Analysis of The Color Purple Alice Walker's depiction of a southern black woman in the novel The Color Purple was the most powerful I've ever read in my life. One reason this was so was because Walker applied a variety of literary devices to the story, giving it more of an impact. She used symbolism, applied her tone as an author, and used a specific dialect for her characters, all in letter form. It's important …showed first 75 words of 1303 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1303 total…to readers. With no symbolism, one cannot understand the title, or it may not have been named The Color Purple in the first place. An absence of tone would leave the story naked of a purpose or attitude. Specialized dialect and unortodox writing form of letters lend to the novel's originality and authenticity, which also makes this one of the best written and most fascinating books I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Bibliography: NONE