Shug Avery: the "free" woman

I think Shug was one of the most interesting characters thorughout the story. She was independant, sassy, caring and even at some point compassionate. At the beginning of the story, Shug was really hard on Celire, calling her name, making fun of her appearance and belittling her. Once she got to know Celie as a person, not as the household servent, she finally started to show that she actuallly cared about people and wasn't just out to make herself feel good. With the help of Celie, Shuf=g is able to recover from a sickness and regain her health. After that the women became close...a little to close, I'd say. And were the support system for each other. Shug was running around in life, having no idea what she wanted, while Celie looked up to her in everything that she did. Shug knew that she wasn't a proper woman by any means, but she held her head up and watched as the world went crazy before her eyes. She held no fear to those around her, and she did not care what/how people felt about her.