In four pages this essay considers the relationship between Shug and Celie in terms of how Shug reveals to the novel's protagonist how to become a strong and assertive black woman. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography.
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who has already made that journey, Shug. It is the contrast between these two women that helps to bring the character of both into sharp relief, and it
is through the example set by Shug that Celie sees what being black and female can mean. Shug helps Celie in her journey from being the insecure child that she
is at the beginning of the novel toward the assertive, confident woman that Celie becomes by middle age. When the novel opens Celie is fourteen, She has been
abused as a child. Celies supposed-father raped her repeatedly, always giving her the injunction, "You better not never tell nobody but God" (11). Like many abused children, she is compliant
and passive, a child who works hard and feels deeply, but has little regard for herself. Walker makes it clear that these characteristics are precisely what was expected of girls
during this period. Celie is also quite black, and she does not think of herself as pretty or attractive. However, even at this early point in Celies development, there are
indications that she possesses the potential for emotional growth. This is shown primarily through the subversive act of writing, which is the medium that Celie uses to try to make
some sense out of her life. There is also the close, intimate relationship that she has with her younger sister, Nettie. The
reader does not learn as much about the childhood and adolescence Shug, also known as Lillie Avery, While the reader meet Shug as a confident, self-assured adult. Her
nickname "Shug" is short for "sugar," which is just one more indication of her desirability. Nevertheless, it is also clear that she, too, has suffered in her life. Shug