The Color Purple by Alice Walker Classic Literature Not just because Jake is

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

"I spent Friday night wandering in the wilderness

Only they know enough about the preternatural to explain her increasingly inconvenient condition

She'll become something she never thought existed

The Color Purple by Alice Walker Classic Literature Not just because Jake isA 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