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A Study of Celie’s Trauma and Recovery in The Color Purple

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The Color Purple, written by Alice Walker, is about the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s. The leading character, Celie, suffers from the individual trauma and the collective trauma. The thesis analyzes the trauma and recovery of Celie, and points out that nowadays black females who still suffer trauma can recover based on the treatments, such as establishment of the sense of safety, narration of traumatic experiences and reconnection with ordinary life.

Source: Open Journal of Social Sciences

DOI: 10.4236/jss.2025.133046

Author: Ping Wei

Institution: Southwest University

Language: English

Topic: Memory, History, Trauma, Identity

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408876238