The Color Purple follows the life of Celie Johnson as she struggles through life in the early 1900s. The film begins with Celie about 14 years old, giving birth to her سیکنڈ child, a boy, for her father, her first being a girl. Her father takes the سیکنڈ child away from her and tells her never to tell anyone about it but God. Time passes and a local farmer, "Mister", comes سے طرف کی to marry Celie's younger, prettier sister, Nettie. Her father refuses to let Nettie marry and gives the man Celie instead. Celie has no choice but to pack her things and go with Mister. Upon arrival at his home, one...

Shug: I think it pisses God off when آپ walk سے طرف کی the color purple in a field and don't notice it.

Shug: مزید than anything God love admiration.

Celie: آپ saying God is vain?

Shug: No, not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off when آپ walk سے طرف کی the colour purple in a field and don't notice it.

Celie: آپ saying it just wanna be loved like it say in the bible?

Shug: Yeah, Celie. Everything wanna be loved. Us sing and dance, and holla just wanting to be loved. Look at them trees. Notice how the trees do everything people do to get attention... except walk?
[they laugh]...