Hardships In The Time Analysis

Hardships in Life Affect the Views on Religion People have always turned to religion in their time of need. God was there for them when they believed they had no one else to turn to. An almighty power that was there to listen and not judge. In the time period of the novel’s setting religion and God were very important in everyday life. Religion was brought into their lives shortly after birth. This, however, imprinted a very specific view of who God as and what he did. However, later on in life people began to question God because of events that had occurred in their life. This lead them to perceive God in a new more personal way. In the novel, the reader sees the life story of an African American woman. The novel tells the story of her …show more content…
God was very unforced in the lives of everyone during this time. Children are raised to believe in and follow the rules of God himself. The children also grew up learning that God was there to listen and Before Celie first letter to God a quote reads, “You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy.” (Walker, Alice) Now this quote may not speak directly to the children's learning of God at a young age but, it does express how God was viewed as someone who was there to listen and keep a person secrets. The author wants the reader to see that in this time God was the only one people believed they could turn to in a time of need. In their times of hardships this was even more emphasized due to the unwantedness of being looked down upon.With God being inforced from a young age a very specific image of who God was and no one questioned …show more content…
In the preface, written by Alice Walker, she states “... the realization that she , like Nature itself, is a radiant expression of the heretofore perceived as quite distant Divine.”(Walker, Alice) This is clearly stated by the author herself. Explaining the relationship she wants the reader to see between Celie and God. In a letter to Nettie, Celie writes about a conversation that she had with Shug about God. In this discussion Shug helps Celie see that God is not the old white man that she had grown up learning of. God is everything around her and having the image of God had stopped her from seeing the beauty in the world. Also, with everything that happened to Celie much of it the reader saw changed her view on God and even made her question him at times. The reader had an inside view of Celie’s thoughts on God and her changes throughout time. Which helped the reader have a better understanding of religion and how someone in this time period was affected by life and how life itself changed their