In fact, Shug's brusque veneer begins to dissolve the more she is around Celie. She even asks Celie
not to call her "Ma'm"; Shug realizes that they not only share Mr. ________, but that both of them are
mothers without their children. The absence of their children and the absence of Mr. ________ when
they are together allow them to care for one another.
As further proof that Celie continues to have a deep affection for Shug, despite Shug's vicious
tongue and her loose ways, note that Celie hopes someday to fasten some of Shug's hair into her
own hair, much as she was anxious earlier to sew a quilt together with Sofia's help (Letter 21). Celie
thinks that every inch of Shug is precious. Her caring for Shug is much like taking care of the babies
whom she never had a chance to rear. Remember, too, that with Mr._______'s daughters' hair (Letter
9), Celie had little patience, but here, with Shug's hair, she is extremely careful to be gentle.
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- Fall '11
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