Celie and her sister, Nettie, learn that a man Mr. ______ wants to marry Nettie. Alphonso, their dad, refuses to let Nettie marry, and offers Mr. ______ Celie as a bride instead of Nettie. Mr. ______ eventually accepts the offer, and takes Celie into a difficult marriage. Nettie runs away and stays at Celie’s house. Mr. ______ still wants to marry Nettie, and when he makes it known to her she escapes. Celie never heard from Nettie, she now thinks Nettie is dead. Mr. ______’s sister Kate feels sorry for Celie, and tells her to fight back against Mr. ______ rather than submit to his torture. Harpo, Mr. ______’s son falls in love with a large girl named Sofia. Shug Avery comes to town to sing at a local bar, but Celie can’t go see her. Shug returns …show more content…
Rising Action- Shug Avery teaches Celie about God, love, and helps her locate the letters Nettie wrote long ago. These actions enable Celie to explore who she is.
Climax- Celie becomes self-confidence through her relationship with Shug, Celie suddenly lashes back at Mr. ______ in an angry verbal fight. She then moves to Tennessee with Shug and opens her own clothing store.
Falling Action- Celie returns to Georgia as a successful store owner and finds that Mr. ______ has gone through a personal transformation. After her father’s death, she inherits her family’s home and welcomes Nettie, Samuel, Olivia, and Adam into the house.
Denouement- Nettie finally returns to America, and she, Samuel, Olivia, Adam, and Tashi arrive at Celie’s house. Celie has formed an interpretation of God that encompasses the entire everyday world. She writes, “Dear God. Dear stars, dear trees, dear sky, dear peoples. Dear Everything. Dear God,” revealing that she no longer sees God as a distant figure with which she feels she has little or no connection.
Conflict- Celie feels worthless and all alone after being abused by several men in her life. She doesn’t have anyone to