Women in The Color Purple are being beaten and taking advantage of. Celie seems to get it the worst in her lifetime. Her father raped her while young and forced her to marry young someone she didn't love. Men take advantage of these women. They make them clean, cook, take care of the kids, meanwhile these men go out and Mr. ____ worries about his love Shug. Everyone loves Shug and think she is a wonderful singer and beautiful woman, especially Celie. Celie is looked at very ugly and not smart. Shug is looked at beautiful and intelligent by her actions of not tolerating men like all the other women do besides Sofia. Women are the target in this novel because the men think they can control them and most women let the male takeover. At least Celie is the main target that doesn't seem to care what she is treated like because she just does what she is told."I don't argue. I git the coffee and light her cigarette." (Walker 51). Even Shug Avery is controlling over Celie.
Bailey Druschel
I believe prejudice is more toward the women in the book who obey their husband. With Shug Avery, she is more one of the guys, she doesn't really care about who she makes mad and what peoples opinions are. Celie obeys her husband and isn't loved. She is beaten and bossed around by Mr._____ rather than Shug, while he basically worships the ground she walks on.
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