Abstract: The Color Purple is one of Alice Walker’s masterpieces, in which the black woman Shug Avery plays an irreplaceably important role, especially in terms of Womanism. After giving an introduction to Alice Walker and The Color Purple, this thesis then mainly discusses in detail the diverse roles of Shug in this novel: she serves as Celie’s savior, a dissenter, and a blues singer from the perspective of Womanism that the author advocates. The thesis aims at aiding the readers to know about Womanism and the liberation of black American women. and so to have a further understanding of the theme of the novel.
Key words: The Color Purple; Shug Avery; role analysis; womanism
摘要：《紫颜色》是艾丽丝•沃克的著作之一,在其中黑人女性莎格·艾弗里有着不可取代的作用和重要意义，特别是在体现沃克的妇女主义思想方面。本文首先对艾丽丝•沃克及《紫颜色》进行简要介绍，然后从作者倡导的妇女主义角度详细分析莎格的多重角色，即西丽的拯救者、反叛者与布鲁斯歌者，意图帮助读者了解沃克所倡导的妇女主义和美国黑人女性解放，从而使读者对小说主题进一步把握和深入理解。
关键词：《紫颜色》；莎格•艾弗里；角色分析；妇女主义
