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For example on page 51 , yet again Celie takes the role of being a mother to another female taking care of Shug Avery, washing and combing her short, knotty hair, swooning over her reedy long limbs and dark black skin. She plays with Shug Avery as if ‘’ she were a doll or her baby Olivia’’. As soon as Celie encounters Shug , we get the sense that she already harbours some type of compelling sexual desire for her. "First time I got the full sight of Shug Avery" she says "I thought I had turned into a man," and from the description that is given by Celie, we can see that Shug Avery is a big element in bringing Celie out of her "tree" like emotionless state and bringing her back to life . Shug and Celie’s relationship is based on damaging mutual experiences where both shelter each other in times of crisis. As Shug "melt down a little and lean back gainst her knees," we visually get the impression of Celie being a pillar of support for shug. The most essential thing about the female relationships is that they manage to find happiness within each other managing to set each other from the stressful lives they
