True, pure friendship

The ties of friendship and value of friendship between women in the book is conveyed strongly. Sofia is a woman that has learned how to fight because of the influence her sisters have had on her life. Sofia at an early age was already learning to defend, think, fight for herself, fight for her freedom. The strong connection of love and action with Celie and her sister Nettie, also conveys how Nettie was trying to set her sister free also. But because Nettie was taken by force from Celie's life because she would not submit to the wishes of a man as Celie did, she had to leave. If Nettie and Celie had spent a lot more time with each other, Celie's life would have been a lot different due to their bonds and love of friendship. But besides all of this levels of sisterly friendship, the friendship between Shug and Celie is was finally brings redemption and sense of self to Celie. If it was not for Shug coming into Celie's life, she would have never learned to fight for herself. This friendship was strong enough and impacting to the point of breaking the bonds that Celie was in.