The Color Purple | Summary
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In The Color Purple, the story is told through letters. The only sentences outside the letters are the first two: "You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy." Silenced forever, the main character, fourteen-year-old Celie, writes letters to God. Her father has raped her, and she has two children, a girl and a boy, whom "Pa" took away from her. Celie's mother has died and Pa is looking too much at her little sister, Nettie.
Mr. wants to marry Nettie but Pa rejects him because of the Mr.'s scandals with Shug Avery, a blues singer....
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The Color Purple: Summary and Analysis
- Letters 1–9: Summary and Analysis
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- Letters 13-18: Summary and Analysis
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- Letters 28–31: Summary and Analysis
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- Letters 61-63: Summary and Analysis
- Letters 64–69: Summary and Analysis
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- Letters 13-18: Questions and Answers
- Letters 19–21: Questions and Answers
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- Letters 32–36: Questions and Answers
- Letters 37-41: Questions and Answers
- Letters 42–44: Questions and Answers
- Letters 45–48: Questions and Answers
- Letters 49–51: Questions and Answers
- Letters 52–60: Questions and Answers
- Letters 61-63: Questions and Answers
- Letters 64–69: Questions and Answers
- Letters 70–73: Questions and Answers
- Letters 74–77: Questions and Answers
- Letters 78–79: Questions and Answers
- Letters 80–81: Questions and Answers
- Letters 82–85: Questions and Answers
- Letters 86–87: Questions and Answers
- Letters 88–90: Questions and Answers
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