In the book "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, there are many symbols of purple such as the flowers which Celie and Shug walk by, the color of Celie's room, a little purple frog which Celie has, the "plum" color of Shug's nipples, etc. These symbols are representative of 'lesbian love' as well as a portrayal of the bruises that are purple that Celie receives representing sadness and a purple melancholy. Purple can also be thought to the colr of passionate renewal which is representative of the relationship between Shug and Celie's love affair. If you take this concept a step further, Purple is derived from the color red and the color blue. Blue is symbolic of Celie as an individual in the following ways: her navy clothing, sadness, melancholy and being beaten black and blue. Red is represented by Shug in the following ways: red is passionate and sultry (characteristics of Shug's personality), she wears a red dress, red shoes and carries a red bag. Red is the color of adultry and sexual passion. The two colors of red and blue representative of Shug and Celie mix together to form purple which is theri love affair "lesbian love".
Tiffany Noojin
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