القارئ للدراسات الأدبية و النقدية و اللغوية
Volume 8, Numéro 5, Pages 259-269
2025-12-27

Alice Walker And The Depth Of The Hidden Self: A Freudian Approach To Character Analysis In The Color Purple



Authors : Nefnouf Ahmed Seif Eddine .

Abstract

This study explores Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple from a Freudian perspective, highlighting the presence of the unconscious in shaping the characters and the feminine experience. The novel reveals the struggle of the self between repression and desire, male dominance and feminine liberation. The heroine, Celie, represents a model of the wounded self that moves from repression to awareness, from submission to self-discovery, where the unconscious becomes a space for psychological and spiritual liberation. It also illustrates the symbolic reading of colors, correspondence, and romantic relationships as a mirror of the hidden self and its quest for inner balance. The study confirms that Walker transcends the social dimension to delve deep into the feminine psyche and reformulate identity through consciousness and language.

Keywords

Alice Walker ; Unconscious ; Freud ; The Female Self ; symbolism ; Id and ego

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