4.2.2 The Differences of The Novels The Color Purple by Alice Walker and
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi
The differences of the two novels The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi can be seen in the chart below:
The differences of the two novels
The Color Purple by Alice
Walker Woman
at Point Zero by Nawal
el Saadawi
1.The man is not brave
of fighting with the
certain woman. The
certain woman is the
woman whom he
really loves. To this
woman, he is not able
to beat her.
Point 14
The man is fearful of
the woman who has
an amazing courage to
fight him back, and to
deconstruct how the
man actually are.
Page 112
2.People symbolize God
as ‘he’. ‘he’ refers to the
man. ‘Man’ in women
mind is someone who
acts trifling, forgitful,
and lowdown. The
woman assumes that
God is like a man. She is
afraid about that;
because, she always
shares to God.
Page 199
The percepts of
religion permits such
punishment. The
religion allows the
husbands to beat their
wives. The wives are
not supposed to
complain to their
husbands. Page
46; 47; 69
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3.Most of women
overcome their
problems with crying .
They do not try to take
over. In this case, after
they follow the bad
situation in the middle
of ‘men power’, they
finally decide to leave
that life. They leave the
man who has abused
them, and look for a
brighter life. It is a form
of their defence.
Page 224; 225
Most of women
behave to receive the
‘men power’
desperately. In this
case, women would
rather choosing to be
a prostitute, than be
an enslaved‐wife. One
of the women even is
being approving of
being jailed, for killing
and abusing the man,
which she does
because she protects
herself. All women
are assumed as
victims of deception.
Page 99; 104
4.Women get their
final strength with
love. It means that
they love each other to
survive themselves, so
that finally they are
happy at the end.
Woman do not
believe in love. Love
can not solve their
problems in their
mind. So that women
get their final
strength without
love. The woman get
the happiness with
her “own‐way”.
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The differences of the chart above will be explained below: 1.
The novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker, is concerned with Mr.___ who loves Shug Avery—his woman, and he is not brave of beating or
abusing her as he does to Celie—his wife. Harpo, actually does dare to beat Sophia, because he loves her, but finally he abuses her because of
support from his father—Mr.___ to beat Sophia. The novel Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi, is concerned with
Men—in this case, Ibrahim, Marzouk, Prince Egypt, and police, is finally afraid of Firdaus because she fight them back and does not let her to be
abused anymore. Those men are fearful with the amazing courage of woman.
The major point is the different view of the fear of men against women 2.
In the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Celie views her God as a man, who is trifling, forgitful, and lowdown—in her mind. It makes her
worried about God. In the novel Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi, Firdaus views the
religion permits such punishment, one of the punishment is beating the wives.
The major point is the different view of God and the religion. 3.
In the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Celie and Sophia do not give up against their men—Mr.__, Harpo. They have spirit to fight back to
men. They more choose leaving their men than staying with them in “dark-life”—full abusing.
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In the novel Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi, Firdaus more choose getting the death sentence than staying alive with men dominance.
The major point is the different view of solving the problems. 4.
In the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Celie, Nettie, Sophia, Shug believe in the spirit of love. They believe love be able to create the
happiness. In the novel Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi, Firdaus does not
believe in love. She thinks no love. Love, for her, just create the suffering. The major point is the different view of love.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion
Based on the result of Analysis and Finding in chapter IV, the writer can conclude the subject matter which reflected in two novels, The Color Purple by
Alice Walker and Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi is woman physical abuse. Woman physical abuse, or can be named as violence against women, often
happened in women daily life, either people is aware or not. The interesting case in this study is any affinities of both, American women and Egyptian women. The
reality of the two novels shows the women life, from the different nation and culture. The woman physical abuse is happened in America and Egypt; although it
is in the “varied-cups”, but with the “same-cream”. The following statements below are the affinities or similarities of the two novels:
1. In the two novels, physical abuse is often done by the family members, a
father, an uncle. It can be called as domestic abuse. It is also usually be the start of physical abusing happened in women life. In the novel The Color
Purple by Alice Walker, Celie is abused physically by her father— Alfonso. In the novel Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el-Saadawi, Firdaus
is abused physically by her father, and her uncle. 2.
In the two novels, physical abuse is often appeared in marriage life. A husband often beat or hit or somethingelse to make his wife obey whatever
his rules. In the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Celie is abused physically by her husband—Mr.___. Sophia, is also abused by her
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