Alice Walker's The Color Purple

by Barbara Christian

Clear and to the point, Monarch Notes provide students and interested readers with an excellent supplement for the understanding and appreciation of the world's great writing. Each volume helps the reader to encounter the original work more fully by placing it in historical context, focusing on the important aspects of the text, and posing key questions.

108 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Pumla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the sadest books ive ever read. It is set in the 1950s(im assuming) in america. Its about thi woman who is being abused physically, psycologically and mentally and got married to a man she doesnt like who also abuses her. But eventually she gets rescued by a singer who was her husbands lover before she got married to him. Its a very interesting read and would recommend it all my friends.

[Gracey valladares · Rating 2 out of 5]

I absoutly love this book because it shows how even the youngest of people can change your life dramaticly and keep their family together even though the characther's father rapes her at a young age and even manages to get her pregnent twice and only God knows what he did though those babys. But it really makes you appriciate what you have in life although you have very little.

[Gina Barnett · Rating 5 out of 5]

great period piece and social movement snapshot