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This paper is an attempt to show the concepts of identity in Meridian (1976), The Color Purple (1982), The Temple of My Familiar (1989) and Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992) by Alice Walker in the light of post-colonialism. Men and women within the race struggle with their identities, seeking to understand how to be men, women, American, Black, and a variety of other things at once while remaining true to their '' true selves." Through the examination of and battle with these continuously warring elements, the African-American race has defined and redefined the standards of "being Black." Among the greater debates and longlasting identity struggles lies the problem of gender.