The book The Color Purple was written by Alice Walker. The book was not written in a conventional manner. It was a series of letters spanning the life of Celie, the main character. Most of the letters were written by Celie and some by her sister Nettie. The theme of the book is to be true to yourself in spite of difficulties and never let go of what you believe in. Do not let people …showed first 75 words of 603 total…

…showed last 75 words of 603 total…way he did. After reading this novel, I realized that black women in the late 1800's and early 1900's had a very hard life. I had always stereotyped black woman during that time to resemble Aunt Jemina. I have learned that black woman during the 1800's had to be strong and courageous just to make it through the day. To survive a lifetime they had to look within themselves to gather the will to survive.