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Background Information/Character List
Major Themes (Unifying subjects or ideas):

1. Power of female relationships/community 2. Race, gender and sexism 3. Narrative voice



Major Motifs (Recurring elements in a story that have symbolic significance):

1. Letters 2. Rural farm community 3. Colors

Major Symbols (Objects, pictures, words or sounds that represent something else by association, resemblance or convention): 1. Sewing 2. God

For a brief overview from the award-winning 1985 film, feel free to watch this trailer of Spielberg's //The Color Purple.// Despite its short length, previews of films can lay a foundation for understanding the complicated themes inside this book.

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