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.
Alice Walker, the author of The Color Purple, chose Celie as her narrator. I believe she chose her because of all the tragedy she went through. Her life was hard from the beginning, for she was raped by her father as a child. He seemed to take his sexual frustrations out on Celie because her mother was sick. Her stepfather once said to her: "You better not never tell nobody but God. it'd kill your mammy" (Walker 1). Celie's life definitely could not and did not get better until she made a change. Courage was a big theme throughout the book, and Celie showed it in ways you do not usually see. For example, Celie endured many gender discrimination issue within her own home. While this was happening, she still managed to do housework for the men treated the women so terribly. She is the face for women of this time period, and Walker wanted the message of courage to be portrayed that way.
Celie's perspective definitely changes the story. We see everything that happens through her eyes, for we could have missed some aspects if Celie happened not to write them down. She had her own opinions and problems that shaped what the story was all about. One this that it did add was the parts where we saw the letters Nettie wrote. This was a neat aspect that definitely made the story more interesting to me. I overall liked the way Alice Walker decided to tell this story. The letter format made it seem more intimate and real.
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