Oppression and Survival Strategies of Black Women

The exploration of powerful themes in the novels by African American authors Toni Morrison and Alice Walker is a groundbreaking journey into the challenges faced by black women in dealing with racism sexism and societal expectations. Through Morrison''s novels including The Bluest Eye and Sula and Walker''s works like The Color Purple and Meridian a profound narrative emerges that delves into the struggles of black women against stigmatization patriarchal oppression and survival strategies. Morrison and Walker highlight the resilience and resistance of their female characters against white beauty standards patriarchal norms and racial injustices emphasizing the importance of self-love sisterhood and the rejection of societal constraints. The novels challenge dualisms such as transcendence/immanence male/female and public/private and confront the ecological feminist perspective pointing out the interconnectedness of oppression faced by women and nature.