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A Study of the struggle for self-identity and self-esteem of the main female character as seen in Alica Walker's the color purple

The Color Purple is basically a study of the struggle
for self-identity and self-esteem. Alice Walker's The
Color Purple picturizes the main female character,
Celie, as undergoing identity crisis and low self-esteem
as a result of male sexist domination and oppression.
Celie is visualized as a woman in weak position in which
They provide emotional support to the main female character's
struggle. As the result of the women friendship,
Celie recovers from identity crisis and has higher
self-esteem. Celie is also able to regain her identity
as a woman and her self-esteem by establishing a business
of designing and making pants. She can make her
own living outside male domination. The transformation
of Celie affects her oppressor in a way that the oppressor
respects her more than ever.
she could only accept the abuses and the oppressions
stoically. This thesis examines how Celie struggles to
construct her identity and self-esteem and how significantly
the struggle affects Celie and her oppressor. In
order to accomplish the analysis, the writer mostly
bases her study on the theory of Black Feminism, that
is, the theory of black-defined struggle through the
character of Celie. Celie's personal transformation
comes up with the help of the other female characters.