The peripeteia- the color purple

Every person goes through some kind of change in his or her lifetime, sometimes for the better but other times for the worse, nevertheless it is important for people to always believe in themselves and to know that all change happens for a reason, but it is the reaction towards that transformation that will decide the outcome of the individuals future.

Firstly the change in this novel is very sudden and it happens when Celie chooses to move away with her new beloved friend Shug, who is the only person Celie loves besides her sister Nettie. It was in this precise moment that Celie stopped being the withdrawn women who does not know how to defend herself, she was know ready to stand up for herself in front of her abusive husband and show him that she will not tolerate to live under the circumstances she has lived so far, abused and mistreated. This was the moment that I was waiting for throughout the novel and I knew that Celie had the strength and courage within herself to do something that she wanted to do for once in her life.

Secondly she was not the quiet and stupid little woman that people in her life had told her she was. This was the moment when she realized that she was worthy of something and someone better and based on that she decided to change the outcome of her future. Celie took control of her destiny and no one could stand in her way. This particular situation left everyone surprised and amazed and no one could believe that Celie was taking destiny into her own hands.

Moreover even though the change came suddenly I personally believe that it had been building up in her for a while, but that she waited for the right moment to show everyone that she was not just a doormat they could step over and also to show her “husband” that he did not control her anymore and that she was the boss of herself.

Furthermore when it came to the ending I was very surprised that Celie and her ex husband actually became friends and shared long conversations with each other. I thought that they would not talk or spend any time together after she left him, but he became very nice towards her and they had one big thing in common, they both loved Shug very much and that was one of the factors that brought them closer. In the very ending Celie finally reunited with her sister and I was so glad that the reunion happened and that they finally got to meet each other after all these years, it was wonderful.

For a while Celie did not know if Nettie was alive or dead and I feared that she would never get the chance to meet her beloved sister again, however not only did she reunite with her sister but she also got to meet her children for the first time. The novel ended with a huge barbeque and the whole family was gathered, furthermore I was very content with the ending because Celie became a stronger person and finally had all of her loved ones at her side. 

To conclude I believe that the message of the title is, that it is important for people to always stand up for themselves in various situations. In the novel it is mostly woman that are mistreated by men and they are also very powerless and are supposed to obey their husband and not have any opinions of their own, however there is also a mistreatment towards the black population. In that way the novel does not only show the mistreatment of women but also  racism that existed in society.  The novel shows the injustices that occurred among people with different gender, ethnicity and so on, these problems still exist in some countries sadly enough. To continue the book wants to convey the message that people should always fight for their own rights and stand up for themselves even though there are many injustices, just like Celie did.  

Finally the color purple was mentioned a couple of times in the novel but I still do not know why the author chose this particular title for the novel, it was not revealed in the book as I thought it would be.