The Color Purple Quote Analysis
Motivations:
The reason Celie is quiet, tries to be invisible and does not stand up for herself is because the way she is treated. Celie is constantly told she is ugly, worthless and was abused by her stepfather Alphonso and then by her husband Mr. (Albert). “But I can let you have Celie… She ugly. He say. But she ain’t no stranger to hard work. And she clean. And God done fixed her. You can do everything just like you want to and she ain’t gonna make you feed it or clothe it (Walker 7-8).” “He beat me like he beat the children. Cept he don't never hardly beat them. He say, Celie, git the belt. The children be outside the room peeking through the cracks. It all I can do not to cry. I make myself wood. I say to myself, Celie, you a tree. That's …show more content…
The first quote and explanation after the quote supports that Celie is quiet at first. “I thought you was finally happy he say. What wrong now? You a low down dog is what’s wrong, I say. It’s time to leave you and enter into the Creation. And your dead body just the welcome mat I need. Say what? He ast. Shock. All rounds the table folks mouths be dropping open. You took my sister Nettie away from me, I say. And she was the only person love me in the world (Walker 202).” “You was all rotten children, I say. You made my life a hell on earth. And your daddy here ain’t dead horse’s shit. Mr. reach over to slap me. I jab my case knife in his hand (Walker 202-203).” Throughout the entire story Celie is strong and loving. Celie marries Mr. (Albert) so Nettie doesn’t have to. “Nettie here with us. She run way from home (Walker 17).” “He say one night in bed, Well, us done help Nettie all we can. Now she got to go. Where she gon go? I ast. I don’t care he say (Walker 18).” “I tell Nettie the nest morning. Stead of being mad, she glad to go. Say she hate to leave me is all. Us fall on each other neck when she say that (Walker 18).” When Nettie runs away from home she goes to visit Celie hoping to stay with her, but Mr. says she has to leave the next day. Celie has the strength to let her sister go even though she is the only family she
The reason Celie is quiet, tries to be invisible and does not stand up for herself is because the way she is treated. Celie is constantly told she is ugly, worthless and was abused by her stepfather Alphonso and then by her husband Mr. (Albert). “But I can let you have Celie… She ugly. He say. But she ain’t no stranger to hard work. And she clean. And God done fixed her. You can do everything just like you want to and she ain’t gonna make you feed it or clothe it (Walker 7-8).” “He beat me like he beat the children. Cept he don't never hardly beat them. He say, Celie, git the belt. The children be outside the room peeking through the cracks. It all I can do not to cry. I make myself wood. I say to myself, Celie, you a tree. That's …show more content…
The first quote and explanation after the quote supports that Celie is quiet at first. “I thought you was finally happy he say. What wrong now? You a low down dog is what’s wrong, I say. It’s time to leave you and enter into the Creation. And your dead body just the welcome mat I need. Say what? He ast. Shock. All rounds the table folks mouths be dropping open. You took my sister Nettie away from me, I say. And she was the only person love me in the world (Walker 202).” “You was all rotten children, I say. You made my life a hell on earth. And your daddy here ain’t dead horse’s shit. Mr. reach over to slap me. I jab my case knife in his hand (Walker 202-203).” Throughout the entire story Celie is strong and loving. Celie marries Mr. (Albert) so Nettie doesn’t have to. “Nettie here with us. She run way from home (Walker 17).” “He say one night in bed, Well, us done help Nettie all we can. Now she got to go. Where she gon go? I ast. I don’t care he say (Walker 18).” “I tell Nettie the nest morning. Stead of being mad, she glad to go. Say she hate to leave me is all. Us fall on each other neck when she say that (Walker 18).” When Nettie runs away from home she goes to visit Celie hoping to stay with her, but Mr. says she has to leave the next day. Celie has the strength to let her sister go even though she is the only family she