My thought on The Color Purple By Alice Walker

This book is about a young African- American teenager named Celie who lives in a segregated era, raped and abused by her stepfather and has two children by him which he tookfrom her arms minutes after their birth. She has a little sister named Nettie that she tries to protect from their stepfather but Celie is traded off to marry a local farmer who has multiple children by a deceased wife. Celie is controlled, misused and abused by her husband also known as " Mista " and his children. He takes the only people who loves her away and brings her to her lowest point until she meets two extraordinary women who gives her new inspiration, courage and a new look on life. Celie decided to overcome obstacles, pain and turmoil, stood her ground and fought to be reunited with her long lost sister and children whom she thought was dead that were now living in Africa with a pastor and his wife from their hometown. The emotions I got from this text was anger from racial controversy and how color made an extreme difference in that time era and how racism still exsists today. Alsoo the abuse, neglect and unfair treatment of women being used as maids, cooks, sex slaves and punching bags. Also to know that a woman's worth back then was zero to none in the eye's of men. Most of the language in this novel is ebonically written and spoken how it sounded instead of proper grammar. The big issue in this novel for me was racism, prejudicy against womens right and segregation. I've learned from this text that we are more fortunate in this day and age even though racism, segregation and abuse still exsists in certain cities, states and countries. We now live in a more modern world where racism and segregation is not and will not be tolerated but  yet some people still live and believe that it is the way to be and still plays a major part in their everyday life.