Color Purple Heroism

Alice Walker formed the novel of, the Color Purple, to speak for the black women who carry the weight of the world on their shoulders. One's who refuse to speak up and express themselves, as a fear of a consequence that is bound to occur. For those who settle for heartache and pain. Due to having the belief created by their mothers, and their mothers, to not speak up and follow the demands that a man has given you. A history of miserable and doleful black women from past generations taught to move on with life even after facing with a predicament to make anyone despairful. The author exhibits that black women should not be treated as servants, mainly because those times are well behind. That a black woman should be able to be treated by the …show more content…
Through expressing that many had the belief of men being the only gender that makes the world go around. Placing women on a lower level, categorized as companions who were created to please the others around them. The nature of heroism in the novel is represented as a woman who tries to live above the beliefs of humanity and push themselves further through the world, without the assistance of a man. The nature of heroism is represented through the characters of Nettie and Shug Avery. Both of these women contribute to the nature of heroism by encouraging and helping women/young girls to realize their true purpose in the world, showing them that they hold much power. No matter how much their family and men around them portray them out to be, with attempts to mold them into the image that they want them to go after. Nettie reveals heroism by promoting self-empowerment and showing young girls to make something out of themselves. Instead of, allowing these young girls to make the mistake of limiting their aspirations to be a spouse, dedicating their soul and lives to a man. Shug Avery displays her heroism by rescuing Celie from her life of catering to another person's personal needs to helping Celie reach the point of epiphany, where she determines the life that she desires to live. Both of these characters spark something great in the other characters in the story. Sparking a change in every single woman that has faced with mental and physical abuse from a black man. The author fabricates these heroic figures to be a woman who holds an advantage, a person that stands out from the typical black woman in American society, during the time period of segregation. These women with the advantages hold the upper hand of living their own lives and being the one's who refuse to worry about the opinions of other people. Their personalities make them viewed as invincible, feared and loved by the