SOURCE: Wall, Wendy. “Lettered Bodies and Corporeal Texts in The Color Purple.” Studies in American Fiction 16, no. 1 (spring 1988): 83-97.
In the following essay, Wall examines the epistolary format of The Color Purple, arguing that the protagonist Celie becomes stronger by using writing as an outlet, yet hinders her emotional growth by creating private discourses instead of verbalizing her fears and needs to others.
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