In the Color purple there are major points brought up throughout the movie showing and presenting problems that occurred at the time. Some things still occur today that took place in the movie, unfortunately. In the past men were in power and women were not nor allowed to basically speak up especially if you were a black female due to racism. Machismo was present where it’s a strong aggressive masculine pride. At the start of the novel Celie is a 14 year old, abused black girl who addresses her letters to “Dear God.” 30 years later, at the end of the novel, she has forged her own life despite a male-dominated and racially prejudiced society. In the movie it’s created slightly different. No letters are used to portray this instead she is not a writer and just portrays self-righteousness.
“Of all the black families, Samuel and Corrine’s is the most secure and loving. Celie’s children find their way into the bosom of that family and are protected by it. Their education, with help from Aunt Nettie, allows them to choose at an early age the sort of life they would like to live. Knowing that she does not want to be a subservient wife, Olivia (like Nettie before her) works hard to ensure that she can be independent without a man controlling her life. Within Celie’s family, we can already see change in her children, which opens up endless possibilities for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.” (quoted from Source 1)
A lot of Domestic Violence occurred when women would be “out of line” in the household. The man had full rights in the past to physically “punish” their wives. Men would exploit the fact they made money and use it against women. Women were also just given into marriage to different social classes. Usually the richer could choose whoever they wanted as their wife or slave. Married life was painful for Celie. She had to raise Albert’s children, take full control of any house chores, endure unenjoyably intimate nights with her husband, and take...