Voice of the Voiceless in Alice Walker's: The Color Purple

Abstract

This paper is entitled "Voices of the Voiceless in Alice Walker's The Color Purple," reflects the voices of a group of female protagonists fighting for equality in a degraded society where inequality exists between men and women.

Mostly, the female protagonist Celie represents all the abused, raped, oppressed female characters in the novel.

With the help of other female characters like Nettie, Sofia and Shug, she grows into an independent woman who not only stands for herself but also helps and motivates other suppressed women emerge from their state of helplessness to be stronger financially, mentally and physically.

The collective voice raised by all the females in this novel is the voice for equality, justice and self-identification, which is not only liberates them but is also the beginning of liberation for all.