Some Parallels

pg. 191 "One seemed totally indifferent to the people around him- simply eating and then smoking and staring off into the distance." To connect the theme of universal human behavior, Nettie describes a white man who sits indifferent to the Olinka people. In a way, Alice Walker links this white man to Mr. ____ who sat for so long on his porch while Harpo and Celie tended to the fields. He was indifferent to his family and home life as he starred off into the distance. I feel like there is a distinct parallelism between Mr.____ and the white man to show that their indifference, which is worse than hate because indifference is defined by a lack of care, shapes the way they are viewed and the way they view others. pg. 247 "But all things look brighter because I have a loving soul to share them with." Nettie describes her marriage with Samuel in such a way that invokes pure happiness. Likewise, Celie finds this same sort of happiness in her early relationship with Shug Avery. One major theme is the strong relationship between couples, especially between women. Nettie and Celie keep a sisterhood alive through years of mail; Shug and Celie keep a friendlier than friends type of relationship both of which epitomize love. Either way, both sisters realize the beauty of relationships.