1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

1.introduction

1.1 research background

alice walker is an african american writer, a professor at wellesley university. alice walker was born in the rural community of eatonton, georgia on february 9, 1944. she was the youngest of 8 children to her parents, who both worked as sharecroppers. when alice was 8 years old, one of her brothers accidentally shot her in the right eye with a bb gun, blinding her for life. alice walker grew up during the upsurge of african-american civil rights movement for racial equality in the 1960s. when she was a freshman, she took part in the black people's march for the civil rights movement and even was invited to martin luther king#8217;s home. then she went to washington to join in the black struggling for rights and freedom movement in1963. where she heard the martin luther king, jr.#8217;s famous speech, ”i have a dream#8217;. these early experiences had，left a profound influence on her and her writing about the tragic experience of black women.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

1. research topic

the color purple is mainly about how the black girl celie was liberated from oppression and insult, and finally obtained her own independence and the happiness. the theme mainly reflects the plight of american black women under the double oppression of racism and sexism in the united states. and in order to get rid of the shackles of unfair fate, black women made great sacrifice and resistance.this paper is mainly about two aspect, one part is about celie's absence of subjectivity as a female,including slient object and the habit of being crushed. and another part is about celie's acquisition of subjectivity as a female including self-reliance, brave fighting and the power of discourse.in the end, the men and women cared about each other and jointly created a harmonious life.

2. research methods