the point where she feels she has no control over her own life. No one seems to care about her moods. Indeed, she has to deny them, stifle them. Living this kind of life results in generalized fear and emotional paralysis. (Hankinson 57) However, Celie met a woman named Shug who gave her the courage to fight for what she believed in. Shug taught her how to laugh and play and showed Celie a whole new perspective of life. Shug constantly reminded Celie to speak out if something was bothering her and to not do anything that she did not feel like doing, “…say whatever come to mind, forget about polite” (Walker 75). Shug was a successful and powerful woman. She was a desirable blues singer who was creative and smart. However, her strong figure often deceived the reader’s mind into assuming that she was always an efficient person. In fact, Shug struggled tremendously to get where she was. She was once in love with Mr. ____. However, due to complications Mr. ____ never confronted his father about their love. This was because, Mr. ____’s father preferred him to marry Annie Julia. Shug should have forgotten their brief love but she did not. She tried to ruin their marriage in hope that he would come back to her but she was not successful. Nonetheless, after Annie Julia died, Mr. ____ was ready to rekindle their passion even though he was currently married to Celie. Along the way, Shug became seriously ill. Therefore, Mr. ____ arranged it so that Shug would move in with him and Celie. When Shug comes to stay with them, Albert realizes through Shug that Celie is a person just like Shug is and that Celie deserves the same respect Shug does. At first, Shug was filled with anger and jealousy towards Celie, “She look me over from head to foot. Then she crackle. Sound like a death rattle. You sure is ugly, she say, like she ain’t believed it” (Walker 48). She was prepared to detes...
