Blog #4

In the book The Color Purple by Alice Walker is a novel dealing with many gender related issues. In the novel, Celie, the main character is abused as a child by her father. This behavior at the beginning of the book tells the reader that the status of the women in the novel is much less then that of a man. Along with Celie's father abusing her, after she is married off, her husband beats and abuses her as well. Another abusive relationship in the novel is the marriage of Harpo and Sofia. Harpo is Celie's husband's son who, after fallowing his father, beats his wife. These relationships throughout the novel intensify and soon end because of the lack of respect the men have for the women. In today's society, this kind of abusive relationship would not be tolerated. Women today are treated with a lot more respect and have more dignity.

Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. 1982.