Alice Walker's The Color Purple

The Color Purple portrays a lot of different female characters throughout the novel. We see a variety of personalities from all of the different female characters that come in and out of play during this book. Some of women are strong and independent, such as Sofia and Shug. On the other hand, Celie is a very reserved and disrespected to start out, but turn into strong, independent women as the story goes on. This book is an accurate representation of the two typical women you would find during this time and place. Both Shug and Sofia inspired Celie to become a stronger, more respected person as she grew older and wiser. Celie is the main character of this book. She writes these letters to God in hopes of him changing her life. At the very beginning of the novel, Celie is only fourteen years old. She starts writing letters asking God to tell her what is happening to her. At the time, she is being beaten and raped by who she thinks is her father. Before she knows it, she is carrying his children, one by one. After years of agonizing physical, mental, and emotional pain, Celie is arranged to …show more content…
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