The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Letter 6. Celie asks her stepmother who Shug Avery is. Her stepmother gets a picture of Shug , which Celie finds entrancing. Celie sleeps Letter The sisters report that Mr.
The sisters complain about Shug Avery , saying that, as a singer, she is conceited, untrustworthy, and a woman who loves Shug is coming to town to sing. Celie sees a copy of the bill advertising Shug 's show. Celie wants to go: not to dance or drink, but just for a chance When he comes home, without Shug , he is distraught. Celie wants to hear about her—what Celie believes that Mr. Shug Avery is sick, and everyone in town blames her illness on her "wild," independent ways Celie is excited that Shug is coming to stay with them—so excited, she can barely speak to Shug as Shug In her sickness, Shug lies in bed in Mr.
When Celie talks to Mr. Even though Shug has been his lover, and they have had three children together, Mr. Shug asks if Celie has children; Celie replies that she has two, but that she does Celie cooks a large breakfast for the family—eggs, biscuits, ham—and asks if Shug would like some. Shug says no, that she only wants coffee and cigarettes. Celie leaves Celie helps Shug by combing out her hair, which hasn't been combed for a very long time, and Tobias, Mr. He asks about Shug 's health and talks about his wife, Margaret, who, he claims, doesn't work as hard as Shug comes out and says hello to Tobias.
She then tries to learn to sew from Celie have begun working on a large quilt that Celie wants either to give to Shug or to keep for herself. She wishes to give it to Shug only if it Sofia complains, to Celie, that Harpo too thinks only of himself Swain playing some songs on weekends, but there are very few customers in the beginning.
Shug , whose nickname is the Queen Honeybee, comes down from Celie's house to check out the Shug prepares to sing one night, and Celie and Mr. Shug sings a few songs, much to Celie's delight. But Celie enjoys looking at Shug so Shug begins growing stronger, and tells Celie it will soon be time for her to leave Shug asks why Mr. Shug begins staying in Mr. Shug asks Celie Shug asks Celie if she has touched her own clitoris, or if she knows that doing Afterward, Celie repeats that she does not mind when Shug sleeps with Mr.
But Celie then admits, in the letter to God, that when At dinner later, Mr. Shug , Mr. One day Shug sends a letter to Mr. Shug shows Mr. Although Shug does not want to marry Albert, she believes in their love.
Knowing that he will always choose her over his wife, Shug remains his lover, gliding in and out of his life as she pleases.
When she discovers Albert's true nature—his cowardliness—she rejects him and develops a relationship with his wife, Celie. View all related items in Oxford Reference ». Search for: 'Shug Avery' in Oxford Reference ». All Rights Reserved. Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a PDF of a single entry from a reference work in OR for personal use for details see Privacy Policy and Legal Notice.
Oxford Reference. She is originality. She is a changer, and she effects the most change, ultimately, not on herself, but on Celie. By being an original, a unique kind of black woman in this novel, one of the things that strikes us most forcefully about Shug is her original concept of God — particularly when compared to the limited concept of the God whom Celie believes in.
Shug realizes that although churchgoers may condemn her and her glowing lifestyle, God himself, or itself, does not condemn her — because he, or it, is everything. Shug postulates that it is a sin to be miserable and unappreciative of the world and its beauty. Finally, Shug is the color purple personified. She is both red and blue simultaneously. Red represents jazz and life, and the blues' origins are in misery and disappointment.
Together, red and blue create purple. Previous Celie. Celie : He beat me for not being you. Shug : [to Celie] You sho' is ugly! Shug : That means you still a virgin. Celie : Yeah, because don't nobody love me. Shug : I love you. Shug : You sho is ugly. Shug : I's married now! I's married now! Shug : Do you mind if Albert sleep with me? Celie : Do you like sleeping with him? Sign In. The Color Purple Showing all 16 items. Jump to: Photos 4 Quotes Create a list ».
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