The Color Purple

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Themes

All Themes God and Spirituality Race and Racism Men, Women, and Gender Roles Violence and Suffering Self-Discovery

Characters

All Characters Celie Nettie Mr. _____ (Albert) Shug Avery Sofia Harpo Squeak Eleanor Jane, Stanley Earl, and Reynolds Samuel Corrine Adam Celie and Nettie's mother

Symbols

All Symbols Purple God

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Fallacy Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Oxymorons Personification Setting Similes Style Tone

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Introduction Intro

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All Themes
God and Spirituality
Race and Racism
Men, Women, and Gender Roles
Violence and Suffering
Self-Discovery

All Characters
Celie
Nettie
Mr. _____ (Albert)
Shug Avery
Sofia
Harpo
Squeak
Eleanor Jane, Stanley Earl, and Reynolds
Samuel
Corrine
Adam
Celie and Nettie's mother

All Symbols
Purple
God

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Fallacy
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Oxymorons
Personification
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone

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