Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The Color Purple describes how a numb black girl grows to be an independent and confident woman with the help of her sister and friends, especially her homosexual lover. Her growth reflects many aspects of queer theory: such as Celie’s homosexual love with Shug, Shug’ bisexuality, the reverse gender roles of Sofia and Harpo and the deconstruction of racial oppression. From the perspective of queer theory, this paper attempts to interpret Walker's hope to establish an ideal world in which gender opposition is broken and society is harmonious through the spiritual rebirth of Celie and other characters in The Color Purple.
Author: Lu Zhang
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404397598