To effectively communicate with her audience, Walker largely relied on imagery to depict and capture the immense brutality and struggles African-American women endured in the South amiss the mid-1900s. The vivid compilation of letters throughout The Color Purple contained many unsettling descriptions, which indeed aided in driving the plot line. Without the use of the literary element, readers would not adequately understand the circumstances and setting in which the dynamic characters lived in. In one of her initial letters, whom she addressed to God, Celie retold an incident involving her recurring abuse from Mr. ______. She stated, “I duck into my room and come out wearing horse hair, feathers, and a pair of our new mammy high heel shoes.