Color Purple- God

In the novel, The Color Purple, written by Alice Walker, the main character Celie begins the book by writing letters addressed to God. Celie used to write to God to express her every thought, question, and/or idea. Because of the hard life that Celie faced and had to endure with, she did not have many people to confide in. She began by writing her letters to God because he was the only person that …

…she gets better, Celie looks for a “real” person to write towards. Since Celie is expressing more now, she looks for someone she knows exists, being Nettie. Nettie still has a powerful role in Celie’s life as God did, because Celie looked up to her little sister Nettie and with her gradual improvement she learns to find trust in Nettie. This is why Celie decides to address her letters differently, from God to Nettie.