| Nettie teaches her sister Celie to read and write after Celie is forced to leave school because she's pregnant with their father's child. In return, Celie protects Nettie from their father. But that's just the beginning of the story. Celie marries and it is then that she meets Blues singer Shug Avery. Shug is Celie's husband's lover who has come to stay while she recovers from sickness. Ironically, Shug Avery becomes Celie's second teacher by showing Celie her own strengths and even teaching her about sexuality.
This book deals with feminism, homosexual relationships, abuse of a sexual, physical, and verbal nature, incest, murder and a myriad of other subjects. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Ethnic/Regional/Religion Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes Woman's story? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - below average Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Africa Yes Kind of Africa: - Black Africa Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - farm Small town? Yes Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - lesbians! - Boob talk! - rape/molest Lot of foul language? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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