Women's Issues in Alice Walker's the Color Purple

by Claudia Durst Johnson

Book Overview

This compelling edition presents a collection of essays on issues about women that are depicted in Alice Walker's The Color Purple. The book examines Walker's life and influences and offers readers a series of essays for consideration on topics such as the revision of traditional gender roles and folk art as a means of survival. Readers are also offered contemporary perspectives on topics related to women's issues such as the impact of domestic violence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737752718
• ISBN13: 9780737752717
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12