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Celies Relationships in 'A Colour Purple'


            What do you learn of Celie's relationships with other characters from pages 95-105?.
             During these 10 pages, we learn more of Celie's relationships, particularly with Shug Avery. .
             Immediately on page 95 we notice some changes in the attitude of Celie towards Shug Avery and Mr __. On page 95 Celie and Shug seem to be talking on a much more personal level in comparison to how they communicated when they first met. They talk in the way that two close friends would and discuss their love affairs, as well as sex. After Shug explains how her and Grady, her new partner met, Celie writes "Mr. __ feelings hurt, I say. I don't mention mine" This shows that she is obviously feeling hurt and left out by the fact that Shug is in love with someone else, perhaps even slightly envious. This gives us a new insight into the feelings Celie has for Shug Avery, suggesting that she is perhaps even jealous of Shug's new relationship. It seems that this jealousy is strong initially, but then dissipates on the next page.
             On page 96 an even more surprising revelation occurs. After Mr. __ and Grady go out together Shug asks the presumably innocent question of does Celie want to sleep with her. After Celie describes an emotional tale of her childhood rape, one thing leads to another and sympathy from Shug turns into affection, and then to an actual sexual experience. Celie is sharing her deepest personal experiences with Shug which tells us that their relationship has grown much further than that of two friends, to the point when which Shug actually confesses her love for Celie. It is evident from page 98 that Celie is in love with Shug, and almost completely confirms the assumption we have felt from the beginning of the book; that Celie is homosexual. There have been a number of implications throughout the book, but when Celie says "It feel like heaven is what it feel like, not like sleeping with Mr. __ at all" on page 98.


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