In the exposition, Celie writes letters to God and in them she mentioned how her children were taking away from her father and killed in the forest. However, this wasn't the case. At this point, not much could be said about the relationship between Celie and her children. In the rising action, Celie met a baby girl in a shop that she thinks is her daughter. Through Celie's actions, she was able to recognize her daughter right away. She still had some kind of emotional attachment to her daughter. She questions where Corrine and Reverend Samuel got her, but she also knew by her motherly instincts that this girl was Olivia and it was also confirmed by Corrine. In the climax, Celie is still emotionally attached to her kids and she also feels a sense of love for them, knowing that they are her biological children. Although they are legally Samuel and Corrine's child, she starts to show a little ownership with "her" kids. She refers to Olivia and Adam as her children, just as Nettie does. In the resolution, Celie is finally able to play a role in her children's life. Instead of an emotional relationship, they are able to share a physical one because her children are no longer distant from her now that their family has moved back to America.
The symbol that best represents the relationship between Celie and Olivia and Adam is reunion. From the very beginning, Celie had been separated from her children, however, through the numerous letters Nettie had written, that was the only way Celie knew of her children's existence. Throughout these letters it is easy to see that Celie was becoming more and more emotionally attached. The thought of getting the chance go see Nettie and the children once again were the things that gave Celie hope to continue living on through her life which seemed so miserable. “Thank you for bringing my sister Nettie and our children home.”(285)
