Hi God, it's me Celie

The book uses a language that many critics have deemed "letter language" in which The Color Purple is composed entirely of letters. These letters create and develop all of the characters in the story. Because they are addressed to people she trusts, like God and then Nettie, it shows that she writes the letters because she wants help. These letters become a body for Celie because the take the main brunt of the pain she endures each day; by writing it all down, the hurt is realeased. Writing enables her to continute and keep her self intact and remember her true identity. Almost like a diary, the letters keep her from being forgotten in the world.