Celie was destined to achieve her goal and was committed to doing everything she could; he tries his best to get to where he wanted to be. Going from being a husband to having a serious relationship with women, Shug, his girlfriend at the time, moved on and left her for a younger male. Celie knew when Shug returned that she had lost half of her heart and no longer had her friend's full attention. Overall, the relationship with Shug has brought Celie into a new world and a new life where she is better off in life than when her husband stayed at home being her property and was told to do all the housework and take care of the his