Pearl Cleage's Essay On Women Should Work Together To Combat Abusive Men

Pearl Cleage is the writer of many different plays that portray principles of reasoning that she believes people should live their lives by. One of her philosophies is that women should work together to combat abusive men, as seen in her essay Mad @ Miles and her play Flyin’ West, and black women should discuss the issues that they experience by society in order to pass on that knowledge to all generations, as seen in her essay Why I Write and her play Late Bus to Mecca.
Cleage’s first philosophy is that women should work together to combat abusive men. In her essay Mad @ Miles, she points out that Miles Davis is a popular and well-liked musician even though he openly admits that he abuses his wife. She repeats throughout the essay that everyone …show more content…
Frank beats Minnie because he is prideful in his ability to pass off as white and wants her to separate her from her black heritage that they all share. She is unable to defend herself due to her pregnancy and unconditional love for him, and Sophie could not shoot him with her gun because it was too risky for her job. Fannie however, believes that they would eventually sort things about. The three sisters view the situation too differently for them to do anything to help Minne, but Miss Leah suggested using a recipe she had for poisonous apple pie to kill him subtly. The pie was given to Frank by Fannie, who was the only sister he trusted. After killing him, the family was brought back together again. This stressed Cleage’s philosophy because it shows that working together is the only way to emphasize that the abuse of women is …show more content…
Ava finds A Black Woman alone at a bus station. Despite the facts that ABW has not said a single word to her, Ava can tell that she has been through a lot and lends a helping hand. She gives her food, cleans her face, and buys her a bus ticket to go with her. She even allows her to pick a name for herself as a way of showing her she can have a fresh start. She tells her that she should not go places by herself without knowing exactly where she’s headed or else men will take advantage of her. Ava’s character was meant to relate to the audience even though she was a prostitute to show that everyone has a moral compass even if they do things that are known to be morally wrong. ABW represents anyone that is in need of support.The end of the play shows slides with the lesson Ava taught to ABW as a call to action for the audience that we need need more people in the world like her. This stresses Cleage’s philosophy that wisdom from our experiences should not only be retained, but passed on in order to help