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  What are some items that are in the text that are key to a reader's understanding of the plot that are not in the Color Purple film.

  Posted by littleprincess1992 on Oct 26, 2009 at 06:23 AM

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  On the book The Color Purple -- when and where was this book banned or challenged, and why was it banned or challenged?

  Posted by mishey on Oct 19, 2009 at 02:21 PM

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  Does the context of the novel justify the graphic descriptions in the opening/first section?

  Posted by applepie123 on Oct 17, 2009 at 10:06 AM

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  What painfull process does Tashi undergo still in Africa?

  Posted by lildwright on Sep 10, 2009 at 03:29 PM

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  In "The Color Purple", to whom does celie write most of her letters? Why?

  Posted by xoxholmesxox on Apr 29, 2009 at 09:20 PM

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  Why was The Color Purple by Alice Walker banned?

  Posted by dcc on Apr 6, 2009 at 09:08 AM

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  What is the meaning of calling albert Mr_______? In The Color Purple by Alice Walker.

  Posted by bigmac99p on Mar 24, 2009 at 07:29 AM

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  Please explain some of the literary elements of The Color Purple and how the text is historically relevant. 

  Posted by crsybby on Feb 18, 2009 at 07:28 PM

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  Gender roles in olinka village in the story The Color Purple.

  Posted by madi2013 on Jan 26, 2009 at 04:09 PM

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  Who is Luscious in The Color Purple?

  Posted by teacher2009 on Jan 3, 2009 at 09:47 PM

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  Characterize Sophia.

  Posted by chuming on Nov 26, 2008 at 02:21 AM

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  How was Celie resilient in The Color Purple?

  Posted by wenzstar on Nov 1, 2008 at 05:08 AM

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  Explain Celie's resilience in "The Color Purple"?

  Posted by wenzstar on Nov 1, 2008 at 05:07 AM

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  How much time is covered in "The Color Purple"?

  Posted by swissair on Oct 30, 2008 at 09:06 PM

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  How does Alice Walker develop Nettie's experience in Africa in her letters to Celie?

  Posted by wenz8 on Oct 28, 2008 at 05:10 PM

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  What is the setting of "The Color Purple"?

  Posted by blazedale on Oct 6, 2008 at 01:53 PM

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  What is the main plot for "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker?

  Posted by nvander98 on Sep 27, 2008 at 10:23 AM

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  Why was the book "The Color Purple" banned? What was done to allow the book "The Color Purple" not to be banned?

  Posted by tinalawson on Sep 24, 2008 at 01:57 PM

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  What location besides Africa and Georgia is mentioned in "The Color Purple"?

  Posted by msgail on Apr 23, 2008 at 10:31 AM

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  Who are the Olinka in Alice Walker's book The Color Purple?

  Posted by lexwebb on Apr 11, 2008 at 08:49 AM

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  What genre is the novel "The Color Purple"?

  Posted by robyne4 on Feb 24, 2008 at 01:04 PM

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  Why is Alice Walker's novel entitled The Color Purple, and what does it have to do with beauty?

  Posted by king70 on Oct 14, 2007 at 04:14 PM

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  Why does Alice Walker put blank lines in the book The Color Purple for Mr. Albert? And why did she name the novel The Color Purple?

  Posted by silverio on Mar 22, 2007 at 08:09 PM

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  Please explain the phrase, "interior monologue" for me. It is part of my question on the book but I cant quite understand what it means.

  Posted by kaone on Feb 19, 2007 at 06:42 AM