Prejudice In The Color Purple

Part I of Essay
I am very educated, yet at the same time, not too familiar with the prejudice that takes place in the novel The Color Purple, by Alice Walker. First of all, this book mainly focuses on prejudice toward black women in the early 1900's. Although blacks were free and women had ....

Part II of Essay
.... man whom she calls “ Mister.” Since her sister was taken from her, Celie's only true companion was God whom she turns inward and shares her grief with. The man Celie calls “Mister” gained a lot of power, strength, and almightiness by playing the part of husband to her. He was always in control of the situation and always had control over Celie. Finally, the consequence of the prejudice in this novel were uplifting. The black women finally take control of their own lives, mainly Celie, and show the other black men that they can be just as s ....