that the main character, Celie, writes to God. There are also letters
             from a certain other character, Nettie, scattered throughout the book. Through these letters,
             Walker allows the reader to feel the pain and emotion that the characters are expressing. She
             shows what life is like for an average, poor, black girl growing up with an abusive father and
             later on having to go through a rough life. It starts out with a young, black girl, Celie, who is
             abused by her father when she is young. And because of the fact that she has no mother, she
             feels that it is her job to protect her younger sister, Nettie, from also being abused by their
             father. When Celie grows up and marries a man named Albert (who is only identified as Mr.
             _______), she continues to be abused by him. As years go by, Celie mindlessly works harder and harder for her husband. One day she finally decides that it would be best for her if she left
             Albert. She builds up her courage and finally tells him that she is leaving him. This seems to be
             a very difficult time for Celie, but she manages to make it through. He does not allow her to
             leave and orders her to stay, but she leaves him anyway. After years have gone by allowing
             Celie to forget her past, she decides to go back to her old hom
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