According to author Samuel Johnson, "Literature is a kind of intellectual light which like the light of the sun, may sometime enable us to see what we do not like." It means literature is a type of intellectual light which as the light of the sun, it may sometime empower us to see what we do not like. I think the statement is true. In the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker. The author uses characterization to describe their life.

The first character in the story is Celie, who is a black Georgia girl. She is fourteen years old. Celie is an innocent young girl who has been sexually abused by her father. She hopes that a sign from God will explain why she is suffering from rape, incest, and so much sudden responsibility. Celie has already had a baby when she was fourteen, and at fifteen, she is carrying another baby. She was born into a poor family; and then Celie was victimized by the man whom she believed was her father. Celie fells used, and she fells that she is a victim, and she doesn't understand why all this has happened to her. She has very little self-worth and self-esteem.