Walker's portrayal of men

             Alice Walker was made responsible for creating a great deal of conflicted opinions and emotions when she wrote and published the novel, The Color Purple. These opinions grew to a greater scale once it transubstantiated to motion picture format, courtesy of Steven Spielberg. It was then, that the wider audience decided to really speak out against Walker. The subject of complaint being, her portrayal of men, or rather her portrayal of black men, as the critic in question seemed to be mostly concerned. The critic's complaint was of Walker's apparently overly negative depiction of black men in the novel. The critic actually said that this kind of book was "...focusing on our failures." Of course we cannot be led to believe that Walker meant the novel to be an accurate depiction of black history as it is fictional.
             Before considering the validity of these accusations, we must remind ourselves that at no point did Walker claim to have based the novel on true events, for as I have already stated, it is a work of fiction. Therefore as a writer she had the 'permission' to exaggerate anything she felt necessary, in order to produce an interesting novel.
             Another point to consider is the fact that the complaint in question, issued by Tony Brown, is concerning Spielberg's movie adaptation of the book. Yet he insists on attacking Walker's characterisation, without realising that a film review must concern the Director only, as a lot can change in the process of adapting a novel into a movie, when using a different perspective. It is this failure to consider the facts, on the critic's part, that leads me to question the credence of the points raised in the extract.
             Of course, there is a response to this that completely acquits Walker of any blame at all, which I personally have no problem with. However, this is only due to my belief that a writer's views should always remain objective, even if...

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