God

“She got sicker an sicker.

Finally she ast Where it is?

I say God took it.

He took it. He took it while I was sleeping. Kilt it out there in the woods. Kill this one too, if he can.”

Other than addressing Him at the beginning of her letters, this is the first time Celie mentions God. It’s interesting not only because she is actually talking about Pa, who she assumes is her father, but also because she addresses him while talking about such a violent act. This is the first perspective we see her having of God, yet she continues on addressing Him at the beginning of every letter, just like they are old friends. It makes me wonder if perhaps she was afraid of God, just like she feared other men, yet still had to exist around them.