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1. The Color Purple: Introduction
2. The Color Purple: Summary
3. The Color Purple: Overview
4. The Color Purple: Alice Walker Biography
5. The Color Purple: Summary and Analysis
   1. Letters 1–9: Summary and Analysis
   2. Letters 10–12: Summary and Analysis
   3. Letters 13-18: Summary and Analysis
   4. Letters 19–21: Summary and Analysis
   5. Letters 22–27: Summary and Analysis
   6. Letters 28–31: Summary and Analysis
   7. Letters 32–36: Summary and Analysis
   8. Letters 37–41: Summary and Analysis
   9. Letters 42–44: Summary and Analysis
   10. Letters 45–48: Summary and Analysis
   11. Letters 49–51: Summary and Analysis
   12. Letters 52–60: Summary and Analysis
   13. Letters 61-63: Summary and Analysis
   14. Letters 64–69: Summary and Analysis
   15. Letters 70–73: Summary and Analysis
   16. Letters 74–77: Summary and Analysis
   17. Letters 78–79: Summary and Analysis
   18. Letters 80–81: Summary and Analysis
   19. Letters 82–85: Summary and Analysis
   20. Letters 86–87: Summary and Analysis
   21. Letters 88–90: Summary and Analysis
6. The Color Purple: Quizzes
   1. Letters 1–9: Questions and Answers
   2. Letters 10–12: Questions and Answers
   3. Letters 13-18: Questions and Answers
   4. Letters 19–21: Questions and Answers
   5. Letters 22–27: Questions and Answers
   6. Letters 28–31: Questions and Answers
   7. Letters 32–36: Questions and Answers
   8. Letters 37-41: Questions and Answers
   9. Letters 42–44: Questions and Answers
   10. Letters 45–48: Questions and Answers
   11. Letters 49–51: Questions and Answers
   12. Letters 52–60: Questions and Answers
   13. Letters 61-63: Questions and Answers
   14. Letters 64–69: Questions and Answers
   15. Letters 70–73: Questions and Answers
   16. Letters 74–77: Questions and Answers
   17. Letters 78–79: Questions and Answers
   18. Letters 80–81: Questions and Answers
   19. Letters 82–85: Questions and Answers
   20. Letters 86–87: Questions and Answers
   21. Letters 88–90: Questions and Answers
7. The Color Purple: Characters
8. The Color Purple: Themes
9. The Color Purple: Historical Context
10. The Color Purple: Critical Overview
11. The Color Purple: Essays and Criticism
    1. Celie's Growth as a Person and Her Evolving Perception of God as a Consequence
    2. From Victimization to Free Enterprise: Alice Walker's The Color Purple
    3. Celie, You a Tree
12. The Color Purple: Suggested Essay Topics
13. The Color Purple: Sample Essay Outlines
14. The Color Purple: Compare and Contrast
15. The Color Purple: Topics for Further Study
16. The Color Purple: Media Adaptations
17. The Color Purple: What Do I Read Next?
18. The Color Purple: Bibliography and Further Reading
19. The Color Purple: Pictures
20. Copyright

1. Alice Walker
2. African-American Literature
3. Twentieth-Century Literature
4. Epistolary Novel