Finally he leave her alone. A week go by. He pulling on her arm again.' This quote shows the reader that Fonso is completely unsympathetic towards his wife and despite the fact she isn't well he's pestering her to have sex with him. This alone creates a strong dislike towards Alphonso but it is only when he forces himself upon Celie that we feel a strong sense of hatred towards him. 'Just say You gonna do what your mammy wouldn't ... Then he pushed his thing inside my pussy. When that hurt, I cry. He start to choke me saying You better shut up and git used to it...But I don't never git used to it.' In these disturbing few sentences, the lengths to which Alphonso is prepared to go in order to get sexual gratification are revealed. He violently abuses his fourteen year-old 'daughter' not once but repeatedly just so that he can satisfy his sexual needs. The mental affect he is having on Celie also becomes apparent. 'You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy.' By threatening her like this, Alphonso is making Celie feel isolated, alone and trapped.
             As well as learning about the evil character of Alphonso, and the superiority of black men over black women, we also learn a lot about Celie's character. In the opening paragraph of letter one we discover that she is fourteen years old, which would make her incredibly naive. 'I am I have always been a good girl.' Self-blame is an overriding factor in this letter and the fact that she has crossed out 'I am' and replaced it with 'I have' proves this. She feels that she has lost her virginity and her innocence along with it. Having to keep quiet is having an affect on her and she desperately needs advice and God is the only person she can turn to. 'Dear God...Maybe you can give me a sign letting me know what is happening to me.' Celie's isolation and confusion b...