Albert "Mister" Johnson

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Albert "Mister" Johnson is a central, abusive male character in Alice Walker’s novel *The Color Purple*, serving as both antagonist and complex figure in the lives of Celie and Shug Avery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
abuses Celie emotionally
Celie physically
appearsIn The Color Purple NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium novel
createdBy Alice Walker NERFINISHED
ethnicityInFiction African American
firstAppearance The Color Purple (1982 novel) NERFINISHED
gender male
hasCharacterArc partial redemption
hasCharacterTrait abusive
controlling
jealous
manipulative
patriarchal
hasFamilyRelationship father of Harpo
husband of Celie
lover of Shug Avery
hasGivenName Albert NERFINISHED
hasNickname Mister
hasRelationshipWith Celie NERFINISHED
Shug Avery NERFINISHED
hasThemeAssociation domestic abuse
gender oppression
patriarchy
redemption
inLoveWith Shug Avery NERFINISHED
isAbusiveToward Celie NERFINISHED
Nettie NERFINISHED
isCentralTo Celie’s development
Shug Avery’s storyline
isFatherOf Harpo NERFINISHED
multiple unnamed children
marriedTo Celie NERFINISHED
nationalityInFiction American
occupation farmer
residesInFictionalLocation rural Georgia
roleInWork antagonist
socialRole Black Southern patriarch
timePeriod early 20th century
undergoesChange becomes more reflective and remorseful
withholdsLettersFrom Celie NERFINISHED
Nettie NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shug Avery hasRelationshipWith Albert "Mister" Johnson
Shug Avery hasRomanticRelationshipWith Albert "Mister" Johnson