About the author
Alice Walker is the author of The Color Purple, which is one of her most critically acclaimed novels. She was born in 1944 in Eatonton, Georgia, and was poor growing up. Her father worked as a sharecropper and mother worked as a maid to help support the family's eight children, of whom she was the youngest. She attended segregated schools, and was self-conscious about her appearance. She graduated Valedictorian in her class and got a scholarship to a college in New York, and also had the opportunity to study abroad in Africa for a year. She started writing along with teaching, publishing several poems and a few books before her third novel, The Color Purple.
Many connections can be seen between Walker and Celie, Celie is also poor, and grew up in the era Walker grew up in. They were both from large families, and were both self-conscious of their appearance. Many of the author’s traits are present in the characters of the novel, and provide excellent ground for characterization and comparison to her own life story.
Many connections can be seen between Walker and Celie, Celie is also poor, and grew up in the era Walker grew up in. They were both from large families, and were both self-conscious of their appearance. Many of the author’s traits are present in the characters of the novel, and provide excellent ground for characterization and comparison to her own life story.