The protagonist Celie life have much understanding of struggle and she realizes that her life is filled with pain and struggle of all sorts; her stepfather and husband is mostly the cause of it. Alice Walker portrays Celie in the beginning of the story as this weak-minded young woman who life is helpless and will become nothing other than the generalized life of an African-American woman in this time period. Celie is abuse sexually and physically by her stepfather, for things she doesn’t do. For example, one day she was beaten because he thought he saw her wink at a boy in church. She says, “I may have got somethin in my eye, but I didn’t wink. I don’t even look at mens. That’s the truth.” She was so afraid of him that she doesn’t verbally tell him such things, it was just her thoughts in her head.
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As a result of repeated sexual abuse from her father, Celie struggle with her sexuality throughout the story. The assaults she received from the men in her life destroyed her self-confidence and self worth. The abuse that Celie endures has such an impact on her life, that as she writes her letter she never label the men in her letter. Celie referred to the men as “Mr.” When Celie refer to the men as Mr. it her way of regaining control and power of her life.
Celie struggle with her sexuality, because the only good sexual feelings she received was from a female name Shug Avery. The relationship with Shug was one of the most important relationships in the story. Celie fall in love Shug; Shug is the person who lifts Celie up and gives her the motivation to free herself from captivity of male power in the story. In Sedehi, Kamelia "The Color Purple and Women's Time." Journal of Language Teaching and Research it investigate the way sisterhood helps women to support each other both emotionally and financially. Celie and Shug unite with each other and through sisterhood, Celie realize her talents, verbalize them and follow them. “Besides being a supportive friend, Shug is like a mother figure who guides women in their lives. All the female characters in this novel bond together and help each other. Besides helping Celie to get to know her body, Shug encourages Celie to perceive her talent for sewing and improving it (p.1331). As a result of Shug's encouragement, Celie grew the strength and confidant to stand up for herself and revolt against Mr._. She tell Mr._. “She does not intend to have a marginal position in her family” (Walker, 2004, p. 184).. When Celie gain her financially independent from sewing pants, Shug addresses Celie and says, "you making your living, Celie … Girl, you on your own way" (Walker, 193). Celie's life that becomes more and more stable is her ability to relate to women. Celie’s e change is in the ways she relates to gender roles throughout novel. “Initially, Celie believes that she was put on this earth to be a slave and obey men. The turning part of the story when she learns another way of living by the strong female characters of Sofia and Shug who embrace her in a kind of sisterhood. According to merriam-webster.com, “Sexism is a form of discrimination or prejudice or \based on
As a result of repeated sexual abuse from her father, Celie struggle with her sexuality throughout the story. The assaults she received from the men in her life destroyed her self-confidence and self worth. The abuse that Celie endures has such an impact on her life, that as she writes her letter she never label the men in her letter. Celie referred to the men as “Mr.” When Celie refer to the men as Mr. it her way of regaining control and power of her life.
Celie struggle with her sexuality, because the only good sexual feelings she received was from a female name Shug Avery. The relationship with Shug was one of the most important relationships in the story. Celie fall in love Shug; Shug is the person who lifts Celie up and gives her the motivation to free herself from captivity of male power in the story. In Sedehi, Kamelia "The Color Purple and Women's Time." Journal of Language Teaching and Research it investigate the way sisterhood helps women to support each other both emotionally and financially. Celie and Shug unite with each other and through sisterhood, Celie realize her talents, verbalize them and follow them. “Besides being a supportive friend, Shug is like a mother figure who guides women in their lives. All the female characters in this novel bond together and help each other. Besides helping Celie to get to know her body, Shug encourages Celie to perceive her talent for sewing and improving it (p.1331). As a result of Shug's encouragement, Celie grew the strength and confidant to stand up for herself and revolt against Mr._. She tell Mr._. “She does not intend to have a marginal position in her family” (Walker, 2004, p. 184).. When Celie gain her financially independent from sewing pants, Shug addresses Celie and says, "you making your living, Celie … Girl, you on your own way" (Walker, 193). Celie's life that becomes more and more stable is her ability to relate to women. Celie’s e change is in the ways she relates to gender roles throughout novel. “Initially, Celie believes that she was put on this earth to be a slave and obey men. The turning part of the story when she learns another way of living by the strong female characters of Sofia and Shug who embrace her in a kind of sisterhood. According to merriam-webster.com, “Sexism is a form of discrimination or prejudice or \based on