Throughout The Color Purple there are several differences between the movie and the book. These such differences are put into place because over the movie would not give the reader the reader the overall feel of the book. Firstly, one major difference is the structure of the book. In the book the store is broken into different letter, and Cellie writes mainly to God. In the movie it just goes into her life with a simple narration. Another difference would be the in depth relationships the book gave that the movie failed to do. Such as the book explained deeply into the relationship between Cellie and Shug. The movie shows this but fails to portray the details that were needed to show the importance of there relationship.
Secondly, the narration of the story would play a key role in the difference of the story and novel. In the book the reader would be able to understand Cellie more in depth. But the vague narration did not show many details that the boom showed. Also the movie portrayed Shug with less importance as in the novel. In the story Shug was portrayed as a strong woman with little feelings, but the movie showed she did have feelinhs when she tried to please ber father who did not approve her lifestyle. Lastly, the transformations some charachters faced such as Albert was not showed towards the end. He positively changed and the movie failed to display his transformation.
In conclusion, the novel The Color Purple will always be one of the greatest works of African American Literature. One major theme throughout the novel was transformation. In the beginning of the novel Celie dealt with self esteem issues and had little education. She also had little control over the life she lived. As the story continued she finally started to realize the importance of becoming a woman. She realized she did not have to stay stuck under Mr., and became a successful charachter in the book. Also Albert had a complete transformation himself. He went from trying to control Cellie and a person who could do no work, to a man who worked his own farm and cleaned his home. These are very important aspects in the development of his charachter. Lastly, the transformation the charachters underwent helped the reader understand that sometimes change can be for the better, and Cellie benefited from her troubled past.
