Power of a Woman (the Colour Purple)

The Power of Women Every country on earth is affected by a park issue disparity. variety is the prejudicial treatment of varied categories of passel or things, especially in regards to flight, age, or sex. Such an issue began to affect the valet de chambre in the 17th century, and has continued till this twenty-four hour period. African Americans were first targeted by the Caucasian race due to the significant difference within their skin t peerless. In the discolour Purple by Alice Walker, people are faced with several types of discrimination sexism, domestic abuse and racism.Discrimination is one of the most devastating regular(a)tidets that adult male may have to potentially face. In the seventeenth century, sexism was leading this era. Women were zero(prenominal) thought of very highly and were often set aboutn advantage of. money box this day there are still male chauvinist comments universe targeted towards women. This complaisant issue in society plays a l arge role, which dictates the opinions and views of when perceiving a sex . In the sassy, The Colour Purple there is a very sexist setting, causing frequent beatings, the stereotypes based on African American women, and the thoughts and feelings towards them. passim this novel legion(predicate) diverse strong women are mistreated, the strongest of them all being Cellie. Sexism vie a large part in womens lives, as they were judged upon a womans beauty, clothing and children. When young Cellie was sold and matrimonial to an older man, she did non accredit the devastating events that her vitality would bring. Cellies husband makes her cook, clean, take care of his kids, shave him and have sexual intercourse with him.Cellie accepted the stereotypes that were presented to her and she was get to recover that the way she was treated was accept adequate When a women marry she spose to agree a decent house and family p47. When Cellie registers this she is sharing her thoughts o n how a matrimonial woman should act and her sit in the billet. This forces Cellie to be prejudice and think that all men are horrible and sexist. There comes a clock time in all strong womans life, that hurtful actors line are verbalise about appearance, imagine and behaviour.This young woman was told every single day by all the men in her life how ugly she was. She was reminded every single day about her flaws, this lead to the round fall in her ego- esteem issues. Her husband never showed her love because he thought she was too black to actually love or even respect. The reason why Cellies father sold her and not her jr. sister was because she was too pretty for any man, and young Cellie was not. She was reminded every day of her flaws. He black as tar, nappy-headed, got legs like baseball bats, and I learn she got that nasty womens disease.This quote is said to Cellie by her father in law while they are having a family dinner. Cellie begins to feel embarrassed because her self- burnished family begins to laugh and agree. Sexism is a type of discrimination, and is still an issue in right aways society. Thousands of homes have been affected by domestic violence. The conformational battle amid spouses, ex spouses and children has been affecting society for a long time. Each course thousands of females are beaten by their husbands, fathers, or even their br some others. Before Cellie married, she was nark by her own father.He would rape her and give her cruel and laughable punishments. She thought she had no options and had to supplanture the pain that her father had infuse upon her. Cellie did not k in a flash that the pain she was enduring from her father was against the law, because she had been surrounded in this environment her wide-cut life and it was all she knew. Cellie did not understand that being raped by her father and getting her daughter taken away from her was against the law. He Pa never had a kine word to say to me. Just say You gonna do what your mammy wouldnt.First he spew his thing up gainst my pelvic arch and sort of wiggle it around. past he grab hold my titties. Then he driving force his thing inside my pussy. When that hurt, I cry. He erupt to choke me, saying You better shut up and git used to it. I dont never get used to it. And now I feels sick every time I be the one to cook p1. Cellies father was physically violent and he caused encompassing emotional damage by not showing respect for his daughter, he treated her like she was his personal buckle down and he never said a kind word to her.She was under her fathers mold as she was not able to tell anyone about the events that were taking place in her home and the way she was being treated. Cellie struggled her whole entire life in search for happiness. When Cellie was sold and married to a man, she was glad because she was unconfined from her father and his cruelty. Her husband had no intension of loving her, he not solo physically abused her solo if he was verbally opprobrious as well. He ordered her to take care of all the housework- because she is a female and he insisted that she liveliness after his kids.If Cellie refused and defied her husband she was severally punished. It is common for any human being that is put forth in these traumatizing events to recidivate respect for themselves, forget how to live life as well as love. Cellies life has endlessly been full of sorrow and darkness, until a miracle occurred. Cellie met a powerful women who changed her perspective in life, and reminded her how to laugh, have fun and stand up for herself. She found the courage to stand up for herself and get a disjoint from her husband. I curse you, he say what you mean?I say until you do right by me everything you touch will crumble p122. Cellie recognise that a woman does not need a man to proceed and that woman can live their lives the way they want to. She managed to establish self respect and obtain highe r self esteem. Racism is the discrimination of different races and is the thought of one race or color of skin has more(prenominal) physical and mental abilities than some other. Why do we think such things of other people? Is it really right to think of people differently because of the color of their skin?In the seventeenth century it was considered tolerable to be divide by the colour of your skin. Caucasians were known to be flourishing store owners and filthy rich. Whereas people from the African American decent were slaves or small store owners and were considered poor. The Caucasian decent at the time were the wealthiest and always wanted the cleanest African Americans to be their slaves and take care of all their rest home chores. If an African American refused to become a slave then they were forced to become on and had to endure cruel and unusual punishments.In the novel, another powerful women Sofia is taken away from her family and friends to become a slave. She wa s a slave for the most powerful woman, Sofia had chosen to stand up for herself and say that she did not want to be the mayors wifes slave, she had even slapped her for asking, Sofia was then put into jail. Once she was released from jail, she was sent to the mayors house to become their slave, at a time again and now became their property. Miss Millie finger the children some more, finally look at Sofia and the prizefighter.She look at the prizefighter car. She eye Sofia wristwatch. She say to Sofia, every your children so clean, she say, would you like to work for me, be my maid? Sofia say, Hell no. She say, What you say? Sofia say, Hell no. Mayor look at Sofia, push his wife out the way. Stick out his chest. Girl, what you say to Miss Millie? Sofia say, I say, Hell no p137. Any African American woman would be honoured to work for a wealthy Caucasian family just Sofia was unwilling and had seemly self respect not to degrade herself.Sofia is standing up for herself, her childre n and her beliefs, but she is thrown into jail to be beaten and come out a scared black women. Sofias children do not become slaves or maids, but one of Sofias punishments was that she was not allowed to see or even speak to her family. One Thanksgiving Day, Sofia was rewarded for being a good slave and was allowed to go visit her family with one condition, Miss. Mille would have to drive her there and second to make sure she would not run away. When they got there Miss. Mille was not able to turn off her car, so Sofias brother had tried to help, but Miss.Mille got scared and thought she was being sexually abused. Miss. Mille had forced Sofia to drive her home and she was never to come back to see her family again. Come on Cellie, lets go these people are going to hurt me and your the only one I trust p150. Even though Sofias brothers were only trying to help Miss. Millie, she was scared because they were black she was being racist and uninspired that all black people were not dec ent individuals. Racism played a very important role in African American families it broke them apart and/or made them stronger.It had broken bonds and made African Americans live through memories they have of each other. Discrimination is a brotherly issue that still influences people all around the world. This issue has many different aspects and people are affected and treated by it differently. The novel The Colour Purple is a historical novel that involves many different forms of discrimination sexism, racism and domestic abuse. Discrimination is affecting many people around the world and we need to put an end to it, putting an end to it is the only way we will be able to change the world