gnant with a mans child, but he wants someone else because his genes are being passed on, why stay with a soiled woman. Again reproduction is tied to sexuality that leads to the body, but it can also lead to violence as often seen in the novel. The violence aspect is done in a variety of ways, all in which I would like to address. The first is in rape itself. The book opens with this image, which just eludes you to the rest of the book when it states plainly he grab hold of my titties. Then he push his thing inside my *censored*. When that hurt I cryYou better shut up and git used to it (1-2). Compelling and appalling is the first act of this play. This is a scene where there is violence against women. This is probably why she lies there and takes sex; it is what a man can have when he wants it. Why get choked or beat for resisting, just give in and survive. This goes along with the modern world where women are raped by someone they know. Celie being raped is by her stepfather in the opening as are many girls growing up in a broken home. Another form of violence is blatant hitting. The men tend to hit the women. It is sad when a woman is afraid of her own children. The novel gives hints at this with oldest boy. He twelveHe pick up a rock and laid my head open. The blood (13). Violence by men against women is also seen when a woman can not defend herself against her abuser I dont know how to fight (18). This is seen time and time again, because women play with dolls while guys go out and fight, play football, and wrestle. The social norms are skewed in favor towards men when it comes to violence because we are told it is okay for boys to hit, and women turn the other cheek. The reason for beating in this is because Celie is the wife. The wife is the one to get beat, and can not leave. Why? Because more danger is asserted and then more beatings follow. Just take the beatings and role with the punches is what the feel comes out of pop cul...
