Celie finally embraces womanist ideals and stands up for herself. After many years, she is able to realize that she does not have to listen to men's requests and has the right to live her own life (Tanritanir and Aydemir 443). Once she reaches this point in her life, she lets her husband know how she feels and says, “You're a dishonest dog, that's what's wrong, I say. It's time to leave yourself and enter Creation. And your corpse is just the welcome mat I need” (199). The power in these lines shows that his change is very drastic. She suddenly realizes that she is a strong woman who can stand up for herself. Celie then moves to Memphis with Shug. Celie finally has the space and freedom to become independent and express her creativity with her business (Nguyen 6). This is the next important step towards its transformation. With men no longer around for the first time in her life, she is able to find herself and discover her passions; she can finally become a happy and independent woman. Along with this vital personal transformation, Celie's view of God also changes. Until Celie gets closer to Shug, she sees God as the stereotypical white male. She believes that He, like the other men in her life, doesn't want her to be happy. For this reason he has many misfortunes. Shug is able to show Celie that she should not see God as a man but rather as an "it" to try to suppress.