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 Essay Grade: 98%
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Female Empowerment in "The Color Purple"
2,126 words, approx. 7 pages
 The gender and racial discrimination against black women in the post-World War I South is examined in the Alice Walker novel "The Color Purple. The main character, Celie, comes to realize the injustices her race and gender have experienced as you lives her life.
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 Essay Grade: 86%
Symbolism in the Color Purple by Alice Walker
2,027 words, approx. 7 pages
 The symbolism of names, occupations, power, pants, cloth, words, eyes, frogs, starts, shell, stamps, as well as love, power, mutual understanding, authority over another person's life, and God in the story "Color Purple" by Alice Walker
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 Essay Grade: 83%
"The Color Purple" and Black Boy; Two Very Similar Pieces
1,699 words, approx. 6 pages
 Richard Wright's novel Black Boy and the movie The Color Purple (based on the book by Alice Walker) are very similar in their analysis of their respective main characters. Both Celie in The Color Purple and Richard in Black Boy are surrounded by racism, violence, and lack of affection.
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 Essay Grade: 92%
The Portrayal of Women in "The Color Purple"
1,604 words, approx. 5 pages
 The essay is based on Alice Walker's feminist novel "The Color Purple." This essay looks into how the author depicts the female characters in her novel and discusses various critical perspectives voiced towards Walker's works.
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 Essay Grade: 86%
A Review of The Color Purple by Alice Walker
1,566 words, approx. 5 pages
 Provides a plot summary of The Color Purple, by African American writer Alice Walker. Describes the role of racism in the story and its affect on main character Celie.
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 Essay Grade: 88%
Power and Racism in "The Color Purple"
1,289 words, approx. 4 pages
 A plot summary of "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker. The novel, set in the post-World War I American South, follows four characters and explores racism and unfair gender roles of women in the male-dominated society of that era.
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 Essay Grade: 88%
The Color Purple: Reflections Upon Reading
1,191 words, approx. 4 pages
 Details personal reactions upon reading the novel The Color Purple, by Alice Walker. Describes the plot of the story and lessons that can be learned from it.
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 Essay Grade: 78%
The Color Purple
1,167 words, approx. 4 pages
 Alice Walker, came from unspectacular roots, was thought originally to be exceptionally average, and had to prove herself to achieve a goal that was thought unattainable. To some people who are fortunate to be rich or have other allowances, her accomplishments would have been easier to achieve.
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 Essay Grade: 95%
An Analysis of The Color Purple
1,111 words, approx. 4 pages
 This essay explains a moral analysis of The Color Purple using the terms, Eros, Filios and Narcissism.
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 Essay Grade: 92%
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Discovery and Self-knowledge
682 words, approx. 2 pages
 Compares the themes of discovery and self-knowledge as portrayed in three literary sources, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, the film Finding Forrester, and a selection from a personal notebook.
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 Essay Grade: 86%
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 Essay Grade: 85%
The Color Purple Review
337 words, approx. 1 pages
 Essay provides a book review of the book "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker.
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