Blog 3

Blog 3: Character - Celie ---- Celie starts out as a young and powerless girl. She is abused from the very beginning of the book and is continually abused throughout it. Her step-father not only abuses her and impregnates her, but then takes the children away from her. She has no sense of worth or self-respect. She is constantly told she is ugly and worthless and therefore decides the best way to react is to be passive and not fight back. Celie sees a new way of life in Sophia, who holds her head up and stands up against her husband. This still is not enough for Celie though and she doesn't really start to change until Shug comes into her life. Shug is an old lover of Celie's husband. She comes and stays at the house and immediately tells Celie what she has been told her whole life: she is ugly and worthless. Shug begins to get to know Celie however, and ultimately they become close friends. Celie looks to Shug as a role model and slowly begins to find her identity through Shug. Shug teaches her about religion and what God looks like to them. She teaches her how to stand up for herself against her husband and that she can leave him and branch out on her own. Celie finally finds her life through Shug, especially after finding her letters from Nettie. Shug gets the letters for Celie and then Celie finally has the courage to stand up and leave her husband. She moves away with Shug and begins a business of her own. She gets a house when her step-father dies and finally knows what her life means when Nettie comes home from Africa. Though she had a terrible past and a rough life, Celie finally comes to terms with it all and ends up a strong person in the end.