From the section that I have
read, the final portion, there is one moment that stuck in my mind. The final
letter Celie wrote to God, was the most emotional, thoughtful and important
letter written in the novel. As Celie greets the letter to God, stars, trees,
sky, people and everything, it shows how Celie is embracing everything. She opens
the letter by saying thank you for bringing her sister Nettie, back home. She
mentions how she was sitting with Shug and Albert (Mr.____) which represents
unity; the fact that they are all together shows the acceptance and love they
have for one another, as they sit and talk outside the porch. Finally, when
Nettie and her family arrive, Celie says “by now my heart is in my mouth and I
can't move” (Walker 286), this expresses Celie’s overwhelming joy in seeing her sister
after almost 30 years. The sincere and true love the sisters share
is greatly represented when Celie writes, “I stand swaying, tween
Albert and Shug. Nettie stand swaying tween Samuel and reckon it must be Adam.
Then us both start to moan and cry… Us sit and lay there on the porch inside each
other’s arms” (Walker 286). I thought that this moment was very memorable as I
can almost feel as if I am there with the two sisters. I can imagine the amount
of JOY they may be experiencing as these sisters have not seen each other in so
long. In addition, after going through such difficult times both together and
separately, and having only communicated through letters, all the emotions
presented in the letters can now finally be let out. And as the novel comes to
an end, Celie signs off saying “I think this the youngest us ever felt” (Walker
288); Celie makes a statement that all the characters in the novel can relate
and agree with. In saying this, I understood that Celie feels amazing and has
never felt like this before. The love, joy, and happiness in the final letter
is truly a great way to end a story filled with grief, pain and sorrow.
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