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**The Color Purple-Alice Walker**  **Celie is not aloud to go and see Shug sing. When Mr._ comes home, he is very depressed and does not talk much. When Mr._ finds out that Shug is very sick and no one will take her in, he goes out and brings her home. Celie and Shug get to be close friends, and Celie does not want her to leave because when Shug is not there, Mr._ beats her. Shug decides to stay longer till she finds out if Mr._ will beat her anymore. Harpo, one of Mr.___’s sons, gets married and has a good life, but when his wife stands up for herself, he does not know what to do. Celie and Mr._ tell him to beat her. So he tries, but she is too strong. Harpo tries to become bigger and stronger, but in the end his wife leaves him. Shug finds a job in town, and is now staying. Some new characters are Har** **po’s new wife, and his old wife’s new husband. His old wife, Sofia, is put in jail for hitting the mayor. His new wife, Squeaky, tries do get her released, but it doesn’t work. Sofia ends up having to be the maid for the mayor’s wife. The language of this novel is hard to understand, because the characters in this book don’t know proper English. They use a lot of slang, and it is very difficult. This novel is aimed towards an older age group, because it is difficult to understand, and there are some “not good” parts in it.**