Alice Walker as an activist and celebrator of resistance in Meridian (1976) and the Color Purple (1982)
Other Title(s)
أليس ولكر كناشطة و داعية للمقاومة فى روايتيها ميريديان (1976) و اللون الأرجواني (1982)
Author
al-Banna, Juan Abd Allah Ibrahim
Source
Journal of the College of Languages
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 36 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-22, 22 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Languages
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Alice Walker (1944) ranks among the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.
Through her novels Meridian and the color Purple, Alice outlines many issues concerning the effect of authoritarian thinking upon its often innocent victims, and the possibility of meaningful, productive resistance.
Walker's texts aim at giving a voice to those who have no voice especially those poor, rural black women who are robbed of power and the right to make decisions about their own lives by a range of forces standing against them.
These texts also aim at clarifying how Walker's female protagonists, Meridian and Celia try to free themselves from oppression, misery , fear and underestimation by men in the Patriarchal society.
Walker's heroines nevertheless articulate clear visions not just of the wrongs they face, but also of the hope and strength that cannot be quenched within them.
In 1976, walker's second novel, Meridian, was published .
The novel dealt with activist workers in the South during the civil rights movement, and closely paralleled some of Walker's own experiences.
In 1982, Walker published what has become her best-known work, the color Purple.
The novel follows a young troubled black woman fighting her way through not just racist white culture but patriarchal black culture as well.
Walker has been described as an activist who is a defender not only of human rights but of all people.
Walker through her effective style presents how African American woman who have been treated as slaves , will rebel and achieve brighter future life.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Banna, Juan Abd Allah Ibrahim. 2017. Alice Walker as an activist and celebrator of resistance in Meridian (1976) and the Color Purple (1982). Journal of the College of Languages،Vol. 2017, no. 36, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-795276
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Banna, Juan Abd Allah Ibrahim. Alice Walker as an activist and celebrator of resistance in Meridian (1976) and the Color Purple (1982). Journal of the College of Languages No. 36 (2017), pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-795276
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Banna, Juan Abd Allah Ibrahim. Alice Walker as an activist and celebrator of resistance in Meridian (1976) and the Color Purple (1982). Journal of the College of Languages. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 36, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-795276
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 18-21
Record ID
BIM-795276