The Color Purple Generalization Essay

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In The Color Purple, the generalization that Alice Walker makes about women is very two sided for example, we can see these two sides with the characters Celie and Shug. Celie, in the beginning and mostly throughout the book until the end, is seen as vulnerable and weak and that she really can’t do anything against men. Shug, on the other hand, is an experienced, independent woman. Meaning that, unlike Celie, she knows how men think, act, and do when it comes to women like herself and Celie. Shug has been what Celie has been through and surpassed her oppressors thus giving her the advantage in being independent. When it comes to women who will do anything a man says in fear of something happening to them, the evidence is clear for Celie. In letter 5 of the book Celie’s step dad beat Ceilie for winking at some boy in church. …show more content…

That’s the truth. I look at women, tho, cause I’m not scared of them.” (Walker letter 5). Letter 5 goes very well with Walker’s generalization of women on one side of the spectrum because it shows the fear that Walker intends to convey when it comes to women who are weak and vulnerable, that can’t do anything to men in fear of getting hurt themselves. On the other side of the spectrum, when Alice Walker introduces characters like Shug Avery and Sofia, she introduces strong independent woman. Though Shug and Sofia are completely different when it comes to personality and attitude, both have had experiences from men like Mr.____, real name Albert. For instance, when it comes to Sofia, She confronts Celie for telling Harpo to beat her. Sofia tells Celie “All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my

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