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Colour Purple Characters+ Gender Roles - Coggle Diagram
Colour Purple Characters+ Gender Roles
Celie
Celie never really had a true "voice" when she was young; expressed herself through her letters
struggled to stand up to Albert who mistreated her; never ever felt the need to be angry/harsh to anyone~followed what the Bible told her
found her voice through her new-found trust in religion (helps from Shug);
finally gets to stand up to Albert and gain the confidence to call him out for hiding Nettie's letters "“’m poor, I’m black, I may be ugly and can’t cook, a voice says to everything listening. But I’m here"
gets to show her womanist values
Shug
SHUG HAS ALWAYS BEEN WOMANIST
formed sisterhood/relationship with Celie, encouraged her and inspired her to be more confident with her own thoughts
an attractive black woman~very aware of her own sexuality~unusual for women in society at the time
confident/outspoken for a woman at the time; Shug not afraid to voice out against Albert~not financially dependent
does not fall into submissiveness; audacity/courage lays foundation for her superiority over Christian pat values
e.g. sleeps with whoever she wants, drinks gin, sings for money
Sofia
very physically imposing, quite unorthodox for women back then
once Harpo tried to beat her, she fought back aggressively; must stand up for her own rights “I’ll kill him dead before I let him beat me”
Will not accept being talked down to be the opposing race~white minister disrespects her and she shows him her wrath
Harpo
doesn't show all the masculine features of society
is not able to deal with Sofia talking/fighting back against him~struggles to take control of his wife
cries from time to time; would be considered as weak/pathetic/not masculine in societal norms for a male