MANIFESTATION OF PURPLE BLOSSOMS IN THE BLACK PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY: A WOMANIST READING OF ALICE WALKER’S THE COLOR PURPLE AND CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S THE PURPLE HIBISCUS

Abstract

Womanism as social theory emphasizes the importance of community and solidarity among women of color. It promotes a sense of sisterhood and support among women while acknowledging the importance of inclusiveness and diversity within this sisterhood. Celie, the protagonist of Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple and the character   Kambili in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s  novel The Purple Hibiscus rise up to empowerment amidst the tyranny of the Black Patriarchy. The paper focuses on the plight and strength of the doubly marginalized black women whose uniqueness is called ‘Womanist’.

Keywords

Womanist, Doubly Marginalised, Black Patriarchy, Womanism, Color Purple.