1. Patriarchs and Oppression in The Color Purple
Womanist theology stands against all oppression on the basis of race, gender, class, sexual preferences and physical abilities.... The black men in the novel are portrayed as bitter and sullen, influenced by the "white supremacist capitalist patriarchy" of the white men, besides the color of their skin, they are both abusers. ... "7 In the beginning of the novel, fourteen year-old Celie is sexually abused by the person who she believes to be her father. ... The experience of getting sexually abused is so horrifying for Celie that she could not confess it to anyone but God via th...
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- Grade Level: High School