Today's New York Times contains a thought-provoking essay by Salamishah Tillet titled "Can an Abuser Make Amends? 'The Color Purple' Points the Way." Ms. Tillet weaves together several threads, but the heart of her thesis is the journey that Celie's husband Albert (M___) takes from abusing her (because he is beaten down by his father and by Jim Crow) to loving her and accepting her love in return. I seem to recall that a couple of participants in our discussion of Alice Walker's novel this past Wednesday touched on that transformation, so they may find this analysis particularly congenial.
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