《英文小说与电影》课程教学课件（PPT讲稿）The Color Purple

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

LifeandEducationof AliceWalken1.AliceWalker(bornFebruary9,1944)is an American author and activist.2.When Alice Walker was eight yearsold, shelost sightofoneeye byaccident;

Life and Education of Alice Walker ◼ 1. Alice Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American author and activist. ◼ 2. When Alice Walker was eight years old, she lost sight of one eye by accident;

3. In high school, Alice Walker wasvaledictorian（致告别辞的代表）ofherclasswhich made it possibleforher togo toSpelman, a college for black women in Atlanta.Georgia. After spending two years at Spelman.she transferred to Sarah Lawrence College,where she receivedherBachelor of Artsdegreein1965;

◼ 3. In high school, Alice Walker was valedictorian(致告别辞的代表) of her class, which made it possible for her to go to Spelman, a college for black women in Atlanta, Georgia. After spending two years at Spelman, she transferred to Sarah Lawrence College, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965;

4.Alice Walker was active inthe Civil RightsMovement of the1960's.and in the 1990'ssheis still an involved activist. She has spoken forthe women's movement, the anti-apartheid（反种族隔离）movement，and for the anti-nuclearmovement.AliceWalkerstartedherownpublishing company,WildTrees Press,in1984.Shecurrentlyresides（居住）inNorthern California

◼ 4. Alice Walker was active in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960‘s, and in the 1990’s she is still an involved activist. She has spoken for the women‘s movement, the anti-apartheid （反种族隔离）movement, and for the anti￾nuclear movement. Alice Walker started her own publishing company, Wild Trees Press, in 1984. She currently resides（居住）in Northern California

She wrote the critically acclaimed novel TheColor Purple (1982)for which she won theNational Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize forFiction

◼ She wrote the critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple (1982) for which she won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Questions of The ColorPurple1.What are the symbolic meanings of colors (purple:red; yellow)?2.Since we are born, we humans have always beenasking the questions as“who I am"andwhere am Igoing", we need to know the position we hold in ourlives, that is to conform the role we play in our sociallife and this is exactly the question of identity ofhuman beings. This text is focused on the identity ofCelie. Can you describe how she herself constructsher identity and how the others helped in the process?

Questions of The Color Purple ◼ 1.What are the symbolic meanings of colors (purple; red; yellow)? ◼ 2.Since we are born, we humans have always been asking the questions as “who I am” and “where am I going”, we need to know the position we hold in our lives, that is to conform the role we play in our social life and this is exactly the question of identity of human beings. This text is focused on the identity of Celie. Can you describe how she herself constructs her identity and how the others helped in the process?