<The Color Purple>: The Voice Of "the Black" And " Female"

The novel in the form of text presentation of the story,<the color purple>, althoughvery simple, but Alice Walker portrayed a series of full of the rebellious spirit of the blackfemale images, the use of epistolary exercise one’s inventive mind, as well as on blackEnglish intends to use the" purple" became a very high artistic value of literature works. Thischapter attempts from the narrative point of view, through a close reading of the text, analysisof Alice Walker in the novel world of" black"" female" discourse construction and blackfemale body self established, about black women in poverty, race, gender, religion under theoppression is how tortuous vocal.Besides the introduction and conclusion, the paper is divided into three chapters. Thefirst chapter mainly answered Walker, why choose eighteenth Century popular epistolarynovels to structure, it is recorded in the form of how the" black " and " female" voice to thesetwo problems. The letter is characterized by private, ego monologue, write behavior is nooutside interference, so you can eliminate the interference of white, black men, listen to blackfemale private monologue. Only the letters to their voice. But the letter recipient is God,means cannot be mailed, not to the listener, Xi Li lonely situation in appear outstanding allthe more. The second chapter is" black"" female" voice of the construction of self. Xi Li is ahistory of growth the growth of women ’s representative, she will then create a new self anddestroy the old self. Xi Li was to destroy the old me, I is the process of remodeling of the newself sound is obtained by the process, representing the female of the voice; and this is anotherclue to Nie Di is" black" self sound construction of the heroine, her away on a white societyland on black culture tour, these are mainly from Nie Di’s letter. The third chapter is" black""female" voice access. Walker’s was compared with the traditional white feministdifferentiated concept. It is feminism that the Allies against the oppression of the male, andthe phase difference between the concept of feminism. Its resistance to male dominance andemphasizes the cooperation between women, is not one-sided to male a female authority,advocate is the male and female of mutual help and common development, a feminist radicalremarks and method, a more moderate womanism. In the novel" purple" is more outstandingreflected Walker’s feminism. With Xi Li as the representative of the female selfconsciousness in the construction and with Nie Di as the representative of the blackroot-seeking consciousness awakening in addition to its own active exploration, cannot comefrom families and society men and women help. Female friends love and support is to makeXi Li the power to change, but the male oppression and bullying also gave Xi Li is determined to do their own thrust. Whether it is positive or negative power, for Xi Li’s selfdevelopment will be helpful. This is also Walker’s feminism feminist tolerance compared tomore rational, she saw the male oppression on women’s self-liberation objectively to play therole. Of course, the male of repentance and change is feminism hope. In" purple" hero is nota rigid target for criticism, but true to life has the individuality development, they alsostruggle with the female gradually saw the error of his ways, positive action to resolve thecontradiction between sexes, jointly build a harmonious family and society.