Color Purple Flashcards
What is Celie told by Mr. about telling other people?
‘You better not never tell nobody but God’
What will happen to Celie if she tells someone other than God?
It would ‘kill [her] mammy’
How does Celie describe Shug Avery in comparison to her mother?
‘she more evil than my mammy and that keep her alive’
What does Mr. tell Harpo to give Sophia?
‘a good sound beating’ to let her know who has ‘got the upper hand’.
What does Sophia say about having to fight all her life?
‘All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles.’
What does Sophia say about a girl ‘s safety in family?
‘a girl child ain’t safe in a family of men’
What does Mr. say about the cow she raised?
‘She can take that cow she raise down there back of the crib’
What does Celie say about knowing how to fight?
‘But I don’t know how to fight. All I know how to do is stay alive’
What does Mr say about Celie belonging to him?
‘You mine… you ain’t got no place’
What quote shows Mr’s change of attitude towards Celie at the end?
‘the old devil put his arms around [her]’ and they kept ‘each other company under the stars’
What quote shows female unity in TCP?
‘Us sleep like sisters, me and Shug’
What quote shows a change in gender attitudes in TCP?
‘The world is changing… It is no longer a world just for boys and men’
What quote shows Squeak’s transformation of identity?
‘She stand up. My name Mary Agnes, she say.’
What quote shows Mr’s inital behaviour in TCP?
‘He start to choke me, saying you better shut up and git used to it. But I don’t never git used to it.’
What are 3 key pages in TCP, and what happens in them?
Page 39- Sophia fighting
Page 59- Harpo eating
Page 62- Dog as a wife
