The Color Purple Dynamic Characters

The Color Purple, written by Alice Walker, is an interesting, somewhat heartfelt story. It is an amazing story filled with dynamic characters. A dynamic character is a literary character who undergoes an important inner change; a change in personality or attitude. Throughout the book, you will see quite a few dynamic characters. However, the three that really stick out are the transformations of Celie, Shug Avery, and Albert. Those three people experience both inner and outer changes. Although you don’t see Albert’s transformation until the very end, he has one of the deepest, innermost changes. First off, there is the character of Celie. She has one of the major dynamic changes. Towards the beginning, Celie has two children whom her “dad” takes away from her and sells, leaving her heartbroken and with thoughts that don’t make sense. As she gets older, her dad gives her away to marry some man named Albert. Celie gets treated with major disrespect, gets lied to, gets her sister taken away from her, and becomes sad because she feels unworthy. As the end of the story come, Celie learns to stand up for herself and not take anything from anyone. She gains confidence and happiness again. Part of the happiness that she regains comes from the reuniting moment when she gets her children back. …show more content…
Starting the story, Alice Walker portrays Shug’s character as a drunk, mean, unhealthy woman. She is found outside in the rain by Albert, the man she loves, and is brought into his house to be taken care of by him and Celie. Whenever Albert or Celie tried to do something for her, to help her become well, she rejects it. She keeps rejecting help and care until one day she decides to let Celie in. Shug gets better mentally and physically, then she leaves and ends up finding a man of her own to marry. She becomes nice and caring as she takes Celie under her wing to watch over