Across
- 5. Celie's mother dies giving birth to this type of child
- 6. The town where Celie lives
- 7. Harpo and Sofia's daughter
- 10. The African tribe Nettie lives with
- 14. Sofia goes to jail after hitting this person
- 18. Shug describes love as this
- 19. Shug’s birth name
- 20. Celie's stepchildren call her this
- 22. Sofia's famous line about fighting
- 24. Sofia works for this woman after jail
- 27. Celie starts this type of business
- 29. Celie’s favorite color, symbolizing beauty
- 30. Nettie's letters are hidden under this
- 32. Celie refers to her sexual awakening as "feeling this"
- 34. Author of The Color Purple
- 35. Mister's mistress
- 38. A major theme of the novel
- 39. The crop grown by the Olinka
- 40. Shug helps Celie discover this
Down
- 1. Mister's real name
- 2. Shug describes God as being in everything, like this
- 3. Harpo's wife
- 4. Celie’s transformation reflects this major theme
- 8. Nettie teaches Celie the power of this
- 9. Celie's sister who becomes a missionary
- 11. Harpo opens this type of establishment
- 12. Celie’s view of God evolves from a white man to this
- 13. Shug's profession
- 15. Nettie adopts these children
- 16. The illness Shug suffers from at the start of the novel
- 17. Celie's father turns out to be her
- 21. Country where Nettie goes as a missionary
- 23. Celie’s stepfather steals this from her
- 25. Squeak’s real name
- 26. Celie's abusive husband, referred to as this
- 28. Shug's nickname for Celie
- 31. The type of tree where Celie hides Nettie’s letters
- 33. Shug's partner before Celie
- 36. Shug travels with Celie to this state
- 37. Celie writes letters to this being