The Color Purple Relationships Essay

The relationships women form not only reveals the treatment behind the labels of relationships but also the role of women that society has placed upon them. The novel, The Color Purple, is written through a series of letters, often from the protagonist to God. The protagonist, Celie, is a woman who has been oppressed and hurt by men from a young age. Celie is a kind, caring woman who does everything she can to impress the people in her life disregarding the consequences. One of Celie’s relationships is with her father, who often mistreats her. Celie’s father forces her into an arranged marriage in which she is treated as a servant rather than an individual human being with goals. Although Celie goes through many difficulties, she gets the chance to meet her role model and together they build a …show more content…
Over the time they to spend together, Celie saves Shug’s life. When Albert brings Shug home after discovering that she is sick, Celie is forced to take care of her even though Shug does not treat Celie with kindness or respect; because of this, Shug becomes very fond of Albert’s wife. Celie is usually afraid of her husband, never standing up for herself but with Shug’s advice and life lessons, She learns to be confident and speaks up for herself. Celie demonstrates courage through an act of saying what is on her mind. During a dinner at Albert’s house sometime, Shug reveals to the family that her and Celie are moving to Memphis together but Mr.____ does not take the news very well. “‘Celie is moving to Memphis with me.’ ‘Over my dead body’, Mr.____ say. [...] ‘You a lowdown dog is what’s wrong, I say. It’s time to leave you and enter into the Creation. And your dead body just the welcome mat I need’” (Walker 199). This dinner is the turning point of Celie’s life, she becomes courageous and a powerful woman which is all thanks to