Examples Of Sexism In The Color Purple

Have you ever heard someone get insulted by saying they play like a girl? Have you ever heard of someone saying that girls belong in the kitchen? I hear sexist comments almost every day. Sometimes it’s a joke, but you don’t know who can be offended by those comments. According to (Merriam-Webster, 2015), the definition for sexism is, “the unfair treatment of people because of their sex”. I believe that women should have as every right as men have. It doesn’t matter if you’re a male or female, we are all the same. In the novel, “The Color Purple”, Celie, the protagonist, lives a life that is full of sexism and racism. Even though there was a lot of racism in the novel, sexism was the main problem. Celie was treated very horrible because of her gender. Celie was sexually assaulted at a young age. She got pregnant twice and wasn’t able to raise her own children. Not only was she sexually assaulted, but she was also verbally and physically assaulted all of her life. In “The Color Purple”, women were to do all of the work. When I mean work, I mean farm work, cooking, taking care of the kids, pretty much all work that is needed to be done. Also in the novel, men were shown to be the stronger sex and they had every right to assault women in any way possible. Even though the setting of the story was set almost 90 years ago, sexism is still seen in 2015. …show more content…
People always say men are the stronger sex and women are the weaker sex. I believe that this is not true and unethical to say. I believe that this is society’s fault because when you think of a guy, you think of a tall, strong man and when you think of a woman, you think of