Study Of Image Of Black Women In The Color Purple

Alice Walker is one of the most influential American contemporary womanwriter, she pays attention to black women’s growth, actively speak for black women,what is more,she invented the word "womanism",and a detailed explanation ofwomanism is given in its critical essays "in search of our mother’s garden". Walkernot only advocated the idea, and the Womanist idea is used extensively inthe literature creation practice, formed a unique style and aesthetic implication.As a black woman,Walker replied with deep sympathy on black women’ssufferings,She got deep into the inner world of black women,described the colorfulimages of black women,such as exoteric and self Shug,rebellious and helplessSophia,awakened celie,autocephalous and literate Nettie and so on.These blackwomen,has the confusion and awakening in survival plight,obedience and rebellionagainst gender and racial oppression and identity and beyond under the influence ofthe traditional culture.Through the description of the distinctive character of blackwomen Walker analysis of the ideological and psychological state of black,exposesthe black patriarchy and racism sin,at the same time,she reflects and criticizes it fromthe black cultural angle.Walker’s rich life experience and special black femaleidentity,which sends her works have a unique style of writing,aesthetic connotationand the thought value,changed the aesthetic standard has longbeen the patriarchalculture influence,countenanced the author’s aesthetic ideal,revealed the blackwomen’s difficult survival situation,and provides for the liberation way,has importantaesthetic value, knowledge value and ideological value.