There is so much that Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple gives a reader to reflect on. Celie’s difficult life which is uncovered throughout the novel exposes her rape and bearing of children from her stepfather at a young age...
...Married to a man "Mr." who does not love or care for her, she still finds love in Shug, a woman who is also loved dearly by her husband. Nettie who runs away from home and becomes a missionary travels to Africa to teach the Olinka tribe although later face difficulties of a changing society. She eventually reunites with her sister Celie as well as returns Celie’s children home.