The Color Purple was intriguing to me because the time was back when whites and blacks didn't get along. If I can read a novel that is from generations ago and it sparks my interest then it's a good book. The novel is written in first person narrative style by a character name Celie. I am a religious person so I had pleasure in how she prayed to God everyday telling him everything that went on with her life. The story sequences every day of Celie's life until she is on her own. The reader follows Celie as she is forced to get married to a man name Albert. In the time that she is married she moves in with Albert which deprives her from her sister Nettie, the only person who loves her. I feel Celie's misery when she deals with Albert and his children, and I feel Celie's rhapsody when she gets to relive life with her sister Nettie again. Alongside the characters feel to the story, I took pleasure in Alice's style of writing. She writes slang just the way the people do in real life. Celie and Albert's actions were believable because they acted just like married couples do in the present. The plot was absolutely intriguing because it made the story compare more to the real life. I finally caught the movie on TV and the imagery from the book was outstandingly credible. The imagery from the book went perfect with the movie. The main theme of the story is to stand up for your rights.

One of the key reasons I picked up this book is because I had seen the movie, and I still did not understand the underlying message of what "The Color Purple" meant. For years, I never know what the TITLE meant. But, after reading the book, watching the movie and asking a handful of people, I am enlightened. Often times, purple as a color is overlooked because the other colors are simply more popular. However, God made purple just as he made all of the other colors, and, it too is beautiful and unique. God gets upset when you overlook the color purple and revel in the rest of the colors. Celie is much like the color purple. She is a beautiful person, but because she may not be as popular or as beautiful as other women who coexist with her, she is overlooked, and it upsets God, as the reader will come to find out.

This book is truly interesting. Celie's life is given to the reader as extremely difficult. She is raped at a young age by who she thought was her father, and then seperated from her sister, Nettie. This is very detrimental to Celie and Nettie because they love each other unconditionally. The sisters never forget each other because they write letters to each other throughout the book. One of this books downsides is that it was written as letters and Celie has bad vernacular. I know it is supposed to draw the reader closer to the character, but for me, it made it more difficult. Celie gets into a relationship with Mr.__________, a man who does not really love her. He still loves someone he had a fling with, Shug. Shug seemingly has everyone wrapped around her fingers. She and Celie begin a relationship, and Celie falls in love with her. Celie is not necessarily a lesbian, but to feel such sincere love come from someone, she could not resist.

Celie goes through much turmoil as the book progresses, and she has to do it without Nettie. Will Mr.____________ ever come to love Celie? Will she and Nettie ever reunite? What becomes of she and Shug's relationship? All of these questions are answered in this compelling read. There are many lessons to learn and many laughs during this book. I recommend it to someone looking for an intriguing read.