Nettie and Mister


Would things have been different if Mister had married Nettie? Do you think he would have been abusive and treated her the same way he treated Celie?

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Give the fact he has no problems what so ever trying to rape her, he would have been abusive in a different way. He hated Celie because she was not as beautiful as Nettie, but Mister treated all women like garbage. He was infatuated big time with Shug, only because she was a desire of all men and woman, and she was strong as heck, to a point, especially after she cleaned up.

((Damn the remakes, Save the originals.))

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Yes things would’ve been different if Nettie married Mister. Mister had a habit of being much more subservient to attractive women. At one point, Mister was the one serving Shug, catering to her and even making her breakfast (even if he did a poor job of it). He only did this because he was infatuated with her. Just like he was with Nettie. Shug was assertive, just like Nettie would’ve been.
Celie (as shallow as it sounds) didn’t have the looks to get away with that.

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