The Analysis of The Color Purple from American Black Feminist Perspective 

Abstract This paper is to analyze Alice Walker’s best-known novel, The Color Purple, through black feminist literary criticism。 The paper’s aim is to indicate that what’s black women’ s oppression and how they struggle for liberation,which has the model significance to points out a bright way not only for the wretched black women, but all the women who are still suffering and want total liberation。 Based on the theory of black feminist literary criticism, this paper will analyze the double oppression black women suffer and the way they struggle for liberation。 Black women suffer the double oppression from racism and sexism。 Their liberation includes personal and racial liberation。 To conclude, this paper will inform not only black women but other women who are still suffering the oppression to establish a view that they should fight for their own life。 Although women still need to go through hazards and hardships, they will succeed one day。90122

Keywords: black women; black feminist literary criticism; double oppression; self-identity

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

1。1 Research Background 1

1。1。1 The Information of 源Q于W优E尔A论S文R网wwW.yOueRw.com 原文+QQ75201,8766 Alice Walker 1

1。1。2 The Information of The Color Purple 2

1。2 Research Significance 2

1。3 Research Questions 3

2。 Literature Review 4

2。1 Black Feminist Literary Criticism 4

2。1。1 Feminism 4

2。1。2 Feminist Literary Criticism 4

2。1。3 American Black Feminist Literary Criticism 5

2。2 Researches of The Color Purple 6

2。2。1 Researches of The Color Purple at Home and Abroad 6

2。2。2 Researches on The Color Purple from Black Feminism 7

3。 The Analysis of Black Women’ s Oppression 8

3。1 The Analysis of Black Women’ s Oppression from General Feminist Perspective 8

3。1。1 Black Women’ s Oppression in Marriage 8

3。2 The Analysis of Black Women’ s Oppression from Black Feminist Perspective 9

3。2。1 Black Women’ s Oppression in Social Contact 10

3。2。2 Black Women’ s Oppression from White Men’ s Sexual Abuse 10

4。 The Analysis of Black Women’ s Liberation 12

4。1 Search for Inpidual Value 12

4。1。1 Search for Self-actualization 13

4。1。2 Search for Equality between the Genders 14

4。2 Search for Social Value 15

4。2。1 Search for Economic Liberation 15

4。2。2 Search for Racial Liberation 16

5。 Conclusion 17

References 18

1。 Introduction