1. Celie in The Color Purple
... without any resistance. She was objectified and used for sex by her father until the day she was married off, where she was then treated the same by her husband, Albert. "[Pa] never had a kine word to say to me. Just say You gonna do what your mammy wouldn't You better shut up and git used to it" (Walker ... me, or just my color?" (Walker 97). "Bright skin" is cherished, because it is better than the dark skin, which causes so much trouble and according to Albert's sister, is the reason why his first wife was murdered. Like most black people in the South during that time, Celie and ... ...
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- Grade Level: High School