Sofia In The Color Purple

Shug Avery is Mr. Albert’s long lost love and she comes in to move in with Mr. Albert’s family since she had gotten very sick and needed the support. The minute Celie saw a picture of Shug she had fallen for her, finding her very beautiful. Shug has supported Celie in every possible way after she realized that when Celie puts her full effort in helping her even though she was rude to her when they had first met. Shug helps Celie with self-identity, which help builds her confidence. “She say my name again. She say this song I’m bout to sing is call Miss Celie’s song. Cause she scratched it out of my head when I was sick.” (Walker, 73). In this quote Celie recognizes that someone has done something for her, they have valued her enough to do something sweet as this. Celie realizes that she has one more person who cares and loves for her. This leads Celie to believe in herself be able to take control, since she is aware that she has someone next to her. Shug also has the effect on Celie to take control when Celie confronts Mr. Albert telling him that she is leaving him, “You bitch, he say. What will people say, you running off to Memphis like you don’t have a house to look after?” said by Mr. Albert who was referring to Celie. This is a big step for Celie because she is going to be living the life she wants with the person she loves, Shug Avery. Celie has wanted for so long to get out of the

The most explosive part of the novel's depiction of the scene “She say, I love you, Miss Celie. And then she haul off and kiss me on the mouth. Um, she say, like she surprise. I kiss her back, say, um, too. Us kiss and kiss till us can’t hardly kiss no more. Then us touch each other (118).” This quote shows how their relationship was extremely intimate and meaningful whereas in the movie they downplayed the intimacy immensely. Their relationship was quite interesting it was more than just a sexual relationship there were times throughout where Shug Avery acted more as a sister or motherly figure towards Celie. An example would be when Celie finally has all the letters from Nettie and Shug is wrapped around her in a way that seems to be protecting her from the outside world(). This was not as accurately represented in the film as the film seemed to use Celie's letters more of a guideline than as the dialogue so the interpretation is

Shug Avery is not only a friend to Celie but also a lover. It is by being a lover that Celie learns self-respect and a little happiness in her life. Like when Shug Avery showed Celie how to enjoy herself. Listen she say, right down there in your … is a little button that gits real hot when you do you know what with somebody. It get hotter and hotter and then it melt. That the good part. But other parts good too, she say… (P. 79). I found this real important as it showed Celie she can enjoy herself and there is more to her then just being a slave to Mister.

However, the pair forms a nurturing relationship in which they take care of one another.  These days Shug is all about love, and touch and feeling.  As Shug says of her love of cuddling, "I love to hug, period, she say.  Don't need nothing else right now" (Walker 152).  Celie learns from Shug how to care about people once more, including caring for herself.  Celie begins this journey to independence and love of self and others through her relationship with Shug.  At one point she and Shug have physical relations, but it is Walker's purpose to show this as a means of providing each other comfort, nurturing, and humanity - not as a display of homosexuality.  The entire episode is treated in the novel as a nurturing act, akin to a mother compassionate mother nursing her needy child, "Then I feels something real soft and wet on my breast, feel like one of my little lost babies mouth.  Way after a while, I act like a little lost baby too" (Walker 118).  We can see in

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

Reading and writing gave her time alone to reflect on herself. Sofia teaches Celie about self-reassurance, to stand up for herself, how to be a good wife and most important don’t back down to anyone regardless of who they may be. On the other hand, Shug teaches her how to be beautiful, how to love, and how to live her life as if it was her last. While Celie enjoys, what has been given to her, she uses these tools to find the identity in herself. I had my own help from my Aunt who taught me about self-love, how to cope with my tragedies and daily responsibilities. These were the things that were missing in my life. When Sofia tells Celie about fighting her family, she explains to Celie that she will continue to fight for the rest of her life. “All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my uncles. I had to fight my brothers. A girl child ain’t safe in a family of men, but I ain’t never had to fight in my own house”! (Broadway Musical- The Color Purple) I know personally that I had to fight my family as well. Even after the tragedies in my life I am still fighting a battle of abuse that have been going on for over 30 years. Some family I talk to but most them I had to permanently let go. I felt that it would be the best thing for me like Celie who drew up enough courage to leave her abusive husband after 30 years of marriage. Celie’s combats that she had to encounter made her a stronger woman to believe not only in life but importantly

Within The Color Purple by Alice Walker, women are treated as inferior to men therefore they must obey them. Through the strength and wisdoms Celie gains from other women, she learns to overcome her oppression and realize her self worth as a woman. The women she has met throughout her life, and the woman she protected since young, are the people that helped her become a strong independent woman. Sofia and Shug were there for Celie when she needed someone to look up to and depend on. Nettie was able to push Celie to become a more educated, independent person. The main source of conflict in this book is Celie’s struggle with becoming an independent woman who needs not to rely on a man. Throughout the book we see her grow as a person and

Shug helps Celie with self-identification. A bondage that Celie faces is the discovery of Nettie’s letters that Albert has hidden from her. She has regained bondage with her sister whom she thought was no longer alive. She bonded with Shug to find the letters and with the help of Shug she was advised not to kill Albert even though it was tough for Celie to accept this for the love

Celie has Shug Avery to help overcome fear. Shug Avery teaches Celie to be confident and love herself for who she is. Throughout the film Celie tends to cover her mouth while smiling or laughing because she finds her smile and teeth unpleasant. One day, both women sat and talked for a while. Shug Avery told Celie to look in the mirror and smile without covering her mouth.

     Shug is a woman who does whatever she wants whenever she wants. She is a free spirit but she does have values and is a major contributor in the transformation of Celie. Shug enjoys her life and tries to spread the happiness to those around her. She is aware of her own physical beauty and uses it to control men. For women like Celie, it isn't that easy. Celie's father tells Albert, 'She ugly. She ain't smart either.'; (9). This is where Celie develops her low self esteem. Shug tries to make Celie realize that she is a beautiful person by getting to know her and loving her.

“Us sleep like sisters, me and Shug.” The author uses dramatic irony to show the love Shug has for Celie and what Celie sees in Shug. Celie does not notice the love Shug has for her until Shug tells her she loves her and kisses her entire face including her lips. She is always there for Celie and comforts her when she is in need of it. She has never had anyone love her only Nettie but Nettie was taken away from her. This is something different for Celie, but a good different. Something that excites her. Shug is a role model, mother, sister, lover, best friend and teacher to Celie. She sees how empowered she is and at time wishes to have that power. Little does Celie know Shug will soon teach her how to become strong and confident. She will open her eyes to new

The relationship between Celie and Shug is not a good one at first, but then through out the movie, The Color Purple, their relationship grows into a friendship, then a sisterhood. In the beginning of the movie, when Mr. is going to town often, it is obvious it is to go see a woman because of his excitement, then the audience finds out who the woman is when Celie notices the flyer for Shug Avery’s performance on the mirror of the dresser. When the audience first meets Shug Avery, it is when Mr. brings her home in the back of the wagon and has Harpo carry her inside. The first impression of Shug is not a good one because of her attitude. When Shug first sees Celie, she called her ugly and laughed in her face. Then Shug told Mr. to have “that

Shug and Sofia are women that I think will influence Celie into finally standing up for herself; however, I personally am not a big fan of Shug. I have my reasons; first of all, she is sleeping with another woman's husband, and to add to that she’s done nothing but drag Celie through the dirt, even though Celie has done everything she can to nurse Shug back to health. Shug may not be the most high class sophisticated woman, and she may be a little sleazy and in short, she’s a woman of bad morals, but she’s always there for Celie. Her standard for men isn't very high, she's very much like a man, and she runs off at the mouth quite often; straightaway, she has all the characteristics of a villain. She abandoned Celie, but not until she knew

Shug is a what many would call a loose girl she falls in love a lot and she back talks men a lot much like Sofia does yet the big difference between these two are their images. Sofia is headstrong and tough as where is looked upon less as disrespectful and more as a sex symbol due to her protruding features that are valued by men in the time that this book takes place. Yet Shugs good looks may not be the only thing that allows her to treat the men the way that they treat her. It is also the relationship that she particularly has with Mr.___ or Albert to her. Celie, another character that is treated differently to society based on her looks and actions is treated poorly even as she stays quiet, does chores well , and listens to Mr.___ she never knew Mr ahead of time and he never would love her or want her as much as he wanted Nettie her sister who’s father refused to give her up because of her beauty and brains.

After many years in Mister's household, Shug, one of Misters ex-lovers comes to stay because she is sick. Eventually, Celie has the opportunity to become closer with this woman whom she loves dearly and finally learns how to fight back and make her voice heard. By choosing to have Celie is the narrator for herself, Walker enables her to express herself in a very strong way. Celie discovers that Mister has been hiding every letter from her sister Nettie, and Celie is extremely upset. Instead of not expressing her emotions, like she would have most likely done in the past she cries asks Shug, "How I'm gon keep from killing