Descriptive Essay On The Color Purple

For as long as I can remember, and quite possibly before my birth, I have been an avid fan of the written word. In utero, my mother read to me from every type of literature she could obtain; it was her constant reading that effectively fed my developing brain. To date, I luxuriate in an author’s ability to transport me outside of myself, into a realm of intrigue; my imagination flourishes with each descriptive phrase. Every book, I have ever read has changed me in some way, none more so than my all-time favorite book- “The Color Purple.” Although, this novel is a piece of fiction, it addresses a few major realistic life situations that many children face.
For example, becoming an adult is a confusing and frustrating obstacle, under the best conditions. However, in this story, the protagonist is a young black female in the south during the early 1900’s; a time of thinly veiled racism, as the world adjusts to Blacks and Whites living side-by-side, as neighbors. Although, the Black people are no longer slaves, they must still “shuck and jive” to make their white counterparts feel secure with their presence. Subsequently, that same mentality has helped me to excel academically and professionally. As a Black woman, there have been various

After reading this passage, the “rose tinted glasses” of childhood were removed as I realized that not all family is there to love and protect as they should. Consequently, it was this particular section that stayed in my mind. It truly disturbed me that an adult, especially one in a parental role, would look at a child and see them in a sexual manner; I had extreme difficulty making sense of such an obviously wrong mind warp. Fortunately, because of this book I was able to recognize the signs of molestation and get help to someone very close to me, who was too afraid to seek assistance for