Point of View

I am now on page 108 of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Sofia has just gotten out of jail and Miz Millie took her to see her children. The chapter in which Sofia visits her family is quite confusing because it is mostly from Sofia’s perspective rather than Celie’s like the rest of the book. I was extremely confused when I first read this chapter because it is never made clear that Sofia is speaking other than with quotes like “Finally she say, Sofia, with a little laugh, This is the south,” (106). Then Sofia responds with “I…”. I thought maybe the whole book would become from Sofia’s perspective, but it does not.