responsible for oppression and inequality, and that, as long as the system and its values are in place, society will not be able to be reformed in any significant way.
Some radical feminists see no alternatives other than the total uprooting and reconstruction of society in order to achieve their goals.
2.7.3 Socialist and Marxist Feminism
Socialist feminism connects the oppression of women to Marxist ideas about exploitation, oppression and labor. Socialist feminism is a branch of feminism that
focuses upon both the public and private spheres of a womans life and argues that liberation can only be achieved by working to end both the economic and cultural
sources of womens oppression. Socialist feminists think unequal standing in both the workplace and the domestic sphere holds women down. Socialist feminists see
prostitution, domestic work, childcare, and marriage as ways in which women are exploited by a patriarchal system that devalues women and the substantial work they
do. Socialist feminists focus their energies on far-reaching change that affects society as a whole, rather than on an individual basis. They see the need to work alongside
not just men but all other groups, as they see the oppression of women as a part of a larger pattern that affects everyone involved in the capitalist system.
2.8 Womans Problems as Reflected in Celie
We use the word problem to describe a wide range of situation of different importance. Problem can be defined as a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome
or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome. Problem also can be defined broadly as situations in which we experience uncertainty or difficulty in achieving
what we want to achieve or those where the current situation is not what was
expected. In this thesis will be analized about womans problems as reflected in Celie, the main character of The Color Purple which her problems are focused on her
sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, and lack of education.
The World Health Organization 2002 defines violence as the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person,
or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, male development, or deprivation,
but acknowledges that the inclusion of the use of power in its definition expands on the conventional meaning of the word. This definition involves intentionality with
the committing of the act itself, irrespective of the outcome it produces. However, generally, anything that is excited in an injurious or damaging way may be described
as violent even if not meant to be violence by a person and against a person. There are nine distinct forms of violence and abuse: Physical violence, Sexual
violence, Emotional violence, Psychological violence, Spiritual violence, Cultural violence, Verbal abuse, Financial abuse, and neglect. But in this thesis will only
discuss about the sexual abuse, physical abuse, and psychological abuse associated with Celies problem which the definition of each will be explained below:
Sexual violence is unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using force,
making threats or taking advantage of victims not able to give consent. Most victims and perpetrators know each other. Immediate reactions to sexual abuse include
shock, fear or disbelief. Long-term symptoms include anxiety, fear or post-traumatic stress disorder. While efforts to treat sex offenders remain unpromising,
psychological interventions for survivors especially group therapy appears effective.
Physical violence is an act of a person involving contact of another person intended to cause feelings of physical pain, injury, or other physical suffering or
bodily harm. Psychological abuse which also referred to emotional abuse or mental abuse
is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma.
http:en.wikipedia.orgwikiPhysical_abuse
2.9 Hermeneutics Theory
