在女性文学史上,黑人作家艾丽斯·沃克的小说《紫色》具有重要地位。它描写了美国黑人女性因为黑、女、穷而遭遇的悲惨命运,并且着力表现和挖掘了其现实和历史根源。作为一部女性小说,它塑造了几位性格鲜明的女性形象,展示了美国黑人女性争取解放的各种斗争形式,为女性的自由和幸福增添了新内容。小说在叙事方式上也独具匠心,取得了巨大的成就。 In the history of female literature, black writer Alice Walker’s novel “Purple” plays an important role. It describes the tragic fate of African-American women as a result of black, female and poor, and tries hard to show and discover its real and historical roots. As a female novel, it has shaped several distinctive female images, demonstrated various forms of struggle for the liberation of American black women, and added new content to the freedom and happiness of women. The novel also has its originality in narrative style and has made great achievements.