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The Color Purple Study Guide

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by Alice Walker
About 108 pages (32,246 words)
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The Color Purple Study Guide consists of approx. 107 pages of summaries and analysis on The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

Celie begins her story with a quote from her sexually abusive father and then begins her letter writing to God. At the start of the story, she is 14 years old and her mother is refusing to have sex with her father due to just having a baby. Her father then decides to begin sexually abusing Celie. He also tells Celie he is going to keep doing it. (read more)
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      Letters 22-27
      Letters 28-32
      Letters 33-35
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      Letters 43-48
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      Letters 62-67
      Letters 68-72
      Letters 73-79
      Letters 80-85
      Letters 86-90

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
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      Critical Essay #3

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  For Further Study

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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