How To Write An Analytical Essay On The Color Purple

The Color Purple is about a poor African American woman who would be raped and abused by her father. This story takes us through Celie’s (the African woman) abusive journey as she explains her life and the racism that is evident in her town, towards her people. Celie is a black fourteen-year-old girl who lives in the rural part of Georgia. The narrative is composed of her letters to god. She began to write letters to god because her father, Alphonso brutally abuses her and rapes her. Her father had made her pregnant once, but when she had the baby, a girl, he stole her and killed her. She also had a boy, who her father stole as well. Her mother died because she was sick, and her father re-married. Yet, he still treats Celie brutally. Celie finds out that a man known, as Mister wants to marry her sister, Nettie. However, Alphonso doesn’t allow Nettie marry. He offers Celie, the “ugly” sister, to Mister. Mister accepts, however he gives Celie a horrible life. She was terribly abused by her husband but she couldn’t do anything about it. Nettie had run away from her father and came to Celie’s house. She still infatuated Mister and he made a move on her, which frightened Nettie and she had run

He brought her to his house. Her and Celie at first did not get along; they were rude and mean with each other. Later, they became friends and they were also interested in each other sexually. When Shug was at their house, Mister would not beat Celie, but when she had left he continued to be brutal to her. Later, Shug had returned with her new husband, Grady. She would sleep with Celie in the same bed, not with her husband. One night, Shug had asked Celie about Nettie. However, Celie told her that she is dead because Nettie had promised to write to Celie but she never did. Shug tells Celie that she had seen Mister hiding some letters. They were able to find the letters and Celie saw that they were the letters from Nettie to