Celie did not know how to stand up to the way the men in her life treated her. She endured years and years of beatings and raping, but could never find the courage needed to speak up for herself. At least not until Shug and Sofia came into her life. These two women proved to be incredibly important to Celie’s growth throughout the story. They helped teach her that standing up to men is not wrong. They taught her that it is okay to do her own things, make her own living, and not care what men think. By the end of the novel Celie is the strongest woman in the novel, in my opinion. Seeing her transformation from beginning to end of this novel was truly awe inspiring, thanks to Shug and
Celie did not know how to stand up to the way the men in her life treated her. She endured years and years of beatings and raping, but could never find the courage needed to speak up for herself. At least not until Shug and Sofia came into her life. These two women proved to be incredibly important to Celie’s growth throughout the story. They helped teach her that standing up to men is not wrong. They taught her that it is okay to do her own things, make her own living, and not care what men think. By the end of the novel Celie is the strongest woman in the novel, in my opinion. Seeing her transformation from beginning to end of this novel was truly awe inspiring, thanks to Shug and