The men think it's funny that the women are leaving. The men don't think it's very respectful for the women to laugh at them too. "It bad luck for women to laugh at men" (Walker 201). Harpo sees all the women laughing and how some are leaving that it makes him angry at Mary for wanting to leave to go on stage. Harpo is mad at Mary for wanting to shine and sing. He can't stop her because she isn't letting him. The woman are looking upon the men now. They don't like these actions. Arthur thinks he should've beat Celie more and looked after her. He called her a bitch and said he wouldn't give her a dime. She didn't ask for money though. She wanted to leave with Shug. Arthur does think Celie will come back for him, but I don't think she will. He thinks he controls her still. He called her ugly, think, awkward-shaped, and more just to let her feel down about leaving, but that didn't stop her. She knew she was here now and she didn't want to deal with Arthur any longer. The story will definitely change dramatically that Celie is gone with Shug. The story will have a whole new view and the men will not be able to control it. The women are now taking over and standing up for what they should be standing up for. These men don't like the actions, but Celie thinks Arthur will rot in jail for all he's done and karma will bite him right back for everything harmful thing he's done to her.
I do believe the novel is going the change drastically without the men's input in the story. Celie is finally standing up for herself thanks to Shug, and Albert doesn't like it. I believe this is a big part of the book when the women are finally standing up for themselves, and its causing a big shake in the men's world. Karma will hit back soon, I believe
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ReplyDeleteThe men have played a big role in the story before this scene in the book. I feel that the whole dynamic has changed now that the women are taking a stand. This time period and setting has brought on a lot of issues for the women in the story, so I am interested in seeing how they overcome the obstacles the men put in front of them.
I agree that this is a turning point in the novel. It's the first time that the women are doing something to stand up for themselves, and the men are not having it. You can see the effect that the ongoing abuse had made on the men. The way they responded when the women defied them makes you see the impact it had on society. Gender roles were not just in the 1920s.
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