The Color Purple Learning Guide: Table of Contents

Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Purple
Pants
God
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What’s Up With the Epigraph?
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Brief Summary
Events
Letter One
Letter Two
Letter Three
Letter Four
Letter Five
Letter Six
Letter Seven
Letter Eight
Letter Nine
Letter Ten
Letter Eleven
Letter Twelve
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Letter Fourteen
Letter Fifteen
Letter Sixteen
Letter Seventeen
Letter Eighteen
Letter Nineteen
Letter Twenty
Letter Twenty-One
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Letter Twenty-Seven
Letter Twenty-Eight
Letter Twenty-Nine
Letter Thirty
Letter Thirty-One
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Letter Thirty-Three
Letter Thirty-Four
Letter Thirty-Five
Letter Thirty-Six
Letter Thirty-Seven
Letter Thirty-Eight
Letter Thirty-Nine
Letter Forty
Letter Forty-One
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Letter Forty-Four
Letter Forty-Five
Letter Forty-Six
Letter Forty-Seven
Letter Forty-Eight
Letter Forty-Nine
Letter Fifty
Letter Fifty-One
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Letter Fifty-Four
Letter Fifty-Five
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Letter Fifty-Seven
Letter Fifty-Eight
Letter Fifty-Nine
Letter Sixty
Letter Sixty-One
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Letter Sixty-Three
Letter Sixty-Four
Letter Sixty-Five
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Letter Sixty-Eight
Letter Sixty-Nine
Letter Seventy
Letter Seventy-One
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Letter Seventy-Nine
Letter Eighty
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Letter Eighty-Two
Letter Eighty-Three
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Letter Eighty-Six
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Letter Eighty-Eight
Letter Eighty-Nine
Letter Ninety
Characters
Celie
Celie Timeline
Nettie
Nettie Timeline
Alphonso
Alphonso Timeline
Mr.__
Mr.__ Timeline
Harpo
Harpo Timeline
Sofia
Sofia Timeline
Shug Avery
Shug Avery Timeline
Mary Agnes
Corrine
Samuel
Grady
Tashi
Olivia
Adam
Germaine
Eleanor Jane
Study Questions
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Friend
Romantic
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Violence
Violence Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Race
Race Quotes
Love
Love Quotes
Family
Family Quotes
Marriage
Marriage Quotes
Sex
Sex Quotes
Sexuality and Sexual Identity
Sexuality and Sexual Identity Quotes
Women and Femininity
Women and Femininity Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What Was Said)
Quotes (What Was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
Endorsed by Prince
Endorsed by Prince True or False
This is a Great ___ Book
This is a Great ___ Book True or False
Essay
The Color Purple
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Say What?
Celie in Poetry Form
Celie's Two Selves
Characterization
Chew On This
Character Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
Archetypes
Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
Literary Devices
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop