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1、ThediscussionbetweenCelieandShug：leadstotherekindlingdcspitcyearsofCelie'sspirituality，ofabuseandneglect.AliceWalker'sTheColorPurpleweavesanintricatemosaicofwomenjoinedbytheirloveforeachother,themenwhoabusethem,andthechildrentheycarefor.Inthefirstfewletters,CelietellsGodthatshehasbeenraped
2、byherfatherandthatsheispregnantforthesecondtimewithhischild.Celie'smotherisquiteillandaftercursingCelie,dies,leavingCeliealonetofaceherfather.Celiethenturnsherattentiontoprotectinghersister,Nettie,fromherfather'ssexualadvances・CeliesoonmarriesMr.(latercalledAlbert)afterherfatherstrikesabar
3、gainwiththeolderwidower,andCeliefindsherselfinalovelessmarriage,caringforherhusband^fourchildrenandbeingregularlyrapedandbeaten.CeliebecomesfixatedonShugAvery,aglamorousbluessingerwhoisherhusband^mistress・Severalyearslater,CelieeagerlyacceptstheresponsibilityofnursingShugbacktohealth,thusb
4、eginningalifetimeoffriendshipandlovebetweenthetwowomen.TheoldestofCelie'sstepchildren,Harpo,marriesanindependentyoungwomen,Sofia,andsoonafter,CelieencouragesHarpotobeatherintosubmission,justasallmenhavebeatenCelie・SofialaterconfrontsCelieaboutthisbetrayal,butthatconfrontationleadstoadeepan
5、denduringsisterhood,andSofiaremainsanindependent,strongwomanthroughoutthenovel.Thetwowomencreatea“Sister'sChoice"quilttogether一thesymbolismofquiltspermeatesmuchofthenovel.Justasscrapsofclothcometogethertoformanew,strong,usefulproduct,so,too,canblackwomencometogethertoforgeasimilarstrongand
6、usefulbond.Sofialaterpunchesthetown'swhitemayor,anactthatlandsherinprisonandsnatchestheindependenceshesovalues・Bythistime,sheandHarpohavesplitupandtakenotherlovers,sothewomeninSofia'slifetakeontheresponsibilityofreleasingherfromjail.AnallianceformsbetweenCelie，Shug,Sofia'ssisters,andSqueak
7、,Harpo'smistress・WhentryingtohelpSofia,Squeakisrapedbyheruncle,theprisonwarden,butintellingherfriendsabouttherape,shebecomesstronger,insistingthatshewillnolongerbecalledbyhernicknameandbeginningtocomposeherownbluesmusic・Sofiaisabletoleaveprison,butshefindshers
