Celies Life and Hard Times. :: English Literature

Celies Life and Hard Times.Alice Walker vividly portrays the sad however apparent reality of life inthe black rural communities of the States during the mid-twentiethcentury. It is a time when the impacts of slavery are still prevalent.The alliances within families - as reflected in the novel - alsofeel this impact. In search of a means to overcome their inferiorityin a society reign by whites, men usually have their womenfolkprovide them with the feeling of greatness that they desire (such asthe practice of addressing their husbands as Mr.______). This attitudetowards women is made open-and-shut on the very first page, depictingCelies perception of her stepfather, He never had a kine word to sayto me. Just say You gonna do what your mammy wouldnt (1).As Celies life progresses, having given birth to two children - twainof whom were taken away by her father - she is wed to Mr.______unceremoniously. Pa, one the behind that she was too young, rejectedthe request for Netties hand in marriage to Mr.______. sort of heoffers Celie, claiming she was the more viable candidate on thefollowing reasonShe ugly. He say. But she aint no stranger to hard work. And sheclean. And God indomitable her. You can do everything just like you want toand she aint gonna make you consume it or clothe it. (9)Beginning from that day on Celies life took an ever-downward leanturn. She endures seeing Olivia with a new mother, the animosity ofHarpo, taking care of Mr. ______s children, and his abuse. Herrelationship with Mr.______ is such that it could hardly be called amarriage. She was to do just as he said, without so much as uttering aword of disagreement. She no longer possesses a zeal for life Mylife stop when I left home . . . (85). Each day is just another undertakingDuring this time Nettie had also experiences some trouble at home withPa. aft(prenominal) she realizes that to remain at home any longer would be acompromise to her safety she runs away to Mr.______s home. The re sheis welcome since Mr.______ still thinks Nettie to be very attractive -but for a while only - as Nettie does not give in to his demands.When Mr.______ drives Nettie away, Celie experiences a loss so grave that it would take many years to undo the damage done. Upuntil that pegleg in Celies life none had ever expressed any citeover herself. It was Nettie who ensured that Celie was literate, thatCelie received an education, that Celie was not pushed around by