The Color Purple Shig As A Dynamic Character

“The average black woman in the south is either a cook, housekeeper, nursemaid or all three in one”. Stated by Joann Marshell in 1999. “The Color Purple” is a dynamic movie that combines southern culture and tradition with the role of typical black woman. The main character Celie is the prime example of that typical Southern black woman. In the movie she possesses the traits of a housekeeper, maid, cook and untimely a mother. The series of events that occurs throughout Celie’s life consequently alters her perception on life itself.
Celie is a dynamic character because she possesses the role of being the face and cornerstone of a southern black woman. In the beginning of Celie’s teenage years, she is forced into marriage at the age of

14 which ultimately affects her self-esteem greatly into adulthood. Being called unworthy and unattractive takes a toll on her. In addition, Celie begins to believe in the opinions of others, pushing her into becoming an individual who is afraid to show her true self.
Throughout Celie’s entire life hardship and disappointment has been a focal point growing up as a young black woman in the south. She is raped by her dad twice as a young teen, causing her to birth two children. Both unfortunately are taken from her by her father. Consequently, “Women in the were untimely unable to shield their children from the physical and psychic destruction of the racist society of higher authority” (marshall,1999). As a result, this means that a woman in the south is powerless dealing with the wellbeing of their children. Celie is born into a culture where “marriage and motherhood were a women’s primary role” (marshall,1999).
Additionally, another key character is a woman that goes by the name Shug Avery.

She is a strong independent woman that leads Celie into realization. Shug Avery is a woman of divined character but yet with a small physique. Even though she’s small, she possesses the symbol of strength, which ultimately has an effect on Celie. Shug is a beautiful black woman from the south with big dreams. Furthermore, she is not in bondage by the southern traditions. She is brought into the home by Mr.___. In the beginning, Shug is a bitter disrespectful woman that is at the downfall of her life. Her first words to Celie are “you sure is ugly” (Walker, 1986). Despite her slanderous comment, little does she knows; Celie would become closer to her more than anyone else. As a result, Shug helps her develop the passion of love for the first time consequently causing her to break the southern tradition that she was under.
Shug seeks refuge in Mr.___’s home, nobody in town wanted to house her because she carries a sexually transmitted disease, stated to be the “nasty woman’s disease”(Walker, 1986). Therefore; making her terribly ill. But despite her illness, the infatuation that Mr.___ has for her eventually leads him to give in to her devious ways. Furthermore, with the help of Celie her illness eventually came to an end which caused Shug to become even closer to Celie; therefore, making their bond even stronger. Consequently, Mr.___ unconsciously conveyed a key element of Celie’s life into

the home.
Mr.___ is also a dynamic individual that alters Celie’s life dramatically. “Mr.__ saw women as stupid, in need of beatings and constant direction from men, and useful only as sexual objects and laborers”(shmoop, 2008). Without Mr.___ Celie wouldn’t be the independent individual as she is now. Consequently, the series of most events that happens in Celie’s life are because of Mr.___. Subliminally he gradually crafts Celie to become a mad fed up black woman ultimately causing her to leave the home. Therefore, leaving Mr___ to take up the main jobs of a southern black woman which are cooking and cleaning throughout the time period realization struck him. Mr.___ realizes that Celie is a key element of his life without Celie he is nothing but a worthless man. As a result, he seeks understanding that Shug is not the woman he truly loves; his true love lies within Celie.
In the beginning, “Mr.___ never wanted to marry Celie.

When he first approached Fonso, Celie and Nettie's stepfather, it was Nettie whom he wanted to marry”(cliffnotes). Nettie is Celie’s sister she was not flashy like Shug, but she was pretty and young. Consequently, Fonso denied Mr.___’s request and married off Celie instead. Over the years Celie suffered from much physical abuse from Mr.___. Because she didn’t possess any contrast to Shug he did not care about Celie’s wellbeing. Along with, “Mr. ___’s harsh treatment of Celie spurs her development”(spark notes). Which means that with every harsh treatment he did to her the more fed up she’s becoming inside, unknowingly sparking her

fire.
“The Color of Purple” is a vigorous movie that combines southern traditions with the role of a typical black woman. The main individual that possesses that typical black woman quality is Celie. She’s the focal point an insight of the struggle that women had to go through at that point of time. Event though, she wasn’t a slave the bondages of southern traditions had similarities of slavery. Women in the south had no choice but to play the roles of housekeepers, maids and also cooks. Ultimately, leading women in the south to become costume to the southern tradition.