Jaimee Martin

Why do you think the author chose them to be the narrator? How does their perspective change the story? What does it add? What is your opinion of them? Why? Include at least one quote in your answer. The above quotes should be used to support your answer to the above questions and should be fully introduce and discussed.

                Alice Walker tells a beautiful story for the perspective of someone who is perceived as not so beautiful and her life somewhat reflects that. I believe she chose Celie to narrate this book due to how people see her. I think Celie narrates to show that she is more to herself than just a face. She has feelings, she has needs, and she wants to be content with her life. In the beginning, she just wants to know why things happen in her life, “Dear God, I am fourteen years old. I am I have been a good girl. Maybe you can give me a sign letting me know what is happening to me” (Walker 1).  As we go through the book, she starts to get a grip on her life. Walker chose Celie to show that everyone goes through things in their life, and sometimes you may not understand why it happens, but in the end your life can be the way you want it to turn out. Celie is not privileged. She isn’t the prettiest face. She isn’t the smartest. At the end of the book, she has everything she wants.

                Celie’s perspective changes when Shug Avery comes into the picture. She changes from being quite a Debby Downer to Little Miss Sunshine. It shows what love can do to a person. It adds to the story by showing that, even the ugliest or uneducated people can have a happy life, it just can happen at different times in your life. My opinion of Celie has defiantly altered from when I began reading this book. She has changed so much within the time period of this book and to be completely honest, I became proud of Celie. I was proud when she left Mr._____. I was proud when Shug and she went to live together and she could peruse something she loved doing; making pants. I was discouraged in the beginning of the book due to what she went through and how she lived to becoming proud of who Celie became. This book goes to show, your life experiences are not who you are, they help create who you’re going to be in the end.