Feminism In Alice Walker's The Color Purple
The color purple demonstrates the feminist struggle one woman over comes. Limitations placed for not only being a woman but being an African American woman enhance the severity of Celie’s battles against society. Celine faces multiple demeaning challenges that cause her to become very passive around others. She was raped at least twice by her own father, and had two children which were stripped from her arms and sold at a very youthful age. Celine later is raped again by her husband who her father forced her to go away with. But Celie's bond with her sister is the one inseparable relationship that motivates her to persevere. Rape and abuse by men is ignored during the time period of the 1920’s. It is embedded into the minds of women that it is an acceptable action. A woman who denies a man of his needs is punished, which explains why Celie does not remove herself from the situations. Celie also encounters a few women, Sofia and Shug Avery, who challenge the mainstream role of women in society.The setting and time period during which the story takes place explain why individuals had the mindset they did.The reactions to women experiencing domestic abuse in 1922 would be outrageous to a person living
…show more content…
feminist who hope to break free from the limitations of society can better emphasize their stance collectively. Celie alone is extremely fragile and weak. Once around other women such as Sofia and Shug she stand up for herself and finally breaks away from her husband. the author Alice walker accentuates the males authoritative stance over the women by leaving them nameless. Instead of a standard name the men in the story are referred to as “mister”, “sir”, and “father”. each of the following are names that represent dominance.Whereas the woman are called by a first name to show individuality, and once all of the woman with names assemble they are able to take back some of the power they are stripped
feminist who hope to break free from the limitations of society can better emphasize their stance collectively. Celie alone is extremely fragile and weak. Once around other women such as Sofia and Shug she stand up for herself and finally breaks away from her husband. the author Alice walker accentuates the males authoritative stance over the women by leaving them nameless. Instead of a standard name the men in the story are referred to as “mister”, “sir”, and “father”. each of the following are names that represent dominance.Whereas the woman are called by a first name to show individuality, and once all of the woman with names assemble they are able to take back some of the power they are stripped