Women's Issues in Alice Walker's The Color Purple

This compelling edition presents a collection of essays on issues about women that are depicted in Alice Walker's The Color Purple. The book examines Walker's life and influences and offers readers a series of essays for consideration on topics such as the revision of traditional gender roles and folk art as a means of survival. Readers are also offered contemporary perspectives on topics related to women's issues such as the impact of domestic violence and feminist ideology.

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Review: Women's Issues in Alice Walker's The Color PurpleThis series focuses on how social issues have been presented in classic literature. These books provide a unique perspective to the United States' social issues both past and present.ARBA, March 2009
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Grades
10-12+
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Grades
10-12+
Details:
Product type: Paperback Book
ISBN: 978-0-7377-5271-7
Author: Claudia Durst Johnson
Copyright: 2011
Reading Level: Grades 10-12+
Interest Level: Grades 10-12+
Lexile: 1270L
Dimensions: 6" x 9"