The Color Purple

uot; of black men.
             When Celie heard about Shug Avery, Mr.__'s ex girlfriend who is a blues singer, it seemed like she really admired that woman. For ex., she is thinking: "Shug Avery standing upside a piano, elbow crook, hand on her hip. Her mouth open showing all her teef and don't nothing seem to be troubling her mind. Come one, come all, it say. Lord, I wants to go so bad. Not to dance. Not to drink. Not even to hear Shug Avery sing. I just be thankful to lay eyes on her."
             I believe Celie would really like to know Shug. If Mr.__ loves Shug so much, then that woman is really something. But I do not appreciate the fact that Mr.__ loves her so much in a way that Celie is only a slave to him. Maybe that is why Celie would love to lay eyes on her and know how she can accomplish so much in her life...
             Harpo's wife, Sofia, said, "You remind me of my mama. She under my daddy foot. Anything he say, goes. She never say nothing back. She never stand up for herself.
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