Women abused by men have been brain washed into thinking they are no good. The horrible treatment they are given affects them psychologically. “Realizing that her life is demeaning, Celie does not actually know that she deserves better.” (Walters 141), after being treated poorly for so long, the abused women begin to think they are supposed to be treated in that way and their lives are worthless. The childish treatment they have been given will carry on with them when they are free or deal with other people who don’t abuse them. They will eventually follow everyone’s orders on instinct, even if its not a command. The childish aspect comes from them being told what to do and getting in trouble for making minor mistakes they aren’t aware they are making.
Men are intimidating, therefore women may keep quiet to avoid being mocked, doubted, or beaten. They have been taught to let others think for them. Abused women aren’t allowed freedom, so when they get it, they don’t know what to do with themselves; Celie from the color purple is a prime example, “I think what color Shug Avery would wear…something purple maybe a little red in it too” (p.20).
Once women abused by men get out of that relationship, they begin to hate men and the next guy they date will be paying for the other man’s faults. The new man in their lives will be blamed for things he didn’t even do yet. The women will just expect that he will do wrong because the last man did wrong. She puts all men in the same category; she thinks that all men are just alike. Women who are abused do not know how to love correctly, their view on what love is has been altered negatively.
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