Perseverant
Perseverance is defined as steady persistence in a course of action, in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. In my personal opinion perseverant (the adjective of perseverance) represents this story in many aspects. Almost every individual throughout The Color Purple by Alice Walker had to be perseverant, especially the stories main character Celie. Throughout the story Celie faced many obstacles she was mentally and physically abused, her loved ones were taken from her, and she was alone. Yet, through all her trials and tribulations she continued to live and look after others. She looked after kids that weren’t hers though they gave her a rough time, she cleaned and cooked for a man who abused her and did nothing but sit on his butt while she worked in the field, and took care of another woman whom her husband was having an affair with and upon first meeting Celie called her ugly. Yet, Celie continued to look out for them and not complain.
In addition to Celie her sister Nettie was perseverant. Though she was thousands of miles away from her sister in a foreign country she never stopped caring for her sister. She persisted in writing to Celie, though all the time she knew that Albert was withholding the letters from her sister, she even mentioned this fact in one of her letters to Celie. Shug was also perseverant in her singing career. Everyone was against her except for Albert who was in love with her and Celie whom admired her. Though people thought she was a no good woman it didn’t stop her at all from singing and enjoying her life as she wanted to. In the story Shug tells about her kids and how they didn’t stop her from enjoying her life and doing what she wanted. Sofia also was persistent no one could overcome her she made sure Harpo knew he could not oppress her, and even after she was beaten, sent to prison, and punished by