find Celies children which are sold by Celies father. Some of these letters are never sent and they are like diaries.
The story takes place in South of America, where most black people live. Some small towns are mentioned in the story which actually lies in the state of
Georgia. This novel portrays the condition about the distinction of black and white people also the men and women in the black community. Black people do
not have equal status with white people. In black community, women’s positions are always below the men’s position. Men dominate women in every aspect of
life. This black community is a place where the main character, Celie, accepts all the pain, not only from the white people who make her as their slave because she
is black, but also from her own society. The black male also makes her as a slave to fulfill their sexual needs, taking care of their children and also the field. All of
these bad conditions could be seen as a suffering. The main character has to deal with this condition to survive and not to fight or rid off all the pain from the male
domination.
B. Approach of the Study
In analyzing the problem, I apply the feminist approach as the appropriate approach to deal with the feminism depicted in Celie’s character in The Color
Purple. I can analyze Celies life experience and feminism represents by Celie in The Color Purple. According to Guerin in A Handbook of Critical Approaches to
literature, the feminist critics’ claims that earlier criticism has been male dominated and must be redone to include the feminine consciousness.
C. Method of the Study
In order to complete the analysis, I used the library research as the method in gathering the data of the study. This method aims to collect data from written
source books which would be useful for the analysis. The primary data for the analysis was taken from the novel The Color Purple, while the secondary data was
derived from other sources, such as books, movie, internet, and other which could be fully supported the study, and were related to the problem. The books are: A
Glossary of Literature Terms; A Handbook of Literature; Gender Theories in Education; Feminisme Dalam Kajian Budaya Al Qu’ran: Klasik dan
Kontemporer; Literature and Gender; The Anatomy of prose Fiction; The Aspect of the Novel; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms; The Dictionary
of Feminist Theory; The Natural Superiority of Woman; Understanding Unseen; and Women’s Studies Encylopedia.
In analyzing Walker’s The Color Purple, firstly I read the novel to gain deeper understanding about the story of the novel. Then I took notes to gain a
clear description about Celie, as the object of the analysis. Since I wanted to reveal feminism depicted in Celie’s character, I needed to understand Celie’s life
in her society. Secondly, I made a critical analysis by using some references. I tried to analyze the work objectively, therefore, I could make a reasonable
analysis. In analyzing the Celie’s character perception of the feminism, I used feminist approach. The feminist approach helped me in studying the action of
Celie’s characters. Their thought as the inferior woman has made them feel challenged to maintain a better life. Thirdly, I analyzed Celie’s character as the
major character, and tried to analyze feminism. Then I tried to relate it to the main character of the story. Fourthly, I finally made a conclusion from the analysis. In
analyzing the particular topic, I used many books that were taken from library as the references and also from the internet.
After I finished writing my thesis, I proposed suggestions for future researchers and for the implementation of teaching learning activities in English
Language Education Program using The Color Purple Novel. I also provided the appendices which contained the summary of the novel, the picture of Alice
Walker, biography of the author, the lesson plan for teaching English Subject using the novel and the list of works of the author.
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
