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Eloise Wyre Examine Walkers presentation of Shug Avery in letters 22-27. In your essay you should include discussion of: * The reactions of the local community to Shug. * How Shug speaks and behaves. * The development of her relationship with Celie. * Walker's use of imagery to describe Shug. The overall impression Alice Walker presents in "the Color Purple" of Shug Avery in letters 22-27 is a negative one. This is the first time get to know Shug as a character and we learn she is a woman of dubious morals, who dresses meagrely who has some sort of "nasty woman disease", and who has been spurned by her parents. Letter 22 begins with Celie's description of church and the general opinion of the local community, including the preacher; "He talk bout a strumpet in short skirts, smoking cigarettes, drinking gin. Singing for money and taking other women mens. Talk bout slut, hussy, heifer and streetcleaner." This...

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