_____’s children, Harpo, falls in love, impregnates then marries Sofia, a strong woman with an even stronger personality. Whenever Harpo tried to hit her to subordinate her, she would fight back. Eventually Sofia has enough of the constant abuse and power struggle so she takes their children and moves back home. After, Shug Avery, Mr. _____’s mistress, becomes sick and he takes her in. In the beginning, Shug is rude to Celie, but they soon become friends while Celie nurses her back to health. During this time Celie grow attracted to Shug. Several months pass and Harpo starts up a juke joint where Shug sings nightly. Shug was going to leave again but decided to stay when she found out that as long as she is there, Celie does not get beaten by Mr. _____. Eventually Shug does leave to do some touring. Sofia comes for a visit and ultimately gets into a fight with Harpo’s new girlfriend, Squeak. Sofia gets in another fight soon after, but this time she will have to pay the consequences. Not only did she reject Miss Millie’s, the mayor’s wife, offer to become their maid, she hit the mayor back after he slapped her in an attempt to control her. She is sent to jail where Squeak gets raped by the jail warden in an effort to get Sofia