While other women may complain to their friends about frivolous, everyday worries about spoiled milk or children's bad behavior, Célie, the main character of the film The Color Purple, faces extremely serious psychological problems alone. Not only does she have to suffer through a relationship with Albert, an abusive and alcoholic husband, but she also has to face the cold prospect of isolation from the black community. Members of the black community in the film The Color Purple band together for spiritual, financial, and social support during troubled times in a racist era. However, Celie does not benefit from any of the community's bastions of support, as the community isolates her and considers her an oddity. Albert's regular verbal insults and physical attacks contribute to Celie's distrust, but Celie's choice to isolate herself from others explains why Celie remains alone and friendless for much of the film. abusive relationships that control Celie and force her to contain her emotions. As a young girl, Celie's stepfather easily orders Celie around and exacerbates Celie's self-confidence by assaulting her into becoming more submissive. Although her stepfather took care of Celie's basic needs, he never showed parental love towards his daughter-in-law, resulting in a Celie who for a long time never knew the meaning of love. Albert continues this pattern of abuse by constantly insulting Celie for every fault he finds in her, beating her out of purely visceral impulses, and sexually harassing her for his pleasure and domination. Albert entrusts Celie with marginal household chores and agricultural tasks which occupy most of her time, leaving her with no paper......business and enjoys friendship with Shug and Harpo's family. Celie, the main character in the film The Color Purple, suffers from isolation and abuse largely because she chooses to endure the abuse. At first, she lacks the courage and determination to defy her abusive husband; she remains a servant who obeys all of her husband's wishes and orders. With no one to confide in or anyone to care for her, she remains alone, responding to violence with silence. Once she meets the outgoing and friendly Shug, Celie realizes the simple fact that she can create friendships if she chooses to stretch herself. She realizes that she chose to endure Albert's abuse because she never chose to face her fears and face him. Once she stands up for herself and reaches out to others, she enjoys the life she could have had by choosing Albert's independence early on..