A study of Alice Walker's the color purple from the perspective of womanism

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The concept of womanism was coined by Alice Walker to advocate dark-skinned women rights.

Her social nature and love to know everyone and everything made her a multi-talented personality.

This interest was evident in her novel The Color Purple, a novel that exposes multiple themes that have been highlighted.

Racism and sexism in addition to patriarchy and poverty were the themes that were demonstrated in this novel.

Seemingly, the application of the concept of womanism to literary works has been more widespread since its inception than has been written about it.

This paper discusses how dark-skinned women in specific, Celie, the main character in the novel are portrayed in both, the black and the white community.

It highlights the challenges confronting dark-skinned women.

However, Being a woman and being black dark-skinned are both considered encumbrances.

This paper discusses this issue and sheds light on the way that Alice Walker draws a path to let all the dark-skinned women characters be free and independent.

Furthermore, this study discusses the difference between two critical concepts, namely “Feminism” and “Womanism”.

It aims to show how Walker moves from a limited theory “Feminism” to a broader in scope approach to women's issues “Womanism”.

To achieve this task, this research sheds light on both concepts through the behaviour of the dark-skinned women characters.

The concept of womanism was coined by Alice Walker to advocate dark-skinned women rights.

Her social nature and love to know everyone and everything made her a multi-talented personality.

This interest was evident in her novel The Color Purple, a novel that exposes multiple themes that have been highlighted.

Racism and sexism in addition to patriarchy and poverty were the themes that were demonstrated in this novel.

Seemingly, the application of the concept of womanism to literary works has been more widespread since its inception than has been written about it.

This paper discusses how dark-skinned women in specific, Celie, the main character in the novel are portrayed in both, the black and the white community.

It highlights the challenges confronting dark-skinned women.

However, Being a woman and being black dark-skinned are both considered encumbrances.

This paper discusses this issue and sheds light on the way that Alice Walker draws a path to let all the dark-skinned women characters be free and independent.

Furthermore, this study discusses the difference between two critical concepts, namely “Feminism” and “Womanism”.

It aims to show how Walker moves from a limited theory “Feminism” to a broader in scope approach to women's issues “Womanism”.

To achieve this task, this research sheds light on both concepts through the behaviour of the dark-skinned women characters.