![]() ![]() Although there is no date on the letter, we know when it is written just from observing the content- “When I left you all’s house”. Celie has just discovered Nettie’s hidden letters and the first one describes how Albert tried to rape her. An example of this ‘active reading’ can be found in letter 53. Walker is therefore encouraging the reader to be an ‘active reader’, more involved in the development and interpretation of the plot. By this she means each letter can be extracted from the novel and understood independently from the rest of the letters. ![]() She regards the novel as both “fragmented and whole”. Due to its unconventional style and structure, one critic, Barbara Christian refers to the novel as a “post-modern” form. Most of the novel, with the exception of Nettie’s letters is written in black colloquial instead of the conventional Standard English. ![]() For instance, when Celie says “I’m big”, some readers may not understand that she actually means ‘pregnant’. ![]()
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