Celie’s journey toward self-definition in The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, is filled with moments of growth as well as of tragedy and abuse. Throughout her life she is mistreated and put down. While bad things continue to happen to her, Celie’s instinct to survive never fails. Through her letters to God and her younger sister Nettie, and through her relationship with Shug, Celie begins to overcome adversity and see herself as a …showed first 75 words of 1593 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1593 total…and painful, which did overcome. Celie found someone that could reach within her, Shug Avery. Once shug came into celie’s life, she began to overcome her struggle with mister. Slowly, but surely, celie began a new walk on life. Works Cited Hooks, Bell. A Women’s Mourning Song. New York: Writers & Readers, 1993. Kramer, Barbara. Alice Walker: Author of the Color Purple. Chicago: Enslow Publisher,Inc. Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.