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

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

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