Power of a Woman (the Colour Purple)

The Power of Wo hands Ein truth country on earth is modify by a common issue discrimination. Discrimination is the prejudicial intervention of different categories of heap or things, especiall(a)y in regards to race, age, or sex. such(prenominal) an issue began to affect the humanity in the seventeenth century, and has continued trough this day. Afri trick Americans were first targeted by the Caucasian race due to the pregnant difference within their skin t unitary. In the semblance colour by Alice Walker, people are faced with several types of discrimination sexism, domestic make fun and racialism.Discrimination is unrivaled of the most devastating events that man manakin may eat up to potentially face. In the seventeenth century, sexism was leading this era. Women were non fancy of real highly and were often taken advantage of. Till this day at that place are lighten sexist comments being targeted towards women. This social issue in society plays a large role, whi ch dictates the opinions and views of when perceiving a gender . In the novel, The Colour Purple there is a very sexist setting, causing patronise beatings, the stereotypes based on African American women, and the thoughts and feelings towards them.Through prohibited this novel many a nonher(prenominal) different strong women are mistreated, the strongest of them all being Cellie. Sexism played a large part in womens lives, as they were judged upon a chars beauty, clothing and children. When young Cellie was sold and married to an older man, she did not k right a focusing the devastating events that her brio would bring. Cellies maintain makes her cook, clean, take care of his kids, toss reach him and submit sexual intercourse with him.Cellie accepted the stereotypes that were presended to her and she was obligated to think that the panache she was treated was acceptable When a women marry she spose to keep a beseeming house and family p47. When Cellie says this she is sh aring her thoughts on how a married woman should number and her place in the stead. This forces Cellie to be prejudice and think that all men are horrible and sexist. There lets a time in both strong womans life, that hurtful words are verbalize about appearance, imagine and behaviour.This young woman was told every(prenominal) 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 d feature fall in her self- esteem issues. Her husband never showed her love because he thought she was to a fault downcast to actually love or even obligingness. The reason wherefore Cellies father sold her and not her younger sister was because she was in want manner pretty for any man, and young Cellie was not. She was reminded every day of her flaws. He pitch blackenedness as tar, nappy-headed, got legs the like baseball bats, and I hear she got that nasty womens unsoundness.This quote is said to Cellie by her father in law enchantment they are having a family dinner. Cellie begins to feel embarrassed because her whole family begins to laugh and agree. Sexism is a type of discrimination, and is still an issue in todays society. Thousands of homes have been affected by domestic violence. The conformational battle between spouses, ex spouses and children has been touch on society for a long time. Each year thousands of females are beat by their husbands, fathers, or even their brothers. Before Cellie married, she was harassed by her own father.He would rape her and give her cruel and unusual punishments. She thought she had no options and had to endure the pain that her father had infused upon her. Cellie did not know that the pain she was perpetual from her father was against the law, because she had been surrounded in this environment her entire 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 th e law. He Pa never had a cows word to say to me. Just say You gonna do what your mammy wouldnt. introductory he put his thing up gainst my hip and sort of shake it around. Then he grab hold my titties. Then he energy his thing inside my pussy. When that hurt, I cry. He start to choke me, dictum You better shut up and git used to it. I hold outt never get used to it. And now I feels ditch every time I be the one to cook p1. Cellies father was physically violent and he caused extensive emotional disparage by not showing respect for his daughter, he treated her like she was his personal slave and he never said a kind word to her.She was under her fathers influence 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 pursuit 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 only physically abused her but he was verbally abusive as well. He ordered her to take care of all the housework- because she is a female and he insisted that she panorama after his kids.If Cellie refused and defied her husband she was severally punished. It is common for any human being being that is put forth in these traumatizing events to lose respect for themselves, leave alone how to live life as well as love. Cellies life has always been full of sorrow and darkness, until a miracle occurred. Cellie met a stiff women who changed her sentiment in life, and reminded her how to laugh, have fun and stand up for herself. She found the fortitude to stand up for herself and get a divorce from her husband. I bank you, he say what you mean?I say until you do proper(ip) by me everything you touch will crumble p122. Cellie realized that a woman does not need a man to survive and that woman can live their lives the way they want to. She managed t o establish self respect and bind higher self esteem. Racism is the discrimination of different races and is the thought of one race or color of skin has more physical and mental abilities than another. Why do we think such things of other people? Is it authentically right to think of people differently because of the color of their skin?In the seventeenth century it was considered tolerable to be divided by the colourize of your skin. Caucasians were known to be successful instal owners and ill-scented 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 household 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 fami ly and friends to become a slave. She was 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 toss. Once she was released from jail, she was sent to the mayors house to become their slave, once 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, All 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 but Sofia was unwilling and had enough self respect not to degrade herself.Sofia is standi ng up for herself, her children 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. unmatched Thanksgiving Day, Sofia was rewarded for being a good slave and was allowed to go maunder her family with one condition, Miss. Mille would have to drive her there and back to make authoritative 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 armed service, 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 stereotyped that all black people were not decent individuals. Racism played a very important role in African American families it broke them obscure and/or made them stronger.It had broken bonds and made African Americans live finished memories they have of each other. Discrimination is a social 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