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Celie's Identity In 'The Color Purple' By Alice Walker

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Novels are the best places to be informed on how fictional or nonfictional character 's society in the book contribute to the finding of their true identity. Within the book The color purple by Alice Walker the overall setting is in the late 1920s. In the book it 's clear that there concepts on morality in the eyes of the reader that are what we would describe horrifying and tragic. Although events of domestic abuse, rap, slavement, and violences are terrible events that can happen during one 's existence. The main character Celie childhood was nonexistent. At the age 6 she was raped by her father (later on in the book it is revealed that he was never a descent of celice) for the first time and abused most of her life in her home, then later on given away to another man who …show more content…

This affected her character as being very obedient towards anyone and weak in the eyes of the dominant gender in this case which were the man and anyone else around her just to stay out of their way. However Celie was able to use the inspiration and influence of other strong female characters in the book to help develop the desire for transformation. However Celie was able to use the inspiration and influence of other strong female characters in the book to help develop the desire for transformation Celie understood the critical circumstances she was in as she lived with Mr.___ she knew that he was a dominant gender and obeyed to all his commands. Making this her weakness to have always know that the male is the dominant gender in her society. However, it 's when she witnesses the relationship between Sofia and Harpo, This is shown by being jealous of Sophia’s independences ,in the text it says "I say it because I 'm jealous of you. I say it because you do what I can 't" (page 42). Celie longs for the courage that she finds in Sofia. The physical and emotional abuse she had being going through made her feel that she cannot be an independence woman , and instead she she is powerless

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Celie is pulled out of school, beaten, raped, and forced into marriage at an extremely young age. All of these sacrifices kept Nettie safe and educated, but hurt Celie, who only thought of her sister and not of herself. Firstly, Celie sacrifices her childhood to keep

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When Nettie insists that Celie learn how to fight back, Celie says “I don’t know how to fight. All I know how do to is stay alive” (Walker, 18). This state of emotional numbness and submissiveness is a fundamental part of Celie’s character, infringing her will to break out of her obedient role. Under the belief that Nettie is dead, Celie is even more cynical “I think about Nettie, dead.

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Family Family is a large part of The Color Purple. Alice walker says makes many points about various subjects, but her opinion on family is clear. Family is not defined by blood relation or marriage, or any traditional connection. This is very clear in The Color Purple, through the life of Celie and her journey as a person Celie is introduced as an abused child/mother of her Pa’s children.

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What food and clothes he git, you buy.” (30) The reader can already appreciate Sofia’s strength in the first brief encounter with her. Celie uses the words “big” and “strong” to describe Sofia multiple times, giving the reader an image of a tough and powerful character. This impression of Sofia as independent and outspoken is consistent in the story and we only see a change when Sofia is jailed for hitting the mayor and talking back to his wife. When Celie, Mr. _____, Harpo and Shug visit Sofia in jail, they ask her “How you manage?” (78) and she replies “Every time they ast me to do something, Miss Celie, I act like I’m you.

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