紫色英文观后感（共五则）

第一篇：紫色英文观后感

The Self-consciousness Awakening in The Color Purple The film named The Color Purple tells a story of a young African girl, Celie, who was separated with her little sister because of their unfortunate fate.During their separation, Celie had several setbacks in her life but she was inspired by friends as well.Eventually, she challenged herself and reunioned with her sister.What I want to discuss is the self-consciousness awakening of black woman in this story.Celie is the major role of the movie.Ugly, black, timid… It seems that all kinds of pitiful adjectives could work on her.She was devastated by her step-father and gave birth to children when she was fourteen.Then her step-father snatched her children and she married Mister, a rude man reluctantly.She has to do all the housework, look after the naughty children and bear the bad temper or maybe the violence from her husband.She was in distress but never to fight for freedom, she only poured out her trouble to God.When Shug, Mister's lover, came into her life, Celie begun to see her worth as a human being.Celie also found strength in Sofia, Mister's son Harpo's wife.Sofia had also suffered abuse from men in her family.But unlike Celie, she refused to tolerate it.Finally, she left Mister and cried out, “ I'm poor, black.I may even be ugly.But dear God, I'm here!” The words remind me of the words in Jane Eyre:“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am

soulless and heartless?You think wrong!–I have as much soul as you,–and full as much heart!And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.” Although they are in different country and different times, they both understood their own value and fight for independence through their own efforts.When discriminated and dominated, women should get rid of the mental shackles, maintain the integrity of the spiritual world and rely on women's mutual concern and support.Only through this way can women achieve real independent and autonomy.

第二篇：电影紫色观后感

紫色观后感

在人类文明发展的很长一段时间里，男人占领了社会中权势与地位，他们制定法律、维持秩序、统治国家，甚至发动战争。女人在历史舞台上只是优雅的点缀或者惊鸿一瞥、灵光一现。众多文学著作中，男人们利用金钱、权力和地位上演着一次次明争暗斗，女人则更多地挥霍着青春与美貌，而这些不过是为了盼望男人们的回顾。长久以来的无形枷锁，把她们置于社会舞台的橱窗内“展示拍卖”，幸福或是忧愁全都不由自己。1847年10月，《简•爱》出版发行，夏洛蒂•勃朗特笔下的女主角不再娇艳柔弱，她贫穷、矮小、黝黑，性格执拗，不同于其他地位悬殊的爱情故事，她没有盲目沉醉于爱情的旋涡，而是昂首挺胸地追求着平等，不论是生活中的还是感情上的。舅母的无情让她懂得反抗，孤儿院的艰苦让她懂得忍耐，贵族小姐们的嘲讽轻视让她懂得维持尊严，罗切斯特先生的隐瞒与强势让她抛弃唾手可得的幸福，踏上荆棘去追求爱情中的平等。虽然早在1789年，法国女剧作家已经开始了为女性争取权力的序幕，但是《简•爱》却是让很多女性独立意识觉醒的启蒙小说。美国黑人女作家艾丽丝•沃克就对此书爱不释手。她于1982年写出了轰动一时的《紫色》，跳脱了以往黑人小说中揭露种族歧视带来的痛苦与仇恨，把视点放在了黑人男女间的家庭关系和男权的压迫。这部小说在很多地方都受到了十八世纪末出生的女作家佐拉•尼尔•郝斯顿的影响。其作品《他们眼望上苍》用流畅诗意的文字讲述了一位黑人女性珍妮作为女人，在男权社会中争取作为人基本的权力与尊严。在最初的几年，小说由于“缺乏种族抗议和斗争的观点”而被束之高阁，到了70年代女权运动时期才被给予应有的赞誉。抗议种族矛盾的狂热渐渐消退，人们开始探索自己族群中的文化和世界观。郝斯顿作品中的黑人不因为自己的黑皮肤感到压抑的痛苦，他们享受劳动带来的快乐，也得面对生活中的灾祸。相对于《紫色》女主人公茜莉的悲惨遭遇，珍妮有着“平静幸福”的生活，先后嫁给了拥有田产的洛根和发迹致富的市长乔•斯塔克斯，但是她却一次次从这种令旁人艳羡的生活中出走。因为两个男人不是把她当作泄欲工具就是供人炫耀的附属品，她不能和别人交谈发表自己的意见，这是当时的社会给女人套上的无形锁链。艾丽斯•沃克也在书中写道“谁想要个丈夫所懂得一切她也都懂得老婆？”女人只是生育的工具，必生的最大理想就该是嫁个丈夫，尽忠尽职地打理家用。历史赋予男人的权势是看不见的软鞭子，驯化了女人的梦想。珍妮离开洛根是因为乔•斯塔克斯渴望生活的改变，这让她再次看到自己奄奄一息的梦想；她再次离开乔•斯塔克斯，因为他就像个巨大的车轮死死轧住她内心充沛的生命力，精神暴力让她的心一次次窒息。最终她遇见了一贫如洗的韦吉伯•伍慈（外号甜点心），他的爱情与理解让她再次复活。但是哪怕如此爱她，肯为她拼尽性命的甜点心仍旧会打她，不是为了愤怒，只是通过打她展示自己一家之主的地位。他和其他两个男人一样，在内心深处都认为自己为珍妮奉献，那么珍妮就要无条件的依附于自己。

这是社会长久被男性统治的症结，刻在每个人生命中的烙印。勇敢、独立的女性们，用时间、用血泪、用毅力、用爱情、用一生和命运斗争。

二、盛开在烟囱里的紫罗兰

玛雅•安吉罗（《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》）、托尼•莫里森（《最蓝的眼睛》）和佐拉•尼尔•郝斯顿（《他们眼望上苍》）这几位颇具影响力的黑人女作家，在小说中都谈及一个不容忽视的社会问题，即黑人女性遭到奸污，罪犯的身分各异：母亲的男友、父亲、学校老师。更加冷酷的现实是那些强奸犯没有受到任何惩罚甚至是指责。大多数女性对于这种遭遇的反应大多是保持缄默，让耻辱在心中慢慢割开一个洞，生活还在继续，活着才最重要，其余的都可以被掩埋。

（1）茜莉

电影“紫色”（The Color Purple，1985）（根据艾丽丝•沃克的小说改编）开场不久，茜莉就迎来了痛苦的分娩，那时候她才十四岁，就生下了继父的孩子。继父卖掉了出生的婴儿，还威胁茜莉说“除了上帝，你最好绝不要对谁说。”于是她只能将恼人的生活和不解的心事倾诉给从不写回信的上帝。在诉说中她很少提及男人的姓名，都是以“先生”、“爸”或者“他”来代替，在她内心深处，这些男人不配有名字，同时，这种表达也透露了她心中深深的恐惧，仿佛那些男人的名字都能伤害她。继父的打骂与侵犯让她失去了生育的能力，也让她抵触所有男性，对他们不敢斜视。后来他又像处理旧货一样把她嫁给了阿尔伯特。

阿尔伯特更是没有把她当人看，待她还不及地上的一滩泥土，觉得她又丑又笨，倒是干起活来还有点男人劲儿。茜莉是继父的交易筹码，丈夫的眼中废物，养子们也不把她当回事儿，不管她多么温柔地待他们，他们也不会像爱母亲那样爱她、尊敬她。唯一爱她的是聂蒂，她聪明美丽的妹妹。聂蒂教她认字，教她自己认为需要知道的一切，只有有知识以后才能逃离这个魔窟。但是茜莉脑袋似乎总是不太灵光，其实不是因为那个男人说的什么天生蠢笨，而是因为过于繁重的劳作让她动不起来脑筋。聂蒂总说：“你应该斗争！你应该斗争呀！”可是茜莉不懂得如何斗争，她只懂得：“要活下去。”她就像辛勤劳作的骡子，为了不挨打，每当“先生”（阿尔伯特）发出一个命令，马上就会跳起来去执行。他不大会打自己的孩子，但是会打她，不管是谁的错都打她。正如他说的那样：“老婆像孩子，你得让她知道谁厉害。除了狠狠揍她一顿，没别的办法。”这个说法和《他们眼望上苍》中甜点心的想法简直如出一辙。他们也许受过不同的教育，生活在不同的环境，但是他们对待女人用暴力统治的态度却是惊人的一致。

（2）索菲娅

茜莉的继子哈泼和妻子索菲娅就是典型的丈夫要用暴力统治产生的悲剧。索菲娅是个好女人，勤劳能干，只要是哈泼正当的要求她从来不会拒绝。她不自私、不记仇、不妒忌，她很爱哈泼。但是哈泼偏是不肯过安宁日子，非要性格刚烈的索菲娅变成看家狗那样乖巧。索菲娅终于厌倦了，厌倦了哈泼非要让她百依百顺，像驯服动物一样对她打来打去。她带着孩子走了，满肚子怨气的她遇见了市长夫妇，对待市长夫人的无理要求给予当面回绝，对市长的荒唐指责出拳相向，他们和哈泼一样，夺走她做人的尊严。接下来的结果自然是令所有观者辛酸的：一群强壮的白人男性把索菲娅围在中间，她孤立无援，她虽然强壮、勇敢，但是她敌不过那么多男人的围攻，敌不过社会偏见的重压，那么多人围成一个牢笼把她紧紧套牢。再次看到她时，她已经失去了生气，仿佛是从地狱里走出来的亡灵，眼镜被打瞎了一只，满头的青丝染上了白霜。市长夫人再次以一副救世主的神情让她到家中来当佣人，毫无人性地隔绝她和亲人。市长夫人代表了社会上的权力，哈泼代表了家庭中的权力，虽然程度不同，但他们都希望索菲娅百依百顺，对自己的一点“恩惠”感恩戴德。

（3）莎格•阿维里——蜜蜂女王

第一次知道“先生”的名字是阿尔伯特还是从莎格的口中，她是众人口中传颂的“蜜蜂女王”，唱歌动听、光彩照人；她也是臭名昭著的坏女人，连亲生父亲都不愿意承认她，大家都怀疑她的孩子是和不同男人生的。茜莉第一次看到她肆无忌惮大笑的照片，就为之着迷。而莎格见到茜莉的第一句话竟然是“你确实很丑！”坦率且没有任何恶意，咯咯地笑声在生病的身体里发出来却像咆哮。她是嘴里装满爪子的虚弱小猫，把阿尔伯特费劲做的饭菜扔得到处都是，稍有不满意就对着他破口大骂。她是名副其实的女王，阿尔伯特没有了一丝往日嚣张的气焰，完全就是个唯唯诺诺想要讨好女王的士兵。

慢慢就会发现，那些男人并非是铁石心肠、毫无人性。哪怕是阿尔伯特也会为了维护莎格违逆了父亲的意愿，这点上他和茜莉的感情倒是前所未有的统一——他们都爱莎格。在电影中，莎格更像是茜莉的知心姐妹，通往平等世界的启蒙老师。在小说中，她们之间则是女人间的爱情——茜莉常因为她和“先生”睡在一起嫉妒得发狂，想要尝尝她手指头的味道，亲吻她的嘴唇，吻到不能再吻。她不仅让茜莉发现了自己的存在价值和美丽，也让茜莉得到了爱情。对于原作中这种安排，难免有些女权主义的味道，很多女权主义者认为在男权社会里，只有女人之间才能相互支持、依靠，在许多小说中，女人都有自己忠实的同性伙伴。更有一些激进的人，认为只有女人间的爱情才能真正平等。不过，纵观茜莉备受压抑的情感生活，这种发展也不算牵强。她继父的性侵犯和殴打让她对男人怀着恐惧，从她不能生育那天起更是断绝了女人的一个部分，即爱上男人的可能。她只敢看女人，而莎格又是那么美，那么与众不同，与一切压迫她的社会都格格不入。认识莎格后，茜莉第一次冲出自己的小天地，想到了世界。莎格给了她想都不敢想的那些情感，唤醒了她身体中沉睡的梦想，让她第一次想要逃离这个家庭。当时，她以为妹妹聂蒂已经死去，莎格就变成了她全部的情感寄托。她需要爱，而莎格给她爱。有时候，爱情就是这么简单。

为了电影更易被大众接受，导演斯皮尔伯格在电影中加入了更多温情有趣的细节，比如茜莉姐妹在向日葵地里玩耍，阿尔伯特见到莎格犹如小丑一般的滑稽表现。电影也让茜莉和莎格之间的爱情更加暧昧不明，也没有细述原著中对于非洲社会的追根溯源。影片的结局更加戏剧化，更加圆满，可以说是一种美化，也可以说是一种美好的期许。

漂流在社会不同地方的女人，都有一种情感是相同的，那就是孤独。黑人被社会抛弃是一种孤独，而当家庭都要抛弃女人时，那种无处栖身的孤独让她们在彼此间寻找慰藉。莎格说，“如果你走过田野里哪个地方，而没注意到一片紫色的话，上帝就会大发脾气。”紫色是幽静的、矛盾的，是热烈的红色和忧伤的蓝色调合出来的孤独，是代表着永恒的美好的紫罗兰，是茜莉的善良、聂蒂的聪慧、索菲娅的勇敢和莎格的美丽，你若经过她们不回头看看这盛放在社会底层黝黑烟囱中的紫色，连上帝也会为之叹息。

正如海报上所写的，It's about life.It's about love.It's about us.其实，是女人的苏醒和变化史，有关希莉，有关莎格，有关苏菲亚。起初看来，希莉命运是很悲惨的。14岁遭继父强*，连续生下一儿一女，都被继父卖掉。随后又被嫁给粗鲁野蛮的埃尔伯特，对这一切，她只是默默的承受，生活的每天就是家务、农事、挨打、等待。生活的转变在于遇到莎格，这个起初嘲笑她，随后被她感动，之后爱上她教她如何笑什么是被爱的感觉的女人。生活慢慢有了变化。希莉学会了灿烂的笑，学会了把打扮自己，更重要的，学会了自信。在看到远隔多年的妹妹的信后，在重新审视自己生活后，她独立了，离开了这个她称作“先生”而又毫无绅士风度可言的男人，去过自己的生活。在继承了生父的遗产后，开办了自己的服装店。最后，无比幸福地与儿女及妹妹重逢。

The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker.It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director(not including the 1971 television film Duel), and was a change from the summer blockbusters for which he had become famous.Filmed in Anson and Union counties in North Carolina,[1] the film tells the story of a young African American girl named Celie and shows the problems African American women faced during the early 1900s, including poverty, racism, and sexism.Celie is transformed as she finds her self-worth through the help of two strong female companions Taking place in the Southern United States during the early 1900s to mid-1930s, the movie tells the life of a poor black woman, Celie Harris(Whoopi Goldberg), whose abuse begins when she is young.By the time she is fourteen, she has already had two children by her father(Leonard Jackson).He takes them away from her at childbirth and forces Celie(Desreta Jackson)to marry a local widower Albert Johnson, known to her only as “Mister”(Danny Glover), who treats her like a slave.Albert makes her clean up his disorderly household and take care of his unruly children.Albert beats her often, intimidating Celie into submission and near silence.Celie's sister Nettie comes to live with them, and there is a brief period of happiness as the sisters spend time together and Nettie begins to teach Celie how to read.This is short-lived, however;after Nettie refuses Albert's predatory affections once too often, he kicks her out.Before running away, Nettie promises to write to Celie.Albert's old flame, the jazz singer Shug Avery(Margaret Avery), for whom Albert has carried a torch for many years, comes to live with him and Celie.Delirious with sickness, Shug initially regards Celie as “ugly” on their first meeting.Despite this, they eventually become close friends and Shug helps Celie raise her self-confidence.Shug and Celie also entertain an affair

Celie also finds strength in Sofia(Oprah Winfrey), who marries Albert's son Harpo(Willard E.Pugh).Sofia has also suffered abuse from the men in her family, but unlike Celie, she refuses to tolerate it.This high-spiritedness proves to be her downfall, however, as a rude remark to the town mayor's wife and a punch to the mayor himself ends with Sofia beaten and jailed..Shug teaches her about her own body, sensuality, singing, living, and loving.After moving to Memphis with Shug, abandoning Mr.____, and starting her own clothing company(Folkspants), Celie learns that she has inherited her old home.She returns to it, waiting for Shug, Nettie, and her children to return to her, so that they may live as one family.Mr._______(Albert): Mr._______ is given no surname throughout the book and is only called by his first name, Albert, by Shug Avery.Initially a cruel man, Mr.______ beats Celie and forces her to do nothing but work, while he plays with his mistress, Shug Avery.However, as he grows older and loses people in his life, he discovers the importance of religion and kindness.Shug Avery: Shug Avery is the exotic singer and entertainer who steals both Mr._____ and Celie's heart instantly.She performs a famous nightclub act, known as the 'Queen Bee', develops a reputation for sinning and drinking, falls ill with the woman's disease, moves in with her lover, Mr._____, and eventually falls in love with Celie.She teaches Celie the beauty of femininity of love of relationships and kindness.Even though she moves around the country and sleeps with many men, she ultimately loves Celie with all her heart.Sofia Butler: Sofia is a robust youthful pregnant fifteen year old girl when Harpo introduces her to his family.Outspoken, independent, and strong,

第三篇：紫色影评

The color purple

Last week , I have a chance to watch this film in English class.The first sense perception that it gives to me is wonderful.Beside, which makes me feel sad.Celie Harris is the main heroine of this film , when she is young ,she has led a miserable life.She is ugly in people’s eyes ,she also has a poor family ,but it’s hard to imagine ,her stepfather rapes her,and she has two children when she is only fourteen.and then , when she is sixteen ,she is ordered by her father to married with Albert Johnson ,which makes her became a servant and a tool that her husband vent.Until Shug goes into her life ,her life with darkness and no free change s gradually.Finally , she gets together with her sister and her children.In the contrat , her husband’s life is dramatic , In the beginning ,he always abuses Celie ,more importantly ,he doesn’t give any rights to her ,which reacts the theme of this movie , In that century , color people is discriminated , In white people’s eyes , they should live in the bottom of world.In fact , Johnson’s life satires this.When the film does into the last , heroine gets together with her sister ,but , Johnson is only a passing traveler.Maybe this which we all can image , because english teacher gives me some several suggestions before we watched.The movie is wonderful , which explains truth in that century.

第四篇：紫色 书评

Once upon a time, for thousands of years, the status of the women is in the bottom, whether in the family or society, gender discrimination has been oppressed women, deprived of their political rights, education opportunity and social life.However, from the beginning of the mid eighteenth century, feminism has been put forward, then women's liberation movement lift a burst of tide, women began to fight for the rights of equality with men.A lot of women go out of the society and enter into the political area.Finally, they play an important role in politics.The uneducated Celie and her sister Nettie lived with their stepfather in the south of the United States.Celie was raped by her stepfather and gave birth to two children, but the children were given others by her stepfather.Her mother also died of a broken heart.Later, her stepfather married her to a rude blackman Mr.Albert, and she continued to suffer persecution.Luckily, her sister Nettie companied her.However, her husband Albert coveted Nattie and wanted to rape her.In the end ,Albert evicted her because ofher resistance, which made the sisters apart.From then on, Celie’s world became even more miserable.Year after year, Celie waited for her sister's letter painfully , but under her husband's dominance, it’s impossible for Celie to get letters from the mailbox.Afterwards, Shug, a singer who is admired by Albert, wasbroughtback to his home.Under the good care of Celie, Shug gradually recovered and established a good friendship with Celie.With the help of Shug, Celie found that Albert hided all letters from Nattie, and she realized that women also had liberty as long as they fighted.At last, Celie left Albert for getting freedom.She also became confident and learned to appreciate herself.After her stepfather died, Celie inherited the house and shops that her biological father left.The end of story is Celie reunited with her sister and her own children.She not only won her liberty, respect and love, but also established a harmonious relationship with men.When I read she reunited with her sister and her own children, I was deeply touched, and also cheered for her final freedom.If there is no her consciousness and no fight, she won't get the final freedom.We live in a peaceful age, so we should also have the spirit of revolt.When we encounter unfair treatment, we should strive to fight;when we encounter setbacks, we should be more confidence to the life, just like Celie, no matter how much persecution she suffered, she never lost confidence.Therefore,she fighted for her own freedom that she wanted to get.The book names Purple, since ancient times, people praise of purple.Being beautiful and mysterious, purple is the symbol of dignity and able to deeply impress people.It plays important role in the book.Purple represents the womanist’s good ideals and expection to gender relations.Purple also stands forgood affection between Celie and Nattie.It symbolizes the spiritual sustenance of Celie and goodliness.Therefore, its vanishment is also the beginning of nightmare, and it foils the theme , characters and fate.So purple becomes the color clues throughout this book.曾经，千百年来，女性的身份位于最底层的，无论是在家庭或是社会，性别的歧视一直压迫着女性，剥夺了她们受教育、参与政治以及社会生活的权利。然而从十八世纪中叶开始，女性主义不断被提出，随后妇女解放运动掀起一阵又一阵的浪潮，女性开始为了能够与男性平等进行抗争，争取权益。大量的女性走出社会，步入政治舞台，占领半边天。

未受教育的喜丽和妹妹缇娜与继父生活在美国南部，喜丽被继父强奸并生下了两个孩子，孩子却被继父送给了别人，母亲也伤心去世。之后喜丽被继父强迫嫁给了粗鲁的黑人男子艾伯特，继续遭受迫害，幸好有缇娜的陪伴。然而，一直觊觎缇娜的艾伯特在强暴未遂后将她赶出了家门，使姐妹从此分开，喜丽的世界变的更加悲惨。年复一年，喜丽苦等着妹妹的来信，但迫于丈夫的强势，根本接触不到信箱和信件。之后，艾伯特接来了他一直心仪的歌女夏葛，夏葛洒脱有个性，在俱乐部里所有人都围着她转，在接受了喜丽的照顾后，帮助喜丽觉醒。最终在夏葛的帮助下离开了艾伯特，得到了解脱，为自己争取到了自由。

在我看到她与妹妹，儿女重逢时，我深深的受到感动，也为她最后的自由欢呼。如果没有她的觉悟，没有她的反抗，她就得不到最后的自由。生活在和平时代的我们也应该具备这种反抗精神，当我们遭遇不公平待遇时，我们应该奋力斗争；当我们遇到挫折时，我们更要对生活充满信心，正如喜丽一样，不管遭遇多大的迫害，她从没失去信心，所以她反抗，为她自己更为她想要的自由。

书以紫色为名，自古以来，人们赞美紫色，它神秘而又高贵。紫色起着重要的作用。紫色代表了妇女主义者对两性关系的美好理想与期盼。紫色也代表着喜丽与缇娜姐妹之间的美好感情和喜丽的精神寄托，紫色的出现意味着美好，而它的消失也是噩梦的开始，对主题、人物角色与命运产生强烈的烘托和呼应，成为贯穿全片的色彩线索。

第五篇：紫色 故事梗概

《紫色》故事梗概

《紫色》全书由九十四封书信构成。故事发生在二十世纪初，背景是美国南方佐治亚乡村。讲述的是一个未受过教育，遭受男性压迫的黑人女孩，在其他女性的帮助下，逐渐发现自我，摆脱压迫，成长为一个自强独立、拥有完整人格和尊严的女性的故事。小说深刻揭示了黑人男性对女性的压迫，成功塑造了黑人女性形象，并宣扬了女性成长和女性间关爱的主题。

小说主人公茜莉的故事凄惨哀婉、催人泪下。她不满14岁就被继父强奸怀孕而被迫停学，被剥夺了受教育的权利；母亲重病，弟妹尚幼，满腹悲哀孤立无助的小茜莉只有给上帝写信倾述心声。给上帝写了一封又一封信, 茜莉受屈辱的命运却得不到丝毫的改变。死了妻子的小农场主X先生，因四个孩子需要照料才把茜莉娶进门，对茜莉来说，婚姻远不是苦难的结束，而是新一轮更痛苦的压迫的开始。

茜莉一过门就被X先生的儿子打破了头，不但自己得不到照顾，她还要马上伺候那些孩子们。平时除了伺候丈夫照管孩子做好家务外,还得干地里的活。在所谓的“家”里，勤劳善良的茜莉得不到丝毫的温暖和关爱，还常常遭到丈夫的毒打。在某某先生眼里，她不过是个不用付酬的保姆、劳力和泄欲工具，没有一点做人的尊严。

茜莉唯一的精神寄托就是给杳无音讯的妹妹聂蒂和从不回答的上帝写信，宣泄内心的孤独与痛苦。受传统思想的束缚，茜莉在某某先生非人的欺压下，只能忍气吞声、逆来顺受、麻木不仁,直到黑人女歌手莎格的出现。莎格是X先生的情人，X先生把生病的莎格接到家里来调养，宽厚善良的茜莉并没有因为她是丈夫的情人而心存妒忌，相反，她却精心细致地给予照料，在茜莉的悉心护理下，莎格的病逐渐痊愈，两个女人之间也由此产生了深厚的友谊和感情。

从莎格帮助茜莉找到被X先生扣押的聂蒂来信起，茜莉的思想开始产生了巨大的变化。在莎格的帮助和启发下，随着性意识的觉醒，她开始发现和认识自我，由此产生了独立自主意识，开始争取做一个“人”的权利。她和莎格团结起来，与X先生作斗争，痛斥他的无耻行为并勇敢地离开了X先生，开始了崭新的人生里程。

在莎格的鼓励和支持下，西莉开始为妇女制做各式花裤并获得成功，继而开设了一家服装店，有了自己的事业，又继承了生父留下的房产。至此茜莉获得了经济上的独立和人格上的自主，靠自己的努力赢得了做人的尊严。从经济的独立到人格的完整，她终于能够穿上自己喜爱的、梦寐以求的紫色衣服，开始了美好的新生活。这时，妹妹聂蒂带着茜莉的两个孩子和他们的配偶从非洲回来。整个故事以西莉和妹妹聂蒂以及自己孩子大团圆为结局表达了黑人女性渴望美好生活的善良愿望。