Moreover, as Shug and Celie get to know, Shug realizes that Celie has never been in love with her husband and that she has never experienced any sexual pleasure because she is not aware of her anatomical build. As they get closer to each other, Shug decides to teach Celie about her own body in order to show to her its beauty. Silenced through so many years and unaccepted by her husband, the protagonist wants to get to know her hidden desires. Shug encourages her to experience her own body by saying to her “take this mirror and go look at yourself down there” (The Color Purple, 2004). Thanks to this experience, Celie begins to perceive the beauty of her body that was previously undervalued and shattered by violent acts. She feels empowered by
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Moreover, by excluding men from the sexual act, Shug elevates lesbian sex by saying that in order to achieve orgasm “lot of finger and tongue work” (The Color Purple: 2004: 77). Their first sex is not described in details in the novel: “Us kiss and kiss till us can hardly kiss no more. Then us touch each other…Then I feel something real soft and wet on my breast” (The Color Purple: 2004: 113). For the first time during the sex act, Celie does not feel like an object that can be used but as an equal partner whose needs can also be fulfilled during making love. Later on, Celie admits that she has never been loved “most times I pretend I ain't there. He never know the difference. Never ast me how I feel nothing. Just do his business, get off, go to sleep” (The Color Purple, 2004: …show more content…
Guiding her spiritually, she helps Celie to redefine her womanhood and show her how women should “defend themselves with words; they discover their potential – sound themselves out through articulation” (Cheung, 1988: 162). In the course of time, one can notice Celie`s growth in self-awareness and self-realization. Her confidence helps her to rebel against the patriarchal system. Observing her development and growth into womanhood, Shug says to her “you making your living Celie ... Girl, you on your own way” (The Color Purple: 2004:
Moreover, by excluding men from the sexual act, Shug elevates lesbian sex by saying that in order to achieve orgasm “lot of finger and tongue work” (The Color Purple: 2004: 77). Their first sex is not described in details in the novel: “Us kiss and kiss till us can hardly kiss no more. Then us touch each other…Then I feel something real soft and wet on my breast” (The Color Purple: 2004: 113). For the first time during the sex act, Celie does not feel like an object that can be used but as an equal partner whose needs can also be fulfilled during making love. Later on, Celie admits that she has never been loved “most times I pretend I ain't there. He never know the difference. Never ast me how I feel nothing. Just do his business, get off, go to sleep” (The Color Purple, 2004: …show more content…
Guiding her spiritually, she helps Celie to redefine her womanhood and show her how women should “defend themselves with words; they discover their potential – sound themselves out through articulation” (Cheung, 1988: 162). In the course of time, one can notice Celie`s growth in self-awareness and self-realization. Her confidence helps her to rebel against the patriarchal system. Observing her development and growth into womanhood, Shug says to her “you making your living Celie ... Girl, you on your own way” (The Color Purple: 2004: