The Oppression Of Women In Alice Walker's Olinka

Nettie, as a missionary, believed that Africa would be a shift and free from the restrictions, poverty, and oppression, specifically the villagers. She tried to convince them about the role of women in society, and that they should educate and work beside their husbands, children, then they would have a better development in Olinka. Although she became a part of Olinka in society for five years, they never learned to accept or agree with her. "The boys now accept Olivia and Tashi in class and more mothers are sending their daughters to school. The men do not like it: who wants a wife who knows everything her husband knows? They fume. But the women have their ways, and they love their children, even their girls." (pg. 172)These words said by Nettie to Celie that depicting the discrimination between boys and girls in schools. The girls were not allowed to become educated, …show more content…
I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my uncles. I had to fight my brothers. A girl child ain't safe in a family of men, but I ain't never thought I'd have to fight in my own house!''. it shows that Sophia is a victim of many aspects in the society and from her family. She suffers from her father who abused her and her brother as well.She spends her life having to defend herself and try to protect herself from them. Her words that ''A girl child ain't safe in a family of men'' explains a lot of the abuse, assault, and violence that she had to face all over the years. She tries to deliver the message that she is not controlling women, or she doesn't want to listen to her husband, but she wants to be safe, independent and free women live a decent life. She refuses to be like slave or maid in her house like Cellie does. All the pressure that she has make her a strong woman and helps her to refuses all the injustice around her. Moreover, she had grown up with the hatred to be controlled by men and to react against the