Pride And Responsibility In Alice Walker's The Color Purple
Most commonly known for her work, The Color Purple, Alice Walker has been a prominent figure in both the African American and American community. Born on February 9, 1933 in Putnam County, Georgia, Walker, in many of her pieces, covers the telling experience during the Jim Crow Era. As the youngest of eight, family had been a major factor in her life. Her parents, Minnie Tallulah Grant and Willie Lee Walker were very hardworking people who tried their best to provide their children with a sense of pride and responsibility. While her had father worked as a sharecropper, Walker’s mother worked seventeen hour shifts as a maid to help send Alice to college.
As an advanced learner and adept worker, Walker used school as her tool her
the emancipation of her people. While attending Spelman University, Walker worked daily so that her academic efforts would be recognized. After two years, Walker received a scholarship to Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Of the few other blacks that attended this school, Walker united with them in effort to advocate for civil rights.
In 1965, Walker became both a social worker and a teacher. Still she remained heavily active in the Civil Rights Movement. She began writing on her down time in which later would lead to her notability. Much of her work had been featured in various magazines. Among her allies was Ms., Zora Neale Hurston. I n 1970, Walker’s first novel Third life of Grange Copeland had been published. Walker wouldn’t publish any work again for another six years.
In 1982, the tuning point in Walker’s career had arrived. She wrote the Color Purple. Because of this book, Walker had been awarded both the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction. In1985, her piece would later become a movie that was on everybody’s shelf. Walker finally received the exposure she deserved. Much of Walker’s work can be found in various anthropologies for women’s fiction and poetry. The way in which she captures life in her work exemplifies what a change agent looks like.
Today we can recognize Ms. Alice Walker for her talents and contribution to the American community. She has gifted us with humbling tales of the American society. Many young girls of color admire her with hopes that they can be just as great. She is and will forever be a living legend. Thank you Ms. Alice Walker, for all that you have done.
As an advanced learner and adept worker, Walker used school as her tool her
the emancipation of her people. While attending Spelman University, Walker worked daily so that her academic efforts would be recognized. After two years, Walker received a scholarship to Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Of the few other blacks that attended this school, Walker united with them in effort to advocate for civil rights.
In 1965, Walker became both a social worker and a teacher. Still she remained heavily active in the Civil Rights Movement. She began writing on her down time in which later would lead to her notability. Much of her work had been featured in various magazines. Among her allies was Ms., Zora Neale Hurston. I n 1970, Walker’s first novel Third life of Grange Copeland had been published. Walker wouldn’t publish any work again for another six years.
In 1982, the tuning point in Walker’s career had arrived. She wrote the Color Purple. Because of this book, Walker had been awarded both the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction. In1985, her piece would later become a movie that was on everybody’s shelf. Walker finally received the exposure she deserved. Much of Walker’s work can be found in various anthropologies for women’s fiction and poetry. The way in which she captures life in her work exemplifies what a change agent looks like.
Today we can recognize Ms. Alice Walker for her talents and contribution to the American community. She has gifted us with humbling tales of the American society. Many young girls of color admire her with hopes that they can be just as great. She is and will forever be a living legend. Thank you Ms. Alice Walker, for all that you have done.