The Color Purple
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker

The Color Purple Learning Guide: Table of Contents

Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Purple
Pants
God
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What’s Up With the Title?
What’s Up With the Epigraph?
Plot Analysis
Booker’s Seven Basic Plots Analysis: Rebirth
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Brief Summary
Letter One
Letter Two
Letter Three
Letter Four
Letter Five
Letter Six
Letter Seven
Letter Eight
Letter Nine
Letter Ten
Letter Eleven
Letter Twelve
Letter Thirteen
Letter Fourteen
Letter Fifteen
Letter Sixteen
Letter Seventeen
Letter Eighteen
Letter Nineteen
Letter Twenty
Letter Twenty-One
Letter Twenty-Two
Letter Twenty-Three
Letter Twenty-Four
Letter Twenty-Five
Letter Twenty-Six
Letter Twenty-Seven
Letter Twenty-Eight
Letter Twenty-Nine
Letter Thirty
Letter Thirty-One
Letter Thirty-Two
Letter Thirty-Three
Letter Thirty-Four
Letter Thirty-Five
Letter Thirty-Six
Letter Thirty-Seven
Letter Thirty-Eight
Letter Thirty-Nine
Letter Forty
Letter Forty-One
Letter Forty-Two
Letter Forty-Three
Letter Forty-Four
Letter Forty-Five
Letter Forty-Six
Letter Forty-Seven
Letter Forty-Eight
Letter Forty-Nine
Letter Fifty
Letter Fifty-One
Letter Fifty-Two
Letter Fifty-Three
Letter Fifty-Four
Letter Fifty-Five
Letter Fifty-Six
Letter Fifty-Seven
Letter Fifty-Eight
Letter Fifty-Nine
Letter Sixty
Letter Sixty-One
Letter Sixty-Two
Letter Sixty-Three
Letter Sixty-Four
Letter Sixty-Five
Letter Sixty-Six
Letter Sixty-Seven
Letter Sixty-Eight
Letter Sixty-Nine
Letter Seventy
Letter Seventy-One
Letter Seventy-Two
Letter Seventy-Three
Letter Seventy-Four
Letter Seventy-Five
Letter Seventy-Six
Letter Seventy-Seven
Letter Seventy-Eight
Letter Seventy-Nine
Letter Eighty
Letter Eighty-One
Letter Eighty-Two
Letter Eighty-Three
Letter Eighty-Four
Letter Eighty-Five
Letter Eighty-Six
Letter Eighty-Seven
Letter Eighty-Eight
Letter Eighty-Nine
Letter Ninety
Characters
Celie
Celie Timeline
Nettie
Nettie Timeline
Alphonso
Alphonso Timeline
Mr.__
Mr.__ Timeline
Harpo
Harpo Timeline
Sofia
Sofia Timeline
Shug Avery
Shug Avery Timeline
Mary Agnes
Corrine
Samuel
Grady
Tashi
Olivia
Adam
Germaine
Eleanor Jane
Study Questions
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Friend
Romantic
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Violence
Violence Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Race
Race Quotes
Love
Love Quotes
Family
Family Quotes
Marriage
Marriage Quotes
Sex
Sex Quotes
Sexuality and Sexual Identity
Sexuality and Sexual Identity Quotes
Women and Femininity
Women and Femininity Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Themes (For the Most Part)
Symbols
Endorsed by Prince
This is a Great ___ Book
Essay