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Celie is feeling much better now that she knows Nettie is alive. Again, we get more letters from Nettie. She is now getting off of the boat to enter the village where she will teach. The people helping them on the boats didn't seem very friendly. They just threw some of their stuff into the water. I'm not sure that this gave Nettie a good first impression. They then went to see the native people. The people had so many questions for Nettie, Corrine, and Samuel. They asked if the children were Nettie's because they looked so much like her. (I wonder why? :) ). The people then told the story of the roofleaves. Many people died because the chief was selfish and got rid of the roofleaves. They died of illness and animal attacks and because of this, they now worship the roofleaf. Nettie then begins to teach. She notices that there are only boys who are educated except for Olivia (Celie/Corrine's daughter). Olivia then tries to teach another little girl, Tashi. Tashi's parents approach Nettie because they say that their daughter is changing. They don't want her to be educated- they just want to follow old tradition where women do house chores. I was glad that Nettie defended Tashi and said that she was a very intelligent girl and should be a nurse or a teacher. The dad says that there is no place for her to be a nurse or a teacher in their village. It made me really angry to know that Tashi's own father didn't have hope for his own daughter. Nettie is trying to explain that things are changing. He does not except the fact that women might be gain some rights. I also found it scary that not many people make it out of the village alive. I really hope (and I think that) Celie and Nettie will be reunited. I guess we will have to see.

--Leah