From the first moment Celie sees Shug (who is in image form) she is immediately mesmerized, describing her as "The most beautiful woman ever I've ever seen." He even places her above her mother "She's prettier than my mom" which already shows how important Shug has become to Celie to the point of comparing her to her mother. Then he starts dreaming about Shug in the photo “I stare at him all night. And now, when I dream, I dream of Shug Avery." These descriptions mark the beginning of Celie's obsession with Shug and her aspiration to be with her. As Celie has sex with Mr, her thoughts about Nettie's safety are taken by the image of Shug having sex with Mr and she says "I know what he's doing to me, he did it to Shug Avery and maybe she likes it. hug.” Because she is influenced by Shug, Celie thinks about how Shug would behave and tries to copy her by trying to have fun too. Soon after this happens, Celie finds out that "Shug Avery is coming to town!", However, Mister will go alone and Celie says “Sir, I want to go there so bad. Don't dance. Don't drink. Don't play cards. Not even to hear Shug Avery sing. I'm just grateful to lay my eyes on her” which shows his desperation just to finally be able to see Shug in the flesh, instead of just in his dreams. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essayCelie learns that Shug is sick and has no one to take her in because she is a "tramp" and has "some kind of bad female disease" Despite hearing all these negative comments about Shug, when Mr. suddenly brings Shug at home, Celie writes “Come in, I want to cry. Scream. Enter. With God's help, Celie will fix you." This shows how Celie doesn't care about other people's opinions about Shug as all of her thought processes revolve around Shug. It also shows Celie's maternal instincts; just as she is like a mother to Nettie, and wants to welcome her into her arms and keep her safe for herself. This is a crucial point in Celie and Shug's relationship as Celie no longer has to dream of her, she can now be with her in real life and grow further as a person as she aspires to be as free as Shug is. Celie is first shown to have sexual thoughts when she says "The first time I got the full vision of Shug Avery, a long black body with her plum colored black nipples, looks like her mouth, I thought I was tuned in to a man." Celie is shocked when she notices that she is starting to think like a man, showing how in this time context, only men were allowed to express sexual thoughts, while women were not even expected to think sexually - Shug is an exception to this as she expresses herself sexually, which Celie looks at and compares herself to a man thinking of Shug. This quote also confirms to the reader that Celie and Shug are in a one-sided sexual relationship, with Shug being none the wiser to Celie's feelings while Celie is completely infatuated with Shug. Shug and Celie's relationship begins to develop further when Shug writes a song inspired by Celie while Celie is doing Shug's hair, saying “Something came to mind... Something I made up. Something to help me scratch my head.” This is the first significant time that Shug dedicates something to Celie and shows the beginning of Shug starting to see Celie as a friend. After spending time with Shug sewing clothes together, Celie says "For the first time in my life, I feel good" showing how Celie is truly happy for the first time in her life now that she is spending time with Shug and is was able to get close to her..