Celie’s biological father was lynched by white competitors in his neighborhood who could not contain their outrage that a black man was prospering more than them in business, and the shock of the incident made Celie’s mother lose her mind. We see later in the novel that Alphonso is indeed not Celie’s father but her stepfather. While we process the cruelty of her abusive father, as the novel progresses, we see that it was the society that left Celie vulnerable to the cruelty of the predator who is meant to be her father. It begins with the story of a girl called Celie who is deprived of education, comfort, and the simple pleasures of childhood by a cruel and predatory father, Alphonso, who rapes her. While the story will likely interest everyone who reads the book, it will especially appeal to black people and people of other races who sympathize with the racial struggles of black people. In my opinion, the best thing about The Color Purple is its story. The Color Purple is Alice Walker’s most famous novel and is rightly so because of the powerful story of individual and societal struggles it tells through the experiences of great characters.
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