The Historical Novel 'The Color Purple' By Alice Walker

The historical novel, The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, was so impactful it was awarded the Pulitzer prize. Alice Walker does an incredible job of creating a realness living in the south during a segregated time and the hardship of being a black woman in the early 1900’s. A few years later a movie was made and was directed by Steven Spielberg, who brought the movie to life, Whoopi Goldberg is transformed as she plays Celie and lives in the south during the early 1900’s. The Hollywood's perception of the Color Purple was absolutely brilliant but does not fully represent Walker's outlook on living in the south.
At a young age, Celie was both physically and sexually abused by her ”father”. Before, the first letter Alfonso says,”you better not never tell anybody but God. It’ll kill your mammy.”(1) The letters Celie writes are only intended for God telling him the pain she
Not wanting to talk about her feelings or opinions because she is worried about getting beaten. She puts her head down and goes on with her daily duties. The movie makes her appear weaker than in the book until Shug Avery comes around. But Celie is tough, she protects herself from, Mr,__. The turmoil of continuous mean slander surfaces in childhood keeps building on into adulthood. Mr.__, oppresses Celie by saying,”You can’t curse nobody. Look at you.You pore, you ugly, you a woman.God damn, He said you nothing at all. “(75) The male figures in her life have bullied her until she believes it,” I’m pore, I’m black, I may be ugly and can’t cook, a voice says to everything I am saying, listening,I am here.”(207) Until a fantastic vibrant woman, Shug Avery pops up into Celie’s life. Celie is strong because she learned how to read and write the help of Nettie. Celie relies on her inner strength , because she is strong enough and has enough free will to be determined. She is so envious to change her life around and with a great desire to become