Does anyone know why "The color purple" is the name of the book and the movie??

Question

its always been in the back of my mind.

Answer 1

The main character was a young, battered wife..thus..color purple. She suffered many indignities at the hand of her abusive husband until she decided enough was enough and got away. Think of her experiences as fighting a war, also. She received a purple heart for all her injuries and yet, she survived.

Answer 2

In a spiritual world, “Purple” is the color of “Healing Power”, “Love”, “Harmony”, and a “spiritually cleansing”. Those that have it, can or have develop a good even sense of spiritual values and often have a caring and considerate nature, as well as good healing abilities.

The title of “The color Purple”, directly and indirectly is reflecting the story of the novel, and the involve politics which always creates discrimination in one form or the other, resulting in human suffering.

Avoidance of discrimination and creation of unity, equality, and harmony, is only possible through wisdom, spirituality, and tolerance; a process which include Healing, Passion, Optimism, Sensitivity, and Love, all of which brings balance to any issue in life.

If you study Aura and Chakra, you will understand that “purple” is associated to the “Thirsd Eye/Brow Chakra” within the mind and is considered to bring positive spiritual strength, spiritual intuition, and growth along with being confident, tolerant, and purposeful, hence the ability to convert it into action.

Answer 3

I thought it ment that it was time to pick cotton, but don'y know if it was the cotton plant or another plant that ripened at the same time, but that may be a metaphor for the transition of coming into bloom. Purple is a royal color ,and mentions some thing in the book about it ,don't remember it in the movie.

Answer 4

Yes, in the book one of the characters says [paraphrasing] that it's a sin to not appreciate or overlook God's gifts to us . . . like the color purple, specifically referring to a field of purple flowers.

p.s. I saw Alice Walker read from this book in Boston before it was published (or soon after) at Emmanuel College. When I heard the excerpts, I knew it was a winner and got it ASAP.

Answer 5

Here's one interpretation:

"Often times, purple as a color is overlooked because the other colors are simply more popular. However, God made purple just as he made all of the other colors, and, it too is beautiful and unique. God gets upset when you overlook the color purple and revel in the rest of the colors. Celie is much like the color purple. She is a beautiful person, but because she may not be as popular or as beautiful as other women who coexist with her, she is overlooked..."

Answer 6

I thought the movie was based on the book.

Answer 7

It depends on the subjects of the book and film and what are going in them. You should search your question in relation with the contents of the book or film.

Answer 8

What is the color of beating and bruises.

Answer 9

uhhh, the movie was based on the book................

Answer 10

don't know, but i'm always getting teased by it because my name is sophia!!! WOOOOOOOW