Celie's Growth in The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Color Purple is an award-winning novel written by Alice Walker. Originally published in 1982, the novel tells about a black woman's life struggles. Celie, the main character, is a dynamic character and changes from an abused, insecure character to a strong, loving woman. She learns to love and fight for the things she needs and desires. Most importantly she fights back against the cruelty by Mr. .
In the beginning, the reader is immediately engrossed when Celie is forcibly raped by her father and forced into an incestuous relationship with him, resulting in the birth of two children. Her fathers controlling character then forces her to marry a man that she does not love. This shows the reader the sense of insecurity that Celie has in the beginning of the novel.
Moving in with her new husband, Mr. , Celie puts up with continual verbal and physical abuse. Regardless of whether or not Celie does what Mr. says, he beats her. This is where Sofia and Harpo's, Mr. son, relationship comes into the novel. Celie is confronted with Sofia, who she wishes she were like in some ways. She learns a lot from Sofia and Harpo's relationship; like the fact that a wife does not have to take abuse from her husband. She also learns about Sofia's outlook on life, which is important to her growth. "You ought to bash Mr. head open. Think about heaven later." (47).
This quote is said by Sofia while she is talking to Celie. She is trying to open Celie's eyes and make her realize that she does not have to put up with the way Mr. treats her. This is one of the first steps in which Celie starts to care about her life and makes gradual steps to better it.
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...ch shows us that she is finally feeling equal or better than the "male" and no longer feels inferior to him, and second, because she finally has control of something of her own, with people who work for her.
Celie's growth through almost the whole novel is shown through her letters to and from Nettie. The letters are the key to her knowledge of the outside world, and her children. With those letters she sees the world and watches her children grow up. She learns that she is not the only one going through a struggle and it gives her strength to carry on. When she finally gets her own house and is reunited with her sister, it is a huge step in her growth because she goes from a woman who has nothing, to a woman who owns a house and has friends, family and control of her life.
Bibliography:
Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. Pocket Books New York, 1982.
Her realization that she is not alone in her oppression brings her a sense of freedom. It validates her emerging thoughts of wanting to rise up and shine a light on injustice. Her worries about not wanting to grow up because of the harsh life that awaits her is a common thought among others besides the people in her community. As she makes friends with other Indians in other communities she realizes the common bonds they share, even down to the most basic such as what they eat, which comforts her and allows her to empathize with them.
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 become independent in many ways through her experiences with the powerful women in her life.
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