1. Alice Walker – the American Author
By: Candy Arizmendi

2. Works read The Color Purple “The Flowers”
Literary analysis by Mel Watkins in the New York Times about The Color Purple

3. The Color Purple Published in 1982 Starts when Celie is fourteen
Ends when Celie is in her mid to late 40s
Shows what black women in that time period went through

4. “The Flowers” Myop is a ten year old little girl
Parents are sharecroppers
Shows kindness when Myop leaves her flowers for the man
Innocence is lost when Myop finds the dead man.

5. Common themes in both works
Lose of innocence
Racism
Sexism