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Study Guide

The Color Purple Letter Sixty

By Alice Walker

Letter Sixty

Shug and Celie sleep together but they’re like sisters, says Celie. She has no desire. Shug says that’ll pass—it’s just grief and being mad.
Shug tells Celie she should wear pants because it’s too hard to work in the fields with a dress on. They get their hands on some army material and make some.