Title: The Color Purple

The color purple stands for independence of Celie and Shug. Because when Celie for her first time in life can choose a dress she chooses a purple dress.

Summary: The Color Purple

The book starts on a farm down in the south of America at the beginning of the 20th century. Nettie and Celie are two sisters who do a lot together. Celie (the eldest of the two sisters) is several times raped by her father( who seemed to be, after reading further, her stepfather) and he still abuses her. Several times she became a baby from him and that's why she may not go to school anymore, so she was very low educated. The father decided Celie had to go.
Some Mr. Wanted to marry Nellie, but the father was against it and made a deal: the Mr could have Celie and a cow. Celie and the Mr. Married, Celie had to look after the children of Mr.. After some time Nettie runs away from home, to go and live with Celie. But the MR. Tried to seduce her and she thought it was better to leave, so she goes back home. Mr abuses and rapes Celie often, and Celie writes more often letters to GOD. And then Shug comes, she's an old girlfriend of Mr., she is ill and moves into Celie's house. Celie learns a lot of Shug and they become good friends. After Shug was cured, she went back to Memphis where she married a man. When Shug visits Celie again they find a box with letters from Nellie written to Celie, Mr. had kept the...








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