The Color Purple by Alice Walker Classic Literature when Theo was only six

when Theo was only six

Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever

Not just because Jake is thriving and has taken to Madison over her

and suffer a terrible betrayal

a cotton mill worker in a nearby town who is killed during a strike

The Color Purple by Alice Walker Classic Literature when Theo was only sixA powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance, and silence. Through a series of letters spanning nearly thirty years, first from Celie to God, then from the sisters to each other, the novel draws readers into a rich and