Color Purple Scene

A letter came for me today. But I didn't know that at the time. The mailman cames to my house as usual today and said he has a letter for a "Mrs. Johnson". It had my address on it. I didn't know no "Mrs. Johnson", but the mailman insisted I take the letter. All right I said.

Later that day I was in town and I decided to ask everyone I knew for a Mrs. Johnson. First, I tried the man at the store. He was mean to me as usaly but said he didn't know no Mrs. Johnson anyway. I asked I want up to Sophie and asked her. She said she don't know any Mrs. Johnson. Harpo said he doesn't know either. The other people in the town say they don't know either.

So I go home and talk to Shug. She says, "why it's you!" You're Mrs. Johnson. But I don't know no Mrs. Johnson I said. Shug says that Mister is Mr. Johnson and I am his wife. So it turns out that the letter was addressed for me.

How it Changes the Book

why mister's name not given

Ideas

• Nettie doesn't come home
• Alphinso doesn't rape her
• Mr. __ gets a name (explain why name is given)
• Sophie doesn't yell "hell no" to mayor
• The letters are burned

• Don't do the big "story-altering" ones

Mr ___'s Name

• Funny or serious?
  • serious

• Ms Celie gets letter addressed to Mrs. Johnson
• Doesn't know who that is
• Gets into town and asks everyone she knows "who is it"
• Someone tells her it's her
• She is very supprised - but doesn't like her own name

Why Card

• In movie
• easy
• don't want to do entire story changing events