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Brooklyn Denman Forbidden Books Sharon Holmes March 22, 2019 The Color Purple How does someone face struggles in one’s life? This situation arises when a female goes through it on the Southside. It leads to a novel that was written in the 1980s called The Color Purple. The Color Purple’s protagonist is Celie. She was an African American young woman who was born and resided with her family in Georgia during the twentieth century. Growing up, Celie was deprived and illiterate. In other words, she didn’t have a very pleasant lifetime. Celie faced horrifying issues, which were violence, abuse, disrespect, and poverty lots of times from a girl to a young adult. Whenever she felt depressed, Celie scribed messages and prayers to God, hoping for a better life every day and every night. The main themes that play roles are feminism and violence. As mentioned before, Celie deals with a variety of issues that have to do with grief and discrimination. Instead of looking at men, Celie looks at women because she personally thinks that men are totally mean and abusive. Her sexual orientation is lesbian, meaning she likes other females. On the bright side, Celie looks up to a woman named Shug Avery, that she admires and trusts. Avery is a beautiful, blue songstress from Georgia and is a role model to Celie. Shug Avery puts herself in Celie’s shoes as she accommodates her out during this difficult time. Because of its focus on violence and