ecome clear in this sentence. Celie uses immature language while describing being raped by Fonso. '...thing...wiggle...titties...pussy.' Clearly, Celie is young and naive but despite this she has adopted the role of mother and wife. Celie's mother is dying ( 'I'm already half dead...too sick to last long.') so Celie will be doing her mother's job of looking after the children and being used by Fonso for sexual satisfaction. 'But I don't never git used to it.' This shows that Alphonso is continuing to rape Celie and that it never gets any easier to cope with. Celie is victimised by Alphonso, she feels she's to blame but at the same time can't understand what she could have done to deserve it. This first letter is incredibly hard hitting and leaves the reader hating Fonso and feeling a huge amount of sympathy for Celie. We learn that, at this point, Celie is vulnerable and naive and that by being abused by the men who are supposed to take care of her, she is going to be incredibly
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