struggles, Shug being labeled a tramp, Celie raped and abused, Sofia thrown in jail, and Squeak emotionally abused and raped, the idea of living to get a man seems silly. black, I may be ugly and THEME “I’m pore, I’m can’t cook, a voice say to everything listening. But Part of truly loving and accepting yourself (Walker 207). means accepting your flaws, and in this quote, I’m here” Celie is proclaiming that she openly accepts these flaws, and that despite them, not she’s going anywhere. In this climactic scene, Celie finally has the strength and confidence to place the traits that once plagued her on the back burner to make room for her empowered self. sit in the dining room making pants after SYMBOLISM “I pants. I got pants now in every color and size In this novel, sewing/quilting is symbolic of under the sun. Since us started making pants bringing people and things together. In this down home, I been able to stop. I case, Celie is bringing her life together. She is ain’t change the cloth, I change the print, I change fully realizing that as an woman, the waist, I change the pocket. I change the just as she can change anything she wants hem, I change the fullness of the leg. I make about the pants, she can be the stimulus for so many pants Shug (Walker 211). change in her own life. By starting up her own tease me” pants company, she is taking advantage of all
struggles, Shug being labeled a tramp, Celie raped and abused, Sofia thrown in jail, and Squeak emotionally abused and raped, the idea of living to get a man seems silly. “I’m pore, I’m black, I may be ugly and can’t cook, a voice say to everything listening. But I’m here” (Walker 207). THEME Part of truly loving and accepting yourself means accepting your flaws, and in this quote, Celie is proclaiming that she openly accepts these flaws, and that despite them, she’s not going anywhere. In this climactic scene, Celie finally has the strength and confidence to place the traits that once plagued her on the back burner to make room for her self. “I sit in the dining room making pants after pants. I got pants now in every color and size under the sun. Since us started making pants down home, I ain’t been able to stop. I change the cloth, I change the print, I change the waist, I change the pocket. I change the hem, I change the fullness of the leg. I make so many pants Shug tease me” (Walker 211). SYMBOLISM In this novel, sewing/quilting is symbolic of bringing people and things together. In this case, Celie is bringing her life together. She is fully realizing that as an empowered woman, just as she can change anything she wants about the pants, she can be the stimulus for change in her own life. By starting up her own pants company, she is taking advantage of all
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