celie learns to enjoy life, and begins making pants. Celie learns is that life is what she makes of it. This is also a valuable lesson that can be taken by readers who incorporate the novel into their everyday life.
Walker also does an excellent job describing her characters' strengths and weaknesses as they are revealed throughout the novel. They are real and the story line is realistic in content as well.
Combined with an example of love and independence, Celie provides herself with an awakening of her creative and loving self. She is demonstrated as a determined character who strives to accomplish anything, serving as a prime example -especially for this reviewer- and even amongst the youngest of readers.