Quest for Emancipation in Alice Walker's The Color Purple

Abstract

The Color Purple by Alice Walker includes a vivid depiction of many of the African American issues: rape, incest, family disintegration and reunion. In this work, Walker employs both real and fictitious elements to imply justice and liberty of the African American women. The purpose of this research paper is to present an account of some issues of African-Americans during the prevalence of racism in America from black feminist perspective. The way the black women chose to resist the white androcentrists to own their right is the major line of this research paper. To identify the status of the whole black race and to explore how language and female bondage help to direct the liberation movement of the African-Americans and to celebrate their freedom. The vitality of Southern black Vernacular and homosexuality are the two delimitations of this research paper. It attempts to reveal that language and homosexuality bring the minority women's liberation. It is because language is one of the most essential aspects of culture apart from being solely a medium of expression. Thus the protection of language is the protection of culture and protection of culture helps to protect the identity resulting the respect in their dignity. Likewise, the African-American women's preference to homosexuality, for instance, the biological relationship between Celie and Shug Avery, has contributed them to remain independent. The bondage between them provides Celie with an easy access to get reunited with her relatives in The Color Purple.