The Color Purple, a book written by Alice Walker, won critical acclaim and praise for the depth of its female characters. The novel focused on Celie, an abused and uneducated black woman who struggled for empowerment. The book grew popular worldwide, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1983. As a result, a movie (by the same name) was released two years later. The movie received mixed reviews from different audiences. Even with all the positive …showed first 75 words of 890 total…

…showed last 75 words of 890 total…I had not yet realized the depth of the story. Once understood better, I was glad to have explored it to that level. I would ultimately favor the book over the movie for one reason. I like the idea of being able to create a world with real-life events using your imagination. Couple this with a solid plot full of extremely detailed characters and you get a classic. After all, a Pulitzer Prize doesn't lie.