Building to the End 10

This novel definitely builds until the last few pages. I feel like during the entire novel, readers are waiting for Nettie and Celie to finally be reunited. Then, twice-- Celie believes her sister to be dead. Shug leaves her, but returns at the end of the novel. Finally, there is peace between Celie and Albert. After Albert opens his heart to Celie, telling her how sorry he is, she tells him, "If you know your heart sorry, that mean it not quite as spoilt as you think." He then tells her, "The more i wonder the more I love." Celie tells him, "And people start to love you back, I bet." This is one of the most heartfelt conversations they have, and its sad to think that it happens long after she leaves him. When Shug returns, and Celie, Shug, and Albert are sitting on the porch just enjoying each others company, they seem a group coming in the distance. Later, Celie says, "When Nettie's foot come down on the porch i almost die. I stand swaying, tween Albert and Shug." Just being together with the people she loves makes Celie feel young and alive and complete, and I think this is a beautiful end to the novel. Yes, some of the ideas this novel brought up were shocking and painful, but I think when a book explains some of the suffering people experience in such a raw and unedited way, it makes people feel uncomfortable, and that is natural. In this novel, Walker told the story in such a gripping way, that people could actually feel connected to the feelings of the characters, and that shows her talent and gift of writing. I think that even though the characters went through tragic challenges-- the ending shows that having hope and perseverance through all circumstances will lead one to the love they have been searching for.