Three Messages From The Color Purple By Alice Walker

Three Messages From The Color Purple
(An Analysis of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple) Alice Walker once said, “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” In her novel The Color Purple, Alice Walker shows a theme of powerlessness, until the very end, where the protagonist prevails. Throughout the story, the reader experiences multiple plot twists and emotional scenes. Alice Walker shows three predominant themes in her story The Color Purple. The first message Alice Walker sends through The Color Purple, is one of courage and survival. Throughout the text, the reader sees both women and men having to experience harsh realities. They all found their own ways of surviving. For example, Sophia fought back and became independent while Celie did what she was told and took what she was given. Although, in the end, she showed her courage by standing up for herself and leaving with Shug to Memphis. Dolen states in her article, “Celie does endure, finds love, reclaims her life and her family.” Celie shows strength though all her trials, until she can once again be with her family.
In the early scenes of the text, the reader notices an unusually strong bond between Celie and her sister, Nettie. When her sister is ripped from her life, she forms a strange friendship with her husband’s second lover and a renowned actress, Shug Avery. Their friendship slowly grows throughout the text and they learn to love and look out for eachother. Pearson explains, “Friendship becomes a vehicle for people to change and grow out of their original selves.” Although the trials that each character faces seems unbearable, they all endure, and grow closer in the