After Celie found out that Alphonso was not her father and she Shug go to the family cemetery to look for her parent’s grave but found no markers. When I read this part, I was able to relate because my family also have an old field where most of my relatives are buried without any markers. Just a few bits of paper drawn up to explain where this uncle or that aunt was in the big field.
I especially remember digging the grave for my uncle Phillip who was not loved by the time he died. He was pretty much like Mr. _____ when it came to his ability to interact with others. After he was returned to the family, my father said to his wife (which was his sister May) that the man was still entitled to be buried properly. My father and I went to