The Color Purple sets a very good example of Afro-American female literature and leads their culture to the open future. It changes the marginal status of Afro-American literature to explore the meaning of life by way of literature.

• 《紫色》以文学探索生存意义的执著写作改变了美国黑人文学的边缘地位,它已成为当代黑人女性文学的光辉典范,引领着黑人种族文化步入开放的未来。