The Color Purple
“This life soon be over, I say. Heaven last all ways.” These words, spoken by the main character Celie, show her view of life. The novel The Color Purple depicts the life of an African American girl growing up during the early nineteen hundreds. It shows the hard ships and happiness that she experienced, while portraying her ideas of how to live life through letters she wrote to god. Celie started writing these letters at an age of fourteen. Growing up she had a rough childhood. Her mother died when she first started writing her letters and this led to her father turning to her for sexual gratification. Her father impregnated her twice and told her that he killed her children, when in actuality they were sent to live with a priest and his wife. Celie had no knowledge of her children’s whereabouts until later in her life. While growing up, Celie loved her sister Nettie more than anything else. When Celie turned twenty she was married to Mr. _____. She went to live with him and raised his children. Mr._____ sent Nettie away and she found refuge with the very same priest that raised her sister’s children. Celie continues to write in her letters to god about how Mr._____ treats her and how his children treat her.
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Nettie Africa, African American, Nettie Celie, Characters Celie, Shug Celie, Harpo Sophia, Purple Celie, Shug Avery, Nettie Mr_____, Independent Reading, ones own, living life, family love, life ones own, celies life, life love, shug avery, shug celie, live life, life ones, beliefs god, ones own standards, living life ones, novel color purple, letters nettie told,
Approximate Word count = 1272
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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