Walker’s “The Color Purple”, Annotated Bibliography Example

Andujo, Patricia. ‘Rendering the African-American Woman’s God Through The Color Purple’. In LaGrone, Kheven (ed.), Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. New York, NY: Rodopi. 2009. Print, pp. 61-76.

This excerpt focuses on the concept of the African-American woman’s God as seen in Alice Walker’s the color purple. It uses Walker’s words to analyze how the women view God and how their lifestyles and environmental culture contributes to the women’s view of God. This source is from a university library.

Chung, Pei-Te.From Nadir to Zenith: Alice Walker’s The Color as Celie’s Initiation. 2012. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. http://etd.lib.ukn.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/getfile?URN=etd-0121113-170736&filename=etd-0121113-170736.pdf

This M.A. Thesis analyzes Alice Walker’s story for the themes of womanism, oppression, racism, and sexism. Five chapters are presented that introduce the themes and focus on thoughts and concepts related to womanism, a discussion on Celie’s childhood trauma, the abuse and lack of love within her marriage, how Celie’s growing self-confidence allows her to defy male dominance, and a discussion of the object lesson intended by Walker’s story. This source was found on a website.

Eder, Katharina. “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker – An Analysis. Santa Cruz, CA: GRIN Verlag. 2011. Print.

This 2007 seminar paper analyzes the “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker for motifs, themes, and symbolism. The paper provides an in-depth section focusing on Alice Walker’s own socio-cultural background. There is analysis of the characters and their relationships and attention given to the setting of the novel. The paper also includes a short discussion on narrative techniques used by Alice Walker in the novel. This source was found in a university library.

Grebe, Nadja.The Development of Celie in ‘The Color Purple’. Santa Cruz, CA: GRIN Verlag. 2010. Print.

This is a 2009 seminar paper from the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald. “The Color Purple” is analyzed here in relation to the theme of sexual discrimination by analyzing the different stages of Celie’s life and how she comes to be a self-loving, confident black woman who overcomes her obstacles and succeeds in her own right. Celie’s relationships with other characters, as well as the setting are examined. This source is from a university library.

LaGrone, Kheven. Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. New York, NY: Rodopi. 2009. Print.

This source includes a collection of scholarly essays that analyze the different stages of Celie’s life. Topics covered include the development of sexual awareness, Celie’s religious transformation, self-awareness, and the importance of nurturing homes and community support. This source is from a university library.

Schwartz, Maritta. Telling and Writing as Means of Liberation in The Color Purple. Santa Cruz, CA: GRIN Verlag. 2010. Print.

This is an essay that looks at the format of the novel, Celie’s letters and its influence of writing as a means of liberation for women. The effect of feminist language and articulation through telling and writing are seen as methods of liberation for women in this essay. The different dialects and Celie’s motivation for writing are examined. This source is from a university library.

Smith, R. Brenda. ‘We Need a Hero: African American Female Bildungsromane and Celie’s Journey to Heroic Female Selfhood in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple’. In LaGrone, Kheven (ed.), Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. New York, NY: Rodopi. 2009. Print. pp. 3-22.

This is an excerpt from Khevin LaGrone’s edited version of Alice Walker’s, “The Color Purple.” Brenda Smith’s essay analyzes the psychological and emotional growth of the main character Celie throughout the story, focusing on the oppression she faces and how she grows as she begins to overcome her obstacles. This source is from a university library.

Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc. 1982.

This is a book that tells the story of the main character’s life through the letters Celie writes, first to God and then later to her sister, Nettie. Through the letters, Celie’s life of trauma, oppression, discrimination, and male dominance unfolds and her journey from traumatized youth just doing what she is told in order to survive through awakening during young adulthood, to her eventual stature as entrepreneur, landholder, and confident black woman is told. This source is from a university library.