THE COLOR PURPLE

The Color Purple

Abstract

The Color Purple is a slave narrative, a life story of a former slave who has gained freedom through many trials and tribulations. Instead of black oppression by whites, however, in this novel there is black oppression by blacks. It is also a story by a black woman about black women. Women fight, support, love, and heal each other — and they grow together. The novel begins in abject despair and ends in intense joy. To discover how this transformation occurs, it is important to examine three aspects of the novel: the relationships between men and women; the relationships among women; and the relationships among people, God, and nature. In this paper, we illustrate the Analysis of the Movie (The Color Purple). The paper discusses three main questions that are discussed below, discuss the way sexuality and gender are displayed, what message is being sent out? Are viewers influenced by what they see?

The Color Purple

Analysis of the Movie

The Color Purple is most clearly about the transforming power of love; Celie, Shug, and many of the other characters grow and change after being loved and learning to love in return. After Celie has left Albert, he is loved and cared for by his son Harpo. Albert reflects on the way in which he has treated Celie and the lessons that he has learned from watching Celie and Shug together; he becomes more thoughtful and considerate as a result. Albert and Celie become friends in the end and sit on the porch together smoking pipes and talking; when Nettie and the children return, Celie introduces Albert, along with Shug, as “her people.”

Albert lets Celie teach him to sew and helps her to make the clothes that she sells; he is no longer afraid that he will lose his masculinity. Harpo has also learned to accept his “feminine” traits and is content to stay home and take care of the house and the children while Sofia manages Celie's store. Sofia learns to control her desire to dominate everyone and everything and is able to accept help not only from Harpo but also from the mayor's daughter, Eleanor Jane, who assists Harpo in taking care of the children. Along with Celie, both Sofia and Mary Agnes teach powerful lessons in forgiveness. As these women grow in their ability to love and accept themselves and others, they also learn to forgive ...