One of the characters in the book is Celie and is stated to be fourteen years old in the beginning of the novel. Three adjectives describing her are narrow-minded, timid, and stubborn. She is described as being ugly, having a roasted coffee bean colored skin and poor. Her personality and the quote that describes her is kindness to others and her function in the novel is to demonstrate her life as a slave being mistreated. Another character in the novel is Sofia. She is older than Harpo and is described as huge, having no mercy for anyone, and roughness. She is described that if someone gets in her way, she’ll beat the person off. Her personality is open-minded as she is alert and defendant of herself. The quote that defies her is bravery. …show more content…
He is Celie’s and Shug’s husband and is older than Celie but younger than Shug. He is described as cruel, abusive, ad absent- minded. His personality is tough when it comes to mistreating Celie as he commands his orders he want her to do. He is also described that he is in charge of his household and everyone in his family. The quote that defies him is malicious. Shug is a blues singer and is married to Mr._____. She is described as beautiful, astounding, and wonderful. Her personality is of a player for she changes her lovers of men for different reasons as she has many of them including Celie. The quote that defies her character is inconsolable/ heartbreaker.
The setting of this novel takes place in Georgia in the early 20th century before WWII occurs. The setting is described in a rural village where racism, discrimination and abuse exist during the time period of the book but also describes the places of Memphis, Africa, England, New York, etc with pros and cons Nettie writes to Celie. Walker uses the settings to help develop the diversity of cultures, ethnicity and races compared to the African Americans also known as “colored people”. There are symbolic meanings within the settings for it unleashes a new chapter in the lives of the characters to change their lives from the position they were dealing with before. The atmosphere created by the setting relates to the despair and sentimental mood as Celie is trying to overcome her feelings of being mistreated by Mr._____, the distance apart she is from her sister, and finding/ overcoming love of men and of Shug Avery. The setting is important to the novel for it explains the situation that is occurring to the