This is an epistolary novel that expresses women's awakening, pursuit of independence and freedom, and female friendship.
It tells the tragic but tenacious life of Celie, a black girl in the southern United States at the beginning of the 20th century. When she was a girl, she was forced to marry a widower who had four children. Her husband loved someone else and abused her in every possible way until she met her husband's former lover, the singer Shug. Inspired and infected by Shug, Celie began to observe the world with new eyes, learned to resist the violence of patriarchy, and fought for her own rights. After discovering that her husband has been hiding letters from her sister Nelly for many years, an angry Celie decides to run away and follow Shug to Memphis, where Celie truly lives an independent life through labor. At the end of the story, Celie reaches reconciliation with her sincere and repentant husband. The two are no longer husband and wife, but become friends, and are finally reunited with her sister who returned from missionary work in Africa and her long-lost children.
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It is some people with strong self-awareness who are changing the unfair world. They are Sophia and Shug. They don't care about other people's opinions and firmly speak and walk in their own way. But there are not only women in the world who keep shouting to keep moving forward. Let's also give a shout-out to the "Xilis". Perhaps their growth environment has created their numbness, making them completely helpless about their own destiny. I understand their silence and cowardice, and bless them for the first step they take for themselves.
2025.1.8 20:49 The first book I read at the beginning of the new year, I felt very good, except for the ending ★4.3
1. About the portrayal of lesbianism and best-selling feminist novels in Europe and the United States
Regarding the image of lesbians in feminist novels, I always want to complain about the recent best-selling European and American feminist novels. White daughters in their forties have cheating husbands and do not mention divorce. When they meet a black woman, they bravely divorce. The way for two people to save each other is to fall in love. Almost all the popular models are in this mode, which is the same as one-to-one copy and paste. White women would rather be restrained than enjoy patriarchal power. When they fall in love, they drag black women together to enjoy the privileges of white women. This feeling is on the same level as Chinese novels about the domineering wife and the spoiled wife.
The portrayal of lesbians in "The Color Purple" is explained from the beginning. My love for Shug is not about a husband cheating on a straight woman. The story of Shug Avery is more like the embodiment of freedom and liberation for "me". "I" want to see what the outside world is like, want to know what possibilities I have if I fight, and want to find my untouchable freedom and human dignity from Shug.
Mr. So-and-so said that "I" are like a little bird, and as a reader, I think Shug is the direction the bird flies out of the cage. She gives "me" a sense of security, dignity as a human being and a woman, and an extremely sweet and good life.
Their love contains physical passion, but it also contains Platonic spiritual symbols.
2. Belief
"I" would write letters to God for a long time, piously pouring out my misery and helplessness, but after slowly awakening my self-awareness, I found that this belief was not solid and could not change everything.
——"Yeah, I said, he also gave me a lynched father, a crazy mother, a despicable bastard stepfather, and a sister I may never see again in this life. Anyway, I said, the God I have been praying to and writing to is a man. He does the same things as all the men I know. He is boring, forgetful, and mean."
Faith is more like a stable, powerful and solid support from the heart, which makes people feel at ease because of the strength of the self-core.
Among a large number of religious texts, there is one paragraph that I have specially saved as a footnote, "But the real white people were elsewhere at that time. So the Bible says that the hair of Jesus Christ was like the hair of a lamb. The hair of the lamb was not straight, Celie, and it was not curly."
Personal thoughts: Is the author here using language to vaguely define another kind of boundary? "White" and "black" are the fundamental qualities of human nature, not skin color. The dirt and beauty of the human heart cannot be distinguished and defined by skin color. Therefore, the semantics of black and white are ambiguous, "not straight or curled", but a more complex and mysterious issue that requires careful and in-depth exploration.
3. About political correctness
*Chapter 51*: \We arrived in England, which is a white country. Some white people are very good and organized an anti-slavery missionary association.
\Ah, Celie. There are black people in the world who want us to master knowledge! They want us to grow and see the light!
\A doctor (a black man) gave us a physical examination, and the New York Missionary Society gave us and the village where we would settle some medicines. The Missionary Association is run by white people. They don't talk about caring about Africa, they only talk about responsibilities and responsibilities. Not far from our village there is a white female missionary who has been living in Africa for twenty years. It is said that the locals loved her very much, even though she considered them to be a completely different race from what she called Europeans.
To sum up, skin color and gender cannot distinguish people's character, and any one-sided stereotypes and labels cannot define the purest and most original soul in human nature.
4. Enlightenment
The ignorant people endure endless oppression, but regard this humiliation as a virtue. They rejected the light and refused to learn any external knowledge. They were riddled with diseases and were in a state of depression, both mentally and physically. They believe in the devil and worship the dead. They cannot read or write.
The preacher Samuel wept for this. He loved these compatriots who had been betrayed and scattered, but he could not save them. These people hated him, hated him, and did not want to see him.
The squeeze of civilization is accelerating, and everything that is ignorant and backward will be buried. Behind the people who run out are ruins, and the dawn sun flickers in the eyes.
5. About the ending
Although... But...
Very warm.
The author takes readers to explore many hidden and untouchable things. They are so small that they will never be seen, and they are so huge that they are deep-rooted and eternal.
Although the ending was rushed and weak, it was a bit lame and brought the book down in no time. But it also detaches readers in time and slowly digests the emotions brought about by reading.
There is still a lot I want to say and write, but I'm too tired, so I'll stop here.
Read on 2025.1.14
This book is really good! This book was recommended by one sentence when I was watching a short video, and I started looking for this book. This book is about the awakening of black female consciousness. The novel has created many outstanding black women, including the tenacious Celie, the kind-hearted and free-spirited Nettie, the charming Shug, the brave and strong Sophia, Ms. Squeak who is looking for herself and pursuing her dream of singing, etc. It is worth reading. Under the tragic fate, at first Celie believed in God and wrote letters to God. Gradually, Nettie and Celie began to exchange letters. Celie began to understand that God in her heart would support her in doing the things she likes. Later, instead of writing to God, Celie tried to write to Nettie. These letters are the process that promotes the plot of the story and is also the process of Celie's search for herself. Including Mr. So-and-so described in the book, he had no name at first, but as he thought deeply about himself, his name gradually appeared in the book. Happily, even though we experienced all kinds of ups and downs along the way, the final ending ushered in a happy reunion. Celie has her own career, and Nettie also has a sisterly reunion after fulfilling her dream of being a missionary. Many black women in the book dare to fight for their own rights, dare to put aside stereotypes and pursue their own careers, dare to be themselves, and dare to resist the shackles of society at that time. It is these courageous women who have left a mark in history and made outstanding contributions to the path of equality between men and women. As women in the new era, why don't we continue to carry this banner and save thousands of suffering women from fire and water without hesitation? Come on! Girls Help Girls!
What a great book! This tells us that after a woman has experienced some injuries that are currently considered unforgivable, she should not be bound to death by men and the world, but should have the courage to live boldly and freely.
A very beautiful and easy to read book, I read it in one sitting. It talks about women, struggle, love, and life. Another design I like is that the man whose head has not been hit by the drill does not have a name, only a certain person.
This book touched me very much. Celie's experience reminded me of the plight of many women. Her awakening and struggle were really inspiring. I think every woman should read this book, it will make us more courageous to pursue our own independence and freedom. Just like the book says "dedication to the spirit", we need such spiritual strength to face the difficulties in life.
Live for yourself. No matter what gender or country you are from, please live for yourself. You will feel happy.
Looking for light in the darkness, the light is so dazzling and obvious in the darkness, but it is also difficult to find.
Nettie said to Celie, you have to fight, you have to fight. Celie has to fight for herself to truly escape from the suffering and kill the evil ghost. Celie is not a fool or blind. She can see Sophia's strength and pride, Shug's beauty, freedom and bravery, and Nettie's intelligence and tenacity. Later, she broke out of the prison cage, made a living on her own, let go of those who had hurt her, let go of the past, and waited for her sister Nettie and her two children, whom she had not seen for decades, to reunite on the day of reunion.
The ending is happy, but in reality the struggle is still going on. It will not end with one person. Correction must be excessive, but correction is not enough, so the struggle must end with everyone.
Hope we can all escape the prison
I hope that every woman who pursues freedom and independence can shine and strengthen herself.
It's so good. Celie has awakened and Nettie has come home. They will always be together🥹
A woman's life goes from numb to vivid.
This is a good book. They are strong, they are hardworking, they are excellent, and they are brave. Face difficulties but move forward bravely.
So pretty woo woo woo
A very classic novel!
I bought the physical book, it looks good
This book describes the women of the previous era, which is deplorable. In the first few chapters, I still didn't understand it, but as I went on, I understood it better.
Great, suffering does not destroy hope
It is very interesting and interesting. It is a powerful and shocking book about the process of black women from ideological ignorance to awakening.
Very good. I don't think it's a bad thing to have a happy ending. It's a yearning and expectation for good things. A complex and multi-faceted character.
Read the original work for the movie
It is some people with strong self-awareness who are changing the unfair world. They are Sophia and Shug. They don't care about other people's opinions and firmly speak and walk in their own way. But there are not only women in the world who keep shouting to keep moving forward. Let's also give a shout-out to the "Xilis". Perhaps their growth environment has created their numbness, making them completely helpless about their own destiny. I understand their silence and cowardice, and bless them for the first step they take for themselves.
2025.1.8 20:49 The first book I read at the beginning of the new year, I felt very good, except for the ending ★4.3 1. About the portrayal of lesbianism and best-selling feminist novels in Europe and the United States Regarding the image of lesbians in feminist novels, I always want to complain about the recent best-selling European and American feminist novels. White daughters in their forties have cheating husbands and do not mention divorce. When they meet a black woman, they bravely divorce. The way for two people to save each other is to fall in love. Almost all the popular models are in this mode, which is the same as one-to-one copy and paste. White women would rather be restrained than enjoy patriarchal power. When they fall in love, they drag black women together to enjoy the privileges of white women. This feeling is on the same level as Chinese novels about the domineering wife and the spoiled wife. The portrayal of lesbians in "The Color Purple" is explained from the beginning. My love for Shug is not about a husband cheating on a straight woman. The story of Shug Avery is more like the embodiment of freedom and liberation for "me". "I" want to see what the outside world is like, want to know what possibilities I have if I fight, and want to find my untouchable freedom and human dignity from Shug. Mr. So-and-so said that "I" are like a little bird, and as a reader, I think Shug is the direction the bird flies out of the cage. She gives "me" a sense of security, dignity as a human being and a woman, and an extremely sweet and good life. Their love contains physical passion, but it also contains Platonic spiritual symbols. 2. Belief "I" would write letters to God for a long time, piously pouring out my misery and helplessness, but after slowly awakening my self-awareness, I found that this belief was not solid and could not change everything. ——"Yeah, I said, he also gave me a lynched father, a crazy mother, a despicable bastard stepfather, and a sister I may never see again in this life. Anyway, I said, the God I have been praying to and writing to is a man. He does the same things as all the men I know. He is boring, forgetful, and mean." Faith is more like a stable, powerful and solid support from the heart, which makes people feel at ease because of the strength of the self-core. Among a large number of religious texts, there is one paragraph that I have specially saved as a footnote, "But the real white people were elsewhere at that time. So the Bible says that the hair of Jesus Christ was like the hair of a lamb. The hair of the lamb was not straight, Celie, and it was not curly." Personal thoughts: Is the author here using language to vaguely define another kind of boundary? "White" and "black" are the fundamental qualities of human nature, not skin color. The dirt and beauty of the human heart cannot be distinguished and defined by skin color. Therefore, the semantics of black and white are ambiguous, "not straight or curled", but a more complex and mysterious issue that requires careful and in-depth exploration. 3. About political correctness *Chapter 51*: \We arrived in England, which is a white country. Some white people are very good and organized an anti-slavery missionary association. \Ah, Celie. There are black people in the world who want us to master knowledge! They want us to grow and see the light! \A doctor (a black man) gave us a physical examination, and the New York Missionary Society gave us and the village where we would settle some medicines. The Missionary Association is run by white people. They don't talk about caring about Africa, they only talk about responsibilities and responsibilities. Not far from our village there is a white female missionary who has been living in Africa for twenty years. It is said that the locals loved her very much, even though she considered them to be a completely different race from what she called Europeans. To sum up, skin color and gender cannot distinguish people's character, and any one-sided stereotypes and labels cannot define the purest and most original soul in human nature. 4. Enlightenment The ignorant people endure endless oppression, but regard this humiliation as a virtue. They rejected the light and refused to learn any external knowledge. They were riddled with diseases and were in a state of depression, both mentally and physically. They believe in the devil and worship the dead. They cannot read or write. The preacher Samuel wept for this. He loved these compatriots who had been betrayed and scattered, but he could not save them. These people hated him, hated him, and did not want to see him. The squeeze of civilization is accelerating, and everything that is ignorant and backward will be buried. Behind the people who run out are ruins, and the dawn sun flickers in the eyes. 5. About the ending Although... But... Very warm. The author takes readers to explore many hidden and untouchable things. They are so small that they will never be seen, and they are so huge that they are deep-rooted and eternal. Although the ending was rushed and weak, it was a bit lame and brought the book down in no time. But it also detaches readers in time and slowly digests the emotions brought about by reading. There is still a lot I want to say and write, but I'm too tired, so I'll stop here.
Read on 2025.1.14 This book is really good! This book was recommended by one sentence when I was watching a short video, and I started looking for this book. This book is about the awakening of black female consciousness. The novel has created many outstanding black women, including the tenacious Celie, the kind-hearted and free-spirited Nettie, the charming Shug, the brave and strong Sophia, Ms. Squeak who is looking for herself and pursuing her dream of singing, etc. It is worth reading. Under the tragic fate, at first Celie believed in God and wrote letters to God. Gradually, Nettie and Celie began to exchange letters. Celie began to understand that God in her heart would support her in doing the things she likes. Later, instead of writing to God, Celie tried to write to Nettie. These letters are the process that promotes the plot of the story and is also the process of Celie's search for herself. Including Mr. So-and-so described in the book, he had no name at first, but as he thought deeply about himself, his name gradually appeared in the book. Happily, even though we experienced all kinds of ups and downs along the way, the final ending ushered in a happy reunion. Celie has her own career, and Nettie also has a sisterly reunion after fulfilling her dream of being a missionary. Many black women in the book dare to fight for their own rights, dare to put aside stereotypes and pursue their own careers, dare to be themselves, and dare to resist the shackles of society at that time. It is these courageous women who have left a mark in history and made outstanding contributions to the path of equality between men and women. As women in the new era, why don't we continue to carry this banner and save thousands of suffering women from fire and water without hesitation? Come on! Girls Help Girls!
What a great book! This tells us that after a woman has experienced some injuries that are currently considered unforgivable, she should not be bound to death by men and the world, but should have the courage to live boldly and freely.
A very beautiful and easy to read book, I read it in one sitting. It talks about women, struggle, love, and life. Another design I like is that the man whose head has not been hit by the drill does not have a name, only a certain person.
This book touched me very much. Celie's experience reminded me of the plight of many women. Her awakening and struggle were really inspiring. I think every woman should read this book, it will make us more courageous to pursue our own independence and freedom. Just like the book says "dedication to the spirit", we need such spiritual strength to face the difficulties in life.
Live for yourself. No matter what gender or country you are from, please live for yourself. You will feel happy.
Looking for light in the darkness, the light is so dazzling and obvious in the darkness, but it is also difficult to find. Nettie said to Celie, you have to fight, you have to fight. Celie has to fight for herself to truly escape from the suffering and kill the evil ghost. Celie is not a fool or blind. She can see Sophia's strength and pride, Shug's beauty, freedom and bravery, and Nettie's intelligence and tenacity. Later, she broke out of the prison cage, made a living on her own, let go of those who had hurt her, let go of the past, and waited for her sister Nettie and her two children, whom she had not seen for decades, to reunite on the day of reunion. The ending is happy, but in reality the struggle is still going on. It will not end with one person. Correction must be excessive, but correction is not enough, so the struggle must end with everyone. Hope we can all escape the prison
I hope that every woman who pursues freedom and independence can shine and strengthen herself.
It's so good. Celie has awakened and Nettie has come home. They will always be together🥹
A woman's life goes from numb to vivid.
This is a good book. They are strong, they are hardworking, they are excellent, and they are brave. Face difficulties but move forward bravely.
So pretty woo woo woo
A very classic novel!
I bought the physical book, it looks good
This book describes the women of the previous era, which is deplorable. In the first few chapters, I still didn't understand it, but as I went on, I understood it better.
Great, suffering does not destroy hope
It is very interesting and interesting. It is a powerful and shocking book about the process of black women from ideological ignorance to awakening.
Very good. I don't think it's a bad thing to have a happy ending. It's a yearning and expectation for good things. A complex and multi-faceted character. Read the original work for the movie