Shug Left Celie example essay topic

The story really begins in about 1903 with the killing of Celie's father by jealous white guys. Celie's mother goes insane but marries a man who is just using her. When Celie is 14 this stepfather, who she thinks is her dad, begins to rape her, causing the birth of two children which he gives away to a missionary friend of his. Celie's mother dies angry at Celie and, because she's been warned by her stepfather not to tell anyone (but God) who fathered her children, Celie writes letters to God.

Later, when her younger sister, Nettie, runs away from home, she comes to the house Celie shares with Mr., her abusive husband who was going to marry Nettie but her stepfather said no, who married Celie so that she could look after his kids from his first marriage. Because Nettie rejects him, he kicks her out of his house and Celie sends her to the same missionaries (Samuel and Corrine) who have unknowingly adopted her children, Olivia and Adam. Nettie goes with them to Africa as a missionary, where she stays for thirty years, faithfully writing letters to Celie, never knowing if she's receiving them. After years of abuse, Celie begins to become more optimistic when Shug Avery, a blues singer and old lover of Mr. 's, is brought home by him because she's sick, so that Celie can nurse her. Celie and Shug fall in love, and Celie leaves Mr. to go with Shug to Memphis. Here, Shug makes a good living singing and Celie starts designing and sewing pants for Shug, this hobby finally spawning a business.

Then, Celie finds out that Mr. had hidden all the letters Nettie had written to Celie over the years. In the letters, which she finally gets to read, Nettie's life is revealed. She and Celie's children, Samuel and Corrine live with the Olinka in a small village in West Africa. They all teach and nurse and Samuel preaches. Corrine lets her thoughts about how strong the resemblance between her adopted children and Nettie fester and, with help from a tropical fever, agonizes herself to death. After she dies, Samuel and Nettie decide to get married.

During this all, the Olinka's village is destroyed by an English company, and the Olinka are forced off their land. Adam marries Tashi, an Olinka, and they all return to America. Meanwhile, Shug left Celie to have an affair with a cute 19 year old boy who plays flute. They travel around to the Southwest to visit Shug's grown up kids. Celie, whose stepfather has died and left her real Dad's land to her, including a large house, forgives and becomes friends with, Mr., who has changed quite a bit. Even though she misses Shug, she is happy with her friends and her designing and sewing.

Of course then, Shug comes back. With Shug and Mr. with her, Celie needs just one thing to make her life perfect. Her sister, Nettie. Then one day, as the three friends are all sitting on Celie's front porch, Nettie, Samuel, Olivia, Adam and Tashi suddenly a rive, even after Celie received a telegram saying their ship had been sunk by the German.