How Is Celie Presented In The Color Purple

In the novel, “The Color purple” written by Alice Walker, Celie is shown to take control over her life during the events of when, she meets Shug Avery and she drastically changes her life and motives. Secondly, when she finds out that Mr. Albert has been hiding all of Celie’s letters that Nettie had written her. And, finally when Celie finds out that Pa is not really her real dad. “I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.” Robert E. Lee This quote is related to this topic of Celie taking control because of the men in her life, the men believe that woman have no self worth and were only made to do work and give sex to them. And since they follow that moral because of society, they are not controlling themselves

In the movie, Celie was one who had very low self-esteem since childhood. She felt worthless within her first marriage which was forced on her because she was sold to a man she called Mister who only needed someone to care for his kids. Perhaps if she would have had the opportunity to address those issues within her life with these few stages she might have thought more of herself. One article listed some stages that should be examined in one’s life to determine where to find one’s self. It stated,”

Another important woman in Celie’s life was Harpo’s wife Sofia. Sofia wasn’t as important to Celie as Shug Avery or her sister Nettie, but it was Sofia’s actions that I believe helped inspire Celie. For when Harpo tried to beat Sofia, thanks to Celie’s advice to Harpo to beat his wife, Sofia would always fight back. Not only emotionally but physically as well, for one day when Celie was going to Harpo’s house she saw Harpo and Sofia fighting like twos mens (P. 44). And I think Celie was really shocked when Sofia confronted her on why Celie told Harpo to beat Sofia. I say it cause I’m a fool, I say it cause I’m jealous of you. I say it cause you do what I can’t. What that? She say. Fight I say. … She say all my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers … cousins … uncles. A girl child ain’t safe in a family of men. But I never thought I’d have

Celie practically struggled for happiness her whole existence. Her father sold her to a man who had no intent of loving or caring for her. Celies’ husband whom she refers to as Mr. physically and verbally abused her. Mr. felt that the only way to keep a woman in check was to beat her and he did just that throughout the movie. Like any woman would though the abuse Celie lost herself and respect for herself. Living with Mr. was a life full of darkness and hatred. Life with her husband was no better life than life with her stepfather. It took years for Celie to become brave enough to fight back for what she accept as true and gain understanding of how to convey amusement and have little outlook on life. After years of abuse, Celie no longer was afraid of Mr. She no longer cared for her husband or the

Celie has been emotionally abused by multiple characters in The Color Purple. Celie was frequently told she was an undesirable, ugly woman only meant to be used by other. She believed this, leading her to hate her physical appearance, and her self. After being impregnated by her father Celie was forced to quit attending school which broke her down even more. She began to feel very stupid and illiterate. The day her sister Nettie was forced to leave her side had destroyed her emotionally. Nettie was the only person she loved, other than her children, and the only person she felt loved her back. Celie was also given away unwilling as a wife. to Mr.______ who treated her terribly. While living with

The Color Purple revolves around the life of Celie, a young black woman growing up in the poverty-ridden South.  In order to find herself and gain independence, Celie must deal with all manner of abuse, including misogyny, racism and poverty.  When she is a young girl of just 14, Celie is sexually assaulted by a man she believes is her father.  She has two children by her rapist, both of who

Although powerfully portrayed by Walker throughout The Color Purple, attitudes men held towards women are given a shocking focus at the beginning of the novel. Celie can be seen to represent the submission of women under male dominance and the intense fear they felt for their lives: “I don't say nothing. I think bout Nettie, dead. She fight, she run away. What good it do? I don't fight, I stay where I'm told. But I'm alive." Celie, due to her lack of authority and

    Celie is not a typical protagonist. In Alice Walker's The Color Purple, the main character Celie is an ugly, poor girl who is severely lacking in self-confidence. However, Celie transforms throughout the course of the novel and manages to realize herself as a colorful, beautiful, and proud human being. Celie becomes a powerful individual.

Celie and the women surrounding her struggle for bondage. Celie finds a bond with many females. Walker introduces the hint of Celie's sexual attraction to women in church. Afraid of men because of the cruel treatment by her father, Celie turns more and more towards the company of women, who represent love, warmth, and feelings of solidarity to her. Celie affirms her sexual identity in her relationship with Shug Avery. For now, it is manifested merely as what men cannot offer.

Celie is able to accept her past and establish a clear vision of herself and fulfillment through the acts of love. She meets other women who tell her that she should stand up for herself and fight, but Celie feels that it’s better to survive than to fight and risk not surviving. However, there are certain triggers that lead Celie to stand up. Like a true fighter, Celie proves herself to be willing to stand up for the people she loves. Even as a downtrodden victim of her Pa, Celie sacrifices herself and offers herself to her father so that he keeps his hands off of Nettie. As mentioned in this quote, where Pa is sexually abiding Celie, “First he put his thing up gainst my hip and sort of wiggle it around. Then he grab hold my titties. Then he push his thing inside my pussy. When that hurt, I cry. He start to choke me, saying You better shut up and git used to it. ” (Walker, 4). Celie has the potential by putting her efforts into other people, but not realizing she is able to stand up for herself the same ways he does for Nettie. Relating it back to the novel, “Beloved”, Sethe does the same representation when she is trying to save Beloved even though the idea is bizarre of her killing her own child, but she only does it so that she would not have to suffer the way Sethe did. Celie is introduced with Shug Avery a blues singer, who she was first found “rude”, but as the story moves along, Shug Avery becomes the reason Celie learns to love herself. Because Celie is finally opening herself up by loving someone, Celie becomes more lovable. Through Shug’s love, Celie begins to realize her own self-worth, from the minute when Shug Avery wrote a song for Celie, as said in this quote: “This song I'm bout to sing us call Miss. Celie's song.”(Walker, 73).By the end of the novel, Celie loves more

In this section of the novel, I was shocked at Celie for opening up about her feelings to Shug Avery. She was the last person I thought Celie would talk to because Shug and Mr.____ are in love with each other. However, after Shug is brought to Mr.____ because she is sick, Celie is forced to take care of her. Through this experience, Celie begins to acknowledge that the perspective people have of her differs from the way she sees herself. As Celie’s relationship with Shug becomes more intimate, Celie discovers a unique friendship that she had never experienced before.

Celie was feeling betrayed by Shug because she was leaving to go with Germaine, when she knew Celie was defenseless, and that she was the only person she has loved besides her sister Nettie, that has also left her. Shug did the right thing for Celie because without her there Celie couldn’t lean on Shug for everything and it taught her how to be strong and care for herself. Celie became independent at this moment because her growth was complete because she could stand up for herself and support

Celie the Courageous Woman There are many women, who are still abused substantially and emotionally in today’s society and some of those women are also treated as slaves by their husbands, their father, or by other men. In the novel, The Color Purple, the main character, Celie, is abused and is treated like a slave by her husband, who she calls Mister but his name is Albert, and by her father, Alphonso, just like some women in today’s society. Even though Celie is badly victimized by her husband and by her own father, she still remains very compassionate and tender to the people who are around her. Therefore, there are many characteristics about Celie, but some of the one’s that are important are that Celie has the ability to love unconditionally,

Celie was fascinated by the way Shug defied all of Mr. __’s rules. The jarring difference between Shug and Celie’s reaction to Mr. __ prompted Celie into realizing that she, too, could be like Shug. Shug had primarily been the one to make sure that Mr. __ “will never even think about beating” (Walker 79) Celie ever again. However, Celie had the last word as she cursed Mr. __ for the years of torment and submission. Shug’s influence in creating Celie’s self-worth was evident as although Mr. __ began screaming, “You bitch... What will people say, you running off to Memphis like you don’t have a house to look after” (Walker 207), Celie remained unaffected. Her empowerment and her self-worth did not allow Mr. __'s insults to go far. It was mentioned that Shug had had three children with Mr. ___, but her motherly instincts had definitely not come out until she saw silent, submissive

The Color Purple by Alice Walker is a true testament to the oppression of women. The main character in the novel is affected by her physical surroundings, in the way of people, which ultimately construct who she is as a person. Celie, the main character, has a father who sexually mistreats her that leads to many of her psychological traits. Later, Celie’s husband abuses her and treats her as if she were less than a human being. Finally, Shug is the end of all things bad for Celie as at first she is a curse but in the end she is a gift. Physical surroundings afflicting this main character are ubiquitous throughout The Color Purple.