Me, Celie, think about me a little bit. Miss Celie, if you kill Albert, Grady be all I got left. I can't even stand the thought of that.
I'm not sure of what to make of this sentence, does Shug love Grady? Does she even love Celie? What kind of love does she have for everyone because it seems as though maybe she might've married Grady for some other reason.
I am so lonely, Celie.
This hurts me. I imagine my brother telling me that and me being a sister, I would feel upset because I don't want him feeling lonely, I want him to know that I'm here for him. Nettie isn't getting that, but that isn't Celie's fault. I thought Nettie would've been having a better life than Celie but no.
You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy.
This line scared me so much. That opening is intense and honestly there are no words to describe how weird it is to see that sentence at the beginning of a book. And then she starts "Dear God." What if someone told you that, would you follow the rule or break it?
Sofia gone six months, Harpo act like a different man. Used to be a homebody, now all the time in the road.
Letter from Harpo to Sofia:
Dear Sofia, I'm sorry for trying to make you become a woman you didn't want to be. I know I was in the wrong but I just wanted some control. I'm the man I'm supposed to be the boss. But losing you has been so hard on me, I miss you and the kids. I will be the man you want me to be, but please just listen to me sometimes. I know you love me still, I love you. I married you for a reason, because your so strong but I know I can't change you and that's okay. Just come home to me. There ain't no other woman better than you. Love, Harpo
But when I hear them together all I can do is pull the quilt over my head and finger my little button and titties and cry.
This is so disturbing. It is way to descriptive because you could visualize it....but why was Celie crying about SHug and Mr.?
Naw, she say. I don't miss nothing.
Why?
I think she mine. My heart say she mine. But I don't know she mine. If she mine, her name Olivia.
I think this is beautiful and really tough. Celie looks at her daughter for the time since she has been taken away. A mother knows when the baby is hers because they have a connection. Celie had a strong feeling that Olivia was her child.
He been keeping your letters
Why was Mr. keeping Nettie's letters from Celie? What is the purpose of that, is he hiding something? I believe he has no right of taking these personal letters from Celie but then yet again women were just there to be played with.
I know you think I am dead. But I am not. I been writing to you too, over the years,
This is amazing. Nettie sends so many letters to Celie, even though they might've been separated, Nettie still wrote to Celie. She writes to her with love and hopes that Celie can write back to her. But during all this time where has Nettie been and what has she been doing?
Us kiss and kiss till us can't hardly kiss no more.
What is their sexuality? Because Shug has a husband and when Celie knew that Mr. and Shug were sleeping together she seemed upset...but maybe she was crying because she wanted to trade places with Mr.?
You still a virgin? she ast. I reckon. I say.
I don't understand what this is supposed to mean. Does Celie know what being a virgin and not being a virgin is?