Alice Walker's Research Paper

Women’s Friendship in Alice Walker’s... ‫اﻷﺳﺘﺎذ- اﻟﻌﺪد ) ٣٠٢ ( ﻟﺴﻨﺔ ٣٣٤١ ﻫﺠﺮﻳﺔ – ٢١٠٢ ﻣﻴﻼدﻳﺔ‬
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The Color Purple

Women’s Friendship in Alice Walker’s
The Color Purple
‫صداقة النساء في رواية اللون البنفسجي آللس ووكر‬
‫زينب عبدالكريم مسير‬
‫أ.م.د.كاظم جواد الزبيدي‬
Zainab Abdul-Karim Musir
Assist.Prof.Dr.Kadhim Jawad
‫جامعة بغداد/ كلية التربية- ابن رشد/ قسم اللغة االنكليزية‬

‫الملخص‬
‫ة وﻗﺎﺼﺔ وﻜﺎﺘﺒﺔ ﻤﻘﺎﻻت وﻜﺎﺘﺒﺔ ة وﻨﺎﺸطﺔ اﻤرﻴﻜﻴﺔ. ﺘﻜﺘب ووﻜر ﻤطوﻻ ﻓﻲ اﻝﻤواﻀﻴﻊ‬
‫ﺴﻴر‬
‫ﺘﻌد اﻝﻴس ووﻜر رواﺌﻴﺔ وﺸﺎﻋر‬
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‫ة " اﻝﻠون اﻝﺒﻨﻔﺴﺠﻲ" واﻝﺘﻲ ﺤﺼﻠت ﻋﻠﻰ ﺠﺎﺌز‬
‫اﻻﺠﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻤﺜل اﻝﻌرق و اﻝﺠﻨس وﻗد ﻋرﻓت ﻤن ﺨﻼل رواﻴﺘﻬﺎ اﻝﺸﻬﻴر‬
.‫ﺒوﻝﺘزر ﻝﻶداب. ﻫدف ﻫذا اﻝﺒﺤث ﻫو اﻝﻨظر ﻓﻲ ﺼداﻗﺔ اﻝﻨﺴﺎء وﺘﺘﺒﻊ ﻫﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺸﺨﺼﻴﺎت اﻝرواﻴﺔ‬
‫اﺜﺎر‬

Abstract
Alice Malsenior
[…] But Nettie and my children coming home soon,
[…] (C.P, 181)
When Albert tries to degrade her, by telling her that the only thing she can do in
Memphis is to be Shug 's maid, Celie maintains her affirmative stance "I 'm pore,
I 'm black, I may be ugly and can 't cook, […]. But I 'm here". (C.P, 187) with this response, Celie gains back the "I am" she is forced to amend at the beginning of the narrative.
Shug takes Celie with her to Memphis, treats her as a friend and an equal, she says, "I brought you here to love you and help you get on your feet". (C.P, 190)
Shug gives Celie a big bedroom which "over look the backyard and the bushes down by the creek". (C.P, 188), because she knows that Celie is used to morning sun. It is the first time that someone thinks of Celie 's comfort. Celie 's comfortable life with Shug enables her to discover her own creativity in sewing pants. A literary critic, Maria Lauret points out that "… Shug 's successful

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Women’s Friendship in Alice Walker’s... ‫اﻷﺳﺘﺎذ- اﻟﻌﺪد ) ٣٠٢ ( ﻟﺴﻨﺔ ٣٣٤١ ﻫﺠﺮﻳﺔ – ٢١٠٢ ﻣﻴﻼدﻳﺔ‬
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The Color Purple

singing career provides Celie with the material support and domestic shelter